Vacancy title:
Biotechnologists

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Healthcare]

Jobs at:
Pharmacy and Poisons Board

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, October 20 2025

Duty Station:
Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, October 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job Purpose:
The position is responsible for the day-to-day regulatory activities of implementing standards, procedures, and guidelines to ensure the quality, safety, and efficacy of biological and other pharmaceutical products through quality control testing.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Implementing, and interpreting policies, rules, guidelines, standards and procedures for the laboratory testing and lot release of registered biological products in the Kenyan market
• Preparing and performing routine basic laboratory procedures and tests, as per specifications or work instructions
• Handling, labelling, and disposing of hazardous materials in accordance with the laboratory procedures for handling of reagents and chemicals
• Applying routine laboratory safety procedures, recognizes unsafe conditions and taking corrective or preventive action(s)
• Maintaining an inventory of raw materials, parts, components or equipment
• Coordinating receipt and testing of biological and pharmaceutical samples
• Sampling medicines during post market surveillance, investigative sampling
• Participating in out-of-specification and failure investigations
• Maintaining chemical and equipment traceability records
• Maintaining laboratory environmental logs
• Documenting laboratory data and results according to established procedures

Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade a candidate must:

• Have a bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines: BSc Biotechnology, BSc Biochemistry, BSc Microbiology, BSc Biomedical Sciences from a recognized Institution
• Membership with a relevant professional body and in good standing
• Be proficient in computer applications
• Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

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• All documents uploaded should be named appropriately
• Click the 'submit' button and logout

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