Experience Summary
Various
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :30 years, 5 أشهر
I have total of 16 years working experience combined with continuous learning activities through academic and non-academic studies.
Armed with 2 masters' degree in clinical pharmacy and master in business administration, I got field experience in executive management level in hospitals, business development, retail, sales and marketing, operational management, logistics, human resources, training, consultations, and pharmacy practice.
Always ready for new challenging missions using previous experience and knowledge together with the hunger of doing great job by looking into strategic issues, and paying attention to details.
Teaching in the MBA level at the university as well as in undergraduate level is part of my weekly activities in different universities; courses include investment analysis, finance, portfolio management, financial statement analysis, statistics, and business research.
NOTE: The next 2 posts (general manager & managing partner) are still active; however, I have to choose end date for proper chronological order! Its flaw in the system.
General Manager of Clear Vision firm for consultation, tailored training, and online continuous education.
Providing consultations to many international and local companies in variety of management fields and corporate developments as well as evaluating new investments.
Helping high wealth individuals to acquire new businesses by identifying the right targets, evaluating the company, and offering suitable deals.
Conducting TNA and recommending tailored training programs for selected employees.
Dedicated online site has created and currently contains more than 250 lectures in various topics in medical and management. Various subtopics are available which includes finance, marketing, economics, and related management topics.
Public Trainings delivered:
1. Finance for Non-Finance Managers, 5 days course in Bahrain, January 2010.
2. Business Ethics, 1 day course given for Al Khoraif Petrochemical group 25 August 2009.
3. Six Sigma Green Belt Course, Certified by Cambridge Regional College; delivered for Saudi German Hospital in Jeddah between 13-15 July 2009.
4. Capital Budgeting Course: 2 days intensive course given in Ramada, Dammam, Saudi Arabia between 25-26 February 2009.
5. Six Sigma orientation course: 5 days intensive course given in Novotel, Dammam, Saudi Arabia between 10-14 January 2009.
6. Finance for Non-Finance Professionals: 5 days intensive course given in Novotel, Dammam Saudi Arabia between 25-29 October 2008.
7. Communication skills for pharmacists; 1 day training given in Tabuk for MOH pharmacists in 18 October 2008.
8. Clinical skills for pharmacists; 2 days course given in Tabuk for MOH pharmacists between 19-20 October 2008.
9. Computer use in Business; 2 days course given in Bahrain as part of MDP in MDCI office between 16-17 October 2008.
10. 5 days Course delivered to SABIC: Finance for non-finance professionals conducted in 24-28 November 2007 in Jubail, KSA.
Nasser Pharmacies is group of pharmacies in Bahrain starting new chain of pharmacies in Saudi Arabia. Being the managing partner in Saudi Arabia, I am responsible of:
1. Selecting new attractive locations based on proper market segmentation and pharmacies targeting strategy.
2. Developing feasibility study for each selected location.
3. Designing high quality layout standards in cooperation with specialized retail outlets designers.
4. Developing pertinent policies and procedures with high quality standards that meet the local MOH regulations.
5. Designing and implementing appropriate logistics to support the pharmacies operations.
6. Recruitment of highly qualified pharmacists and other healthcare related professionals to support the operations.
7. Application of the state-of-the-art practice in retail pharmacy with local flavor.
Since I joined DMSCO, one of the fastest growing medical company in Saudi Arabia (chain of pharmacies with 100 outlets as well as medical products distribution), with major responsibility in improving internal quality and bringing new business to the company. The following are the major tasks currently under processing:
1. To establish full quality system compatible with ISO9000:2000 standards and getting the certification.
2. To change the vast majority of process which is done currently manually into fully computerized system using state of the art ERP system.
3. To develop company strategies in various aspect of the business.
4. Setting agreement with various hospitals and/or other health care facility for mutual business cooperation.
5. To introduce, new care centers, which is unique service in Saudi Arabia; the first pharmaceutical care center to be launched is the Diabetic Care Center.
6. Determine the human resource requirement that could meet the required quality of practice needed by the company.
7. Outsourcing highly qualified personal in new key positions in the company.
8. Setting directions for the training requirements for the vast majority of employees.
9. Managing day to day activities of about 100 pharmacies.
10. Ensuring smooth alignment between various departments in the company like the pharmacies operations, warehouse, and scientific office.
11. Participation in direct training of pharmacists and other key positions through either official trainings or in day to day practice.
12. Building the company image through corporate identity program.
13. Assurance of smooth supply from warehouse to pharmacies.
14. Developing and implementing plans for conducting feasibility studies in various aspects of our business.
15. Developing various committees like product improvement committee and scientific committee as per the company business objectives.
16. Developing and implementing criteria for formulary management.
DMSCO:
Active participation in pharmacists continuous education program as well as new pharmacists training program; lectures delivered includes:
• Creative problem solving (one day seminar).
• Pharmaceutical care: the opportunity in retail pharmacy.
• Research methodology
o Part I: biostatistics
o Part II: research methodology
o Part III: Literature evaluation
o Part IV: writing scientific paper
• Overview of antibiotic use.
• Process design and managing quality.
Al Mana Group
Responsible for pharmacists continuous education in Al Mana group of Hospitals; presentation delivered include:
• Pharmaceutical care: strategy and direction
• Medication errors: possible ways of reducing risk
• Drug-Food interaction: Role of Pharmacists
• Hypertension: Pharmaceutical and Non-Pharmaceutical interventions
• Congestive Heart Failure: New treatment strategies
King Saud University, College of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy Department, Master program requirements; Formal Presentations:
• Carbamazepine Hematological Monitoring.
• Compliance of Physicians to the Recommended Hematological Monitoring of Carbamazepine.
• Resperidone, a new a typical antipsychotic agents.
• Propofol, ICU sedative drug.
• Place of Hydroxyurea in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease.
• Automated Systems Compared to the Conventional Medications Distribution.
Jubail General Hospital, Lectures Presented to Medical Department & Pharmacy Department.
• Introduction to Anemia.
• Iron Deficiency Anemia.
• Sickle Cell Disease.
• G6PD deficiency.
• Hypertension.
• Hyperlipidemia.
King Saud University, College of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy Department, Clerkship Training, Formal Presentations:
• Using of LEVODOPA in Heart Failure.
• Using of ADENOSINE in Primary Pulmonary Hypertension.
2002 Pharmaceutical market in Saudi Arabia: Brands versus Generic competition.
2001 Antibiotic use for surgical prophylaxis in Al Mana Group of Hospitals
2000 Patient satisfaction with pharmaceutical services in Al-Mana group of Hospitals.
1999 Pattern of Albumin use in Al Mana Group of Hospitals
1998 Analysis of medications dispensed and all related data in Al Mana Group of Hospitals.
1997 Medication Unavailability in a University Hospital.
1997 Compliance of Physicians to the Recommended Hematological Monitoring of Carbamazepine.
During this period, I was handling two main positions at once:
The first was as Clinical Pharmacist and system development manager, Al Mana Group of Hospitals. During this time, my responsibility include, but not limited to:
• Setup and supervise Drug Information Center.
• Formulary management in term of addition or deletion of medications for purpose to use the most cost effective products.
• Training of selected pharmacists to perform certain clinical activities.
• Giving regular medical lectures to physicians, pharmacists, and nurse’s staff.
• Developing usage protocol for selected pharmaceuticals.
• Setup of pharmaceuticals and non pharmaceuticals purchasing system using detailed selection criteria and computerized system starting from issuing of the tender till the analysis and the selection of the required products.
• Active participation in special task committee in selecting and implementation of Hospital Information System solution for Al Mana Group of Hospitals.
• Publishing of periodical pharmacy newsletter.
• Developing policies and procedures for pharmacy related practice, that are compatible with JCI standards.
• Active member of quality team that involves top physicians and management team for improving quality practice compatible with JCI standards.
• Developing detailed statistical analysis for all transactions related to the pharmacy practice.
• Attending board meetings in monthly basis which direct all hospitals operations and development programs.
Its the sister company of Al Mana Group of Hospitals. The second position was as Branch Sales and Marketing Manager, Eastern Province, Al Mana Trading company (dealing with various health care products). During that time I was working as sales and marketing manager covering the whole east region. We were dealing with virtually all medical disposables and medical equipment. We covered also dental and lab sections. During this time I got exposed to selling and marketing of different products from different companies like:
• B-Braun, which have full range of IV solutions and TPN line.
• Liras, which have with various products like Propofol.
• Ranbaxy, which have wide range of generic medications.
• Sirona, which have mainly various range of dental chairs and dental x-rays.
• Medison, which have full range of ultrasound machines, x-ray, and MRI.
• WRP, which have wide range of gloves including very specialized products.
• 3M, which have very wide range of medical disposables and some medical equipments.
• Products of many different companies like Zimmer, Rusch, Ivoclar, Komet, etc.
The major activities during that period include, but not limited to:
• Managing the whole operation of the branch which covers customers in the whole esterian region.
• Setting system and targets for the sales staff classified into product and customer wise.
• Perform double visits with selected sales staff for key customers.
• Direct interaction and management of giant accounts in the region.
• Developing appraisal system for the sales staff.
• Preparing promotional campaigns for selected products.
• Participate in social medical meetings held by giant companies or embassies of some countries in Saudi Arabia.
• Project planning for introducing new ERP system to manage the whole company operation and active participating into implementation stage.
Clinical Pharmacist and Director of Pharmacy in Jubail General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The major responsibilities includes, but not limited to:
1. Managing day to day pharmacy operations.
2. Ensuring safe and effective prescriptions dispensing.
3. Developing new quality pharmacy systems like the unit dose system, antibiotics controlling program, and drug stability programs.
4. Active participation in various hospital management committees.
5. Attending and participating in daily physician’s morning reports.
6. Performing daily patients rounds in the department of medicine and providing necessary interventions either by direct interaction with the physicians or through proper patient counseling.
7. Delivering weekly lectures for physicians and other hospital staff through the continuous educational programs.
Also during this time I program special software using ACCESS, for monitoring and controling medication use.
One year residency in Clinical Pharmacy in King Fahad National Guard, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research Center, and in King Khaled University Hospital. This was a part of requirement for complete the Master program in Clinical Pharmacy. Major rotations were:
1. Cardiology.
2. Intensive care unit.
3. Total parentral nutrition team.
4. Infectious diseases.
5. Gastroenterology.
6. Endocrinology.
7. Drug information center.
8. Pharmacokinetics.
Staff pharmacist, Jubail General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Duties and responsibilities includes, but not limited to:
1. Dispensing medications to inpatients and outpatients as per physicians order.
2. Counseling the patients about the proper use of pharmaceutical items.
3. Interaction with physicians for the optimum pharmaceutical care in relation to any prescription requires reevaluation.
4. Attending daily physician’s morning report.
5. Developing monthly pharmacy newsletter.
6. Active participation in continuous medical education either for pharmacists or other healthcare staff.
CMA is a certified management accounting program and certification. Its USA program delivered in Bahrain.
Its specialized postgradute degree in Marketing
One year program consist of two seminars each month purely in management skills.
