PHARMACIST, NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Johor Specialist Hospital; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Johor Specialist Hospital is seeking a Nuclear Pharmacist responsible for preparing, compounding, and dispensing radiopharmaceuticals. The role ensures that all procedures comply with safety standards and hospital policies.

The successful candidate will manage radiopharmaceutical inventory, participate in quality control testing, and provide clinical expertise to medical teams. A Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy and registration with the Malaysian Board of Pharmacy are required, along with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy required.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy settings is essential.
• Communication skills are crucial for patient interactions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and dispense radiopharmaceuticals while ensuring quality control.
• Manage inventory and conduct safety compliance.
• Provide clinical expertise to medical teams.

Skills

Aseptic preparation

Radiopharmaceutical compounding

Quality Assurance

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy

Registered with the Malaysian Board of Pharmacy

Registered Nuclear Pharmacist by IKN

Tools

Dose calibrators

Radiopharmacy equipment

Job description

Overview

The Nuclear Pharmacist is responsible for the preparation, calibration, compounding, dispensing, and quality control of radiopharmaceuticals while ensuring compliance with aseptic technique, radiation safety standards, Act 304, AELB requirements, BSRP 2010, GMP principles, and hospital policies. The role supports radiopharmacy operations, CDR activities, inventory control, documentation, and multidisciplinary clinical services.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, compound, calibrate, and dispense radiopharmaceuticals using GMP-compliant and aseptic techniques, ensuring accuracy, sterility, purity, and radiation safety at all times.
• Conduct QC and QA testing on radiopharmaceuticals, generators (e.g., Tc-99m), dose calibrators, shielding devices, cleanroom systems, and radiopharmacy equipment.
• Ensure strict compliance with MOH, AELB, Act 304, BSRP 2010, and hospital regulations, including documentation, radioactive waste management, safety monitoring, and audit readiness.
• Manage radiopharmaceutical inventory, including procurement, ordering calculations, storage, decay tracking, expiry checks, and minimising wastage.
• Maintain radiopharmacy and cleanroom environmental control, ensuring cleanliness, sterility, equipment functionality, temperature logs, and adherence to GMP/GLP standards.
• Verify prescriptions, perform medication reconciliation, conduct drug interaction and allergy screening, and provide patient counselling when required.
• Supervise Cytotoxic Drug Reconstitution (CDR) services, including validation, chemotherapy checking, proper documentation, and training for Pharmacy Technicians.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and secure documentation, including batch preparation forms, QC logs, generator records, dangerous/psychotropic drug registers, radiation logs, and key custody.
• Provide clinical and technical expertise to consultants, medical physicists, nuclear radiographers, and allied health teams on radiopharmaceutical use, kinetics, biodistribution, and dose calculations.
• Participate in incident reporting, RCA, and medication safety initiatives, supporting the Medication Without Harm Program and hospital risk management activities.
• Coordinate licensing and regulatory matters, including annual AELB/MOH renewals, submission preparation, compliance reports, and liaison with authorities.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by immediate superior or hospital management.

Qualifications

• Education: Minimum a Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy. Registered with the Malaysian Board of Pharmacy. Registered and certified as Nuclear Pharmacist by Institute Kanser Negara (IKN). Possess Poison License A.
• Knowledge and Experience: Working experience in the hospital setting. Good communication skills. Validated to perform Cytotoxic Drug Reconstitutions (CDR).
• Skills & Competencies:
• Radiopharmaceutical Preparation & Quality Assurance: Aseptic preparation, radiopharmaceutical compounding, dose calibration, QC/QA testing, sterility assessment, and purity checks using dose calibrators and dispensing systems.
• Radioisotope & Nuclear Medicine Knowledge: Understanding of radioisotope generators (e.g., Tc-99m operation and elution), radioactive decay principles, half-life calculations, biodistribution, and pharmacokinetics of radiopharmaceuticals.
• Regulatory & Safety Compliance: Radiation safety, handling and disposal of radioactive waste, full compliance with AELB and MOH Malaysia regulations, GMP/GLP requirements, and cleanroom standards.
• Radiation Monitoring & Documentation: Radiation monitoring and use of detection instruments, maintaining accurate documentation, batch records, QC logs, and inventory control.
• Clinical Workflow Awareness: Familiarity with nuclear medicine imaging workflows and procedures (SPECT, SPECT/CT, PET/CT) and coordination with clinical and diagnostic teams.
• Training & Technical Support: Training staff on safe radiopharmaceutical preparation and emergency procedures; providing technical advice to physicians, technologists, and medical physicists.
• Personal attributes: Strong sense of responsibility and safety awareness; high attention to detail; ethical and regulatory compliance; good communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work under pressure and within tight timelines; commitment to continuous learning; organized, disciplined, and dependable team player; integrity and professionalism.

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