Center Physician (Haram-Full Time )

Grifols Egypt for Plasma Derivatives; Makkah Region; On-site; SAR 149,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

A plasma donation center in Saudi Arabia seeks a Center Physician to oversee the donation process and ensure donor safety. The role involves supervising medical staff, performing donor evaluations, and maintaining compliance with GxP regulations. Candidates should have a Bachelor's Degree in Medicine, clinical experience, and proficiency in both English and Arabic. The center offers a dynamic work environment with rotational shifts, providing opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Medicine is essential.
• Post‑graduate studies in Medicine are preferred.
• Clinical experience is required.
• Experience in a GxP‑regulated environment is necessary.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the donor selection and plasma donation process.
• Ensure compliance with medical procedures and donor safety.
• Train medical staff on company policies and donor assessment.
• Perform physical examinations for donors and manage adverse events.
• Review laboratory data and approve donors accordingly.
• Provide education sessions to medical staff.

Skills

Clinical skills

Assertiveness

Decision-making ability

Quality mindset

Customer service skills

Organization

Time management

Leadership

Understanding and enforcing SOPs

Planning and communication

Education

Bachelors Degree in Medicine

Post‑graduate studies in Medicine

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Job description

Job objective

The Center Physician (CP) works under the supervision of Center Manager and the Plasma Operations and Medical Director. The CP plays a critical role in the donation process where they supervise the entire process and relevant staff to ensure donor safety and plasma quality. The CP ensures that the center’s medical staff follows applicable policies, procedures and regulations.

- Rotational shifts (not fixed), 5 working days and 2 days off, 8 working hours

Key responsibility

• Ensure the proper selection of suitable plasmapheresis donors according to effective policies and procedures.
• Observe and confirm compliance of the center’s medical procedures as they affect donor safety and collected plasma.
• Train and certify the center’s medical staff on donor assessment and company policies and procedures.
• Provide additional necessary training, re‑certification and corrective actions for the center’s medical staff, in collaboration with the training department.
• Perform required physical examinations for donors.
• Review donor‑related documents carefully.
• Explain the Informed Consent and witness the donor’s signature on the form.
• Provide confidential education on high‑risk behaviors, enabling donors to self‑exclude if needed.
• Notify and counsel donors tested positive for infectious disease markers (HBV, HIV, HCV, syphilis, etc.).
• Manage donor adverse event reactions and provide appropriate care.
• Timely review accumulated data to confirm donor suitability, safety and product safety.
• Review laboratory data (SPE, syphilis, Total Protein) and determine if donor should be deferred.
• Approve donors with abnormal SPE results if subsequent results are normal.
• Recommend improvements to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Provide education sessions to center medical staff per SOPs.
• Be proficient in the Plasma Donor System (PDS).
• Follow all cGMP and good documentation practice guidelines.
• Review QA reports and take timely actions on moderate complexity procedures for test problems.

Academic experience required

Essential: Bachelors Degree in Medicine.

Preferred: Post‑graduate studies in Medicine.

Professional experience required

• Clinical experience.
• Experience in a GxP‑regulated environment.

Computing skills

Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.

Personal skills

• Clinical skills.
• Assertiveness and decision‑making ability.
• Quality mindset.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Organization and effective time management.
• Ability to work within a highly regulated and fast‑paced medical environment.
• Leadership skills to influence and direct center medical staff.
• Ability to understand, explain, follow, and enforce SOPs and protocols.
• Planning, communication, and execution of activities for operational improvement.

Languages

Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic.