Responsible Pharmacist - Supply Operations Quality Manager

Location: Sandton, South Africa; hybrid work arrangement

Company

hirify.global is a global pharmaceutical company operating a regulated manufacturing pharmacy and legal entity in South Africa.

What you will do

• Serve as the appointed Responsible Pharmacist for hirify.global Laboratories (Pty) Ltd and maintain independent professional accountability for licensed pharmacy activities.
• Maintain pharmacy, GMP and SAHPRA licenses, oversee regulatory submissions, represent the legal entity during inspections, and ensure timely closure of commitments and corrective actions.
• Make or approve RP decisions on product release, quarantine, returns, rejection, destruction, recalls, withdrawals and other market actions.
• Maintain the local product quality system and coordinate deviations, complaints, CAPAs, change controls, risk assessments, quarantine alerts and market actions.
• Provide risk-based quality oversight of logistics providers and other GMP/GDP contractors, including quality agreements, qualification, audits and remediation.
• Collaborate with Regulatory, Medical, Pharmacovigilance, Supply Chain, Commercial and Legal functions while escalating patient-safety, product-quality and compliance risks.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Pharmacy or an equivalent qualification recognized in South Africa.
• Current registration as a pharmacist with the South African Pharmacy Council and eligibility for appointment as Responsible Pharmacist for the legal entity.
• At least 10 years of experience in pharmaceuticals or another highly regulated industry, including responsible pharmacist, quality, regulatory, supply or compliance work.
• Demonstrated interaction with SAHPRA and/or SAPC.
• Knowledge of the Pharmacy Act, Medicines and Related Substances Act, Good Pharmacy Practice, GDP and pharmaceutical quality principles.
• Experience with license compliance, quality systems, deviations, complaints, CAPAs, change control, documentation, audits and inspections; proficiency with Microsoft Office, SAP and Copilot.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement in Sandton, South Africa.
• Cross-functional collaboration across technical, commercial, legal and medical functions.
• Emphasis on integrity, professional independence, continuous learning, accountability and sound risk-based judgement.
• Work governed by relevant global, work-group and local standard operating procedures.