6B07201 - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology

Educational program                           

6B07201 - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology

Field of education

6B07 Engineering, Manufacturing and Civil engineering

Direction of personnel training

6B071 Engineering and Engineering trades

Group of educational programs

B072 Pharmaceutical Production Technology

Subjects for UNT

Chemistry, Biology

Language of education

Russian, Kazakh, English

Volume of the credits

240

The awarded academic degree

bachelor

Period of study

4 years

Curriculum 6В07201 PMT.pdf

 

After completing the educational program, you will become a specialist in the field of pharmaceutical production technology, able to improve professional competencies for the development, design and introducing novel as well as existing pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies in pharmaceutical production.

 

You will learn:

  • theoretical and practical skills of developing the technology for the production of medicines (drugs) and medical devices (MD);
  • differentiate medicines/drugs, organize their production, packaging, storage and transportation in accordance with the requirements of Good Pharmacy and Manufacturing Practices (GPP, GMP) and the State Pharmacopoeia of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Good Distribution Practice (GDP);
  • carry out calculation and selection of equipment, production lines, installations, stage-by-stage and final validation control of the technological process for the production of drugs and medical devices;
  • identify the active and excipients of medicines using state-of-the-art physical and chemical methods/techniques to ensure the input and output control of technological processes for the production of drugs and medical devices;§ 
  • implementing pharmaceutical development and regulatory documentation for drugs and medical devices in accordance with the requirements of GMP and the State Pharmacopoeia of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

Your possible professions:

  • pharmacist-technologist, pharmacist-analyst at enterprises for the production of medicines, excipients and medical devices;
  • pharmacist-technologist in organizations for the examination and control of legal norms for the production of medicines, their registration and pharmaceutical supervision;
  • pharmacist-analyst, pharmacist-technologist in research laboratories who involved in the improving and creating of novel drugs;
  • pharmacist-analyst in laboratories and other organizations who involved in ensuring quality control, monitoring manufactured drugs.

 

The percentage of graduates employed is 83%.

Upon completion the educational program 6B072100– “Technology of Pharmaceutical Production”, graduates can enroll in the master's educational programs such as “Chemistry”, “Chemical Technology of Inorganic Substances”, “Chemical Technology of Organic Substances”.

 

Examples of vacancies for specialists with similar skills (source: hh.kz, March 2023)

 

Vacancy

Salary

Organization

Qualifications and requirements

Pharmaceutical/Medicines registration manager

up to 270,000 KZT before taxes

DOSFARM LLP

Responsibilities:

  • registration and re-registration of drugs and medical products;
  • introduction of amendments to the registration of drugs and medical devices;
  • knowledge of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, orders for the registration of drugs.

Requirements:

  • higher pharmaceutical education, specialty pharmacist;
  • at least 3 years' experience in a pharmacy/drug store (pharmacist/pharmacy manager) or an authorized/responsible person under GPP;
  • knowledge of legislation governing good pharmacy practice;
  • GPP certificate;
  • good communication skills;
  • ability to manage, control the implementation;
  • skills of documentation, business correspondence, business negotiations;
  • knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
  • willingness to travel for GPP inspections in the regions.

Technologist - pharmacist

-

DOLCE LLP

Responsibilities:

  • planning and organizing the work of technologists;
  • providing the resources necessary for the smooth and high-quality work of the department;
  • control and calculation of standards for material costs of production processes;
  • developing and implementing ND for all products of production;
  • control and personal participation in activities to improve production efficiency, aimed at reducing the consumption of materials, reducing labor intensity, increasing labor productivity;
  • developing systems and methods for designing technological processes;
  • developing and introducing a new range of products;
  • ability to develop technical documentation (SOPs, Instructions, technical regulations).

Requirements:

  • ability to develop technical documentation (SOPs, Instructions, technical regulations);
  • higher education (pharmaceutical);
  • at least 2 years of work experience as a technologist, chemist technologist, chief technologist in manufacturing companies;
  • experience in launching new products to the market.

Chief technologist of the pharmaceutical production complex for the creation of a modern high-tech production of medicines/drugs

-

Р-Фарм / R-Pharm Group ОЫС

Responsibilities:

  • implementing the unified policy of the Company in the field of production technology and quality in accordance with the Rules of Good Manufacturing Practice and the Quality Manual of the Company;
  • control over the timely development, revision, accounting of pilot, start-up and industrial regulations;
  • developing and provision of production units with the necessary technological documentation;
  • making changes into technological documentation in connection with the adjustment of technological processes;
  • developing and implementing of standards for raw materials and products, technical and economic indicators for drugs;
  • analysis of existing technological processes;
  • analysis of production capacity and equipment loading;
  • participation in the development and improvement of the Company's standards in the AR regarding technological processes, taking into account the requirements of state standards and international GMP and ISO standards;
  • participation in the validation of technological processes and purification processes;
  • participation in the introduction of new technologies into production;
  • advising departments of the enterprise on the solution of certain technological issues.

Requirements:

  • higher professional education (chemical, chemical-technological, pharmaceutical, chemical-pharmaceutical, biotechnological);
  • at least 5 years of experience in the specialty in engineering, technical and managerial positions in the field corresponding to the profile of the enterprise.

 

Some key employers for the future employment of graduates in this EP:

Name

City

“Samruk-Kazyna Ondeu” LLP

Astana

JSC «Nobel Almaty Pharmaceutical Factory»

Almaty

"National Center for Expertise of Medicines, Medical Devices and Medical Equipment"

Almaty

“Zerde-FITO» LLP

Shymkent

«DolcePharm» LLP

Almaty

Production Holding “Phytochemistry” JSC

Karagandy

«Pharmprovide» LLP

Kyzylorda

ТОО «ТумарМед»

Almaty

ConsultAsia» LLP

Almaty

Abdi Ibrahim Global Pharm LLP

Almaty

Eikos-Pharm LLP

Almaty

«Dolce» LLP

Almaty

“Nur-May Pharmacy” LLP

Almaty

VivaPharm LLP

Almaty

Chimpharm JSC

Shymkent

«KelunKazpharm» LLP

Almaty

DOSFARM LLP

Almaty

 

 

 

§  carry out calculation and selection of equipment, production lines, installations, stage-by-stage and final validation control of the technological process for the production of drugs and medical devices.

§  identify the active and excipients of medicines using state-of-the-art physical and chemical methods/techniques to ensure the input and output control of technological processes for the production of drugs and medical devices.