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Samantha Mohamed

Samantha Mohamed

Pharmacist Assistant / Validation Technologist/ Validation Officer
Gqeberha

Summary

I am a qualified Pharmacist Assistant with 18 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry (both Community and Manufacturing sectors). Due to my passion for the pharmaceutical industry, I ventured from the Community sector into the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing sector, starting off as a Pharmacist Assistant for the packing lines at the Aspen SA Operations in East London. Day-to-day operations sparked an interest in the Validation Department and later became successful in attaining a position as a Validation Technologist. Later I secured a Validation Specialist position for an engineering company called Hi-Calibre Engineering based in Cape Town and, thereafter I successfully attained a Validation Officer position at Aspen SA Operations in Gqeberha. A positive attitude towards growth, continuous learning and continuous improvement, both personally and professionally brings a passion to fulfilling any task or role with integrity and I have a strong belief that I add value to any position.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Validation Officer

Aspen SA Operations (Pty) Ltd
Gqeberha
10.2021 - Current
  • Installation and Operational Qualification
  • Ensuring Installation and Operational Qualification for Filling Line in accordance with pharmaceutical standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Sterilization process validation: Performance Qualifications
  • Steam sterilizers (stopper processing, autoclaves, terminal sterilizers)
  • Dry heat sterilizers (Micro Laboratory Oven, Depyrogenation Tunnels)
  • Clean in Place (CIP) & Steam Sterilization in place (SIP) performance qualification for filling lines.
  • Introduction into VHP Biodecontamination (isolators)
  • General validation activities
  • Assistance with Protocol Update
  • Validation reports (documented evidence) post qualification
  • Conducting Impact and Risk Assessments
  • Assisting in investigations with any testing failures
  • Mentoring of Validation consultants during qualifications and Validation Reports post qualification

Validation Specialist

HI Calibre Engineering
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Assistance with Installation Qualification (IQ), Factory / Site acceptance testing, Operational Qualification (OQ) for sterile Pharmaceutical Equipment
  • Assistance in Terminal Sterilizer Performance qualification
  • Assistance with drafting IQ/ OQ Protocols

Validation Technologist

Aspen SA Operations (Pty) Ltd
12.2014 - 03.2020
  • Process validation executions of pharmaceutical products.
  • Preparation of process validation protocols, process Validation reports including reviews and approvals
  • Reviews and approvals of batch manufacturing instructions.
  • Executions of change controls, initiation of deviations where required, including investigations for Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA) for non-conformance

Pharmacist Assistant (Post Basic)

Aspen SA Operations (Pty) Ltd
East London
09.2013 - 11.2014
  • Checking of raw Materials for batch manufacture / checking of packaging material for packing orders
  • Authorizing of line openings and line closures for Packing Orders
  • Room checks for cleanliness prior to start of batch manufacture.
  • Supervising operators for the addition of raw materials for batch manufacture
  • Auditing of batch packing documents

Pharmacist Assistant (Post Basic)

Life St. Dominic’s In-Patient Pharmacy
01.2006 - 01.2013
  • Dispensing prescribed medication according to patient charts for in- patients under the supervision of a pharmacist
  • Ordering ethical stock from designated wholesalers
  • Picking of ethical stock for the hospital wards as we as other Life Group Hospitals.

Pharmacist Assistant (Post Basic)

Medicross Pharmacy
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Dispensing prescribed medication according to patient prescriptions to the public under the supervision of a pharmacist

Cashier / Front Shop Assistant

01.1996 - 01.2004
  • Cashier duties, front shop assistant.
  • Pharmacist Assistant post basic course completion.

Education

Pharmacist Assistant: Post Basic - Manufacturing Pharmacy: NQF Level 4

South African Pharmacy Council
01.2018 - 01.2019

cGMP Validation - The Big Picture

Alec Cameron & Associates Training Consultants

Process and Cleaning Validation - undefined

Alec Cameron & Associates Training Consultants

Pharmacist Assistant: Post Basic - Community Pharmacy

South African Pharmacy Council
01.2003 - 01.2004

Matric Certificate - undefined

Greenpoint Secondary School
01.1991 - 01.1995

Skills

  • Data analysis & Interpretation

  • Planning & Organizational Skills

  • Meeting required deadlines

Work Specific Skills

  • Knowledge in the application of Qualification and Validation principles
  • Knowledge of ethical pharmaceutical products
  • Process validation in pharmaceutical industry
  • Documentation: Process Compliance and Doc Compliance Systems

Timeline

Validation Officer

Aspen SA Operations (Pty) Ltd
10.2021 - Current

Validation Specialist

HI Calibre Engineering
01.2020 - 01.2021

Pharmacist Assistant: Post Basic - Manufacturing Pharmacy: NQF Level 4

South African Pharmacy Council
01.2018 - 01.2019

Validation Technologist

Aspen SA Operations (Pty) Ltd
12.2014 - 03.2020

Pharmacist Assistant (Post Basic)

Aspen SA Operations (Pty) Ltd
09.2013 - 11.2014

Pharmacist Assistant (Post Basic)

Life St. Dominic’s In-Patient Pharmacy
01.2006 - 01.2013

Pharmacist Assistant (Post Basic)

Medicross Pharmacy
01.2004 - 01.2006

Pharmacist Assistant: Post Basic - Community Pharmacy

South African Pharmacy Council
01.2003 - 01.2004

Cashier / Front Shop Assistant

01.1996 - 01.2004

Matric Certificate - undefined

Greenpoint Secondary School
01.1991 - 01.1995

cGMP Validation - The Big Picture

Alec Cameron & Associates Training Consultants

Process and Cleaning Validation - undefined

Alec Cameron & Associates Training Consultants
Samantha MohamedPharmacist Assistant / Validation Technologist/ Validation Officer