David Viljoen

Accomplished EXCO leader with extensive experience leading operational quality and operational management in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.
Proven success in pharmaceutical country administration offices and pharmaceutical production facilities, as well as all aspects of EXCO management, Quality Assurance, Quality Management and related Responsible Pharmacist actions in terms of statutory and regulatory compliances. 

Skilled at all aspects that are linked to EXCO management, pharmaceutical healthcare-linked quality assurance, quality compliance, risk assessment, pharmaceutical audits and actions pertaining those associated with Responsible Pharmacist. The Responsible Pharmacist is the highest profile
position in terms of regulatory actions in the pharmaceutical industry and owes the public a duty of care to ensure that they we everything reasonably practicable, to protect humans and animals from harm.

As a Key member of the Executive Management Team (EXCO), and permanent Invitee to the Nkunzi Board of Directors,
I am responsible to the:
   • South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)
   • South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) 
Registered with the SA Pharmaceutical Association as Pharmacist for the last 31 years and as Responsible Pharmacist for the last 29 years. Demonstrated EXCO and managerial abilities in effectively mobilising human, quality, technical, financial and operational resources (inclusive of exhibiting expertise as Board Invitee, RP, Quality Manager and QMS auditor) to streamline existing operations and improve figures.

Responsible Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager of the very first Mega-Store-Pharmacy in South Africa.
   • Ran my own successful retail business – Modderfontein Pharmacy – for 10 years.
   • Made a professional and successful change over from retail to corporate pharmaceutical activity.
   • Head hunted to be the Senior QA & QC Pharmacist / Acting QA Manager / Deputy Responsible Pharmacist at Specpharm Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
   • Successfully revised and updated the Quality Management System at Specpharm Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
   • Head hunted to be the Responsible Pharmacist & Senior QA Pharmacist and AQO (Affiliate Quality Officer)for Pfizer Inc.
   • Head-hunted to be the Responsible Pharmacist for Pfizer PFE (new Consumer division of Pfizer Inc.).
  • Successfully initiated and completed all the local and global statutory requirements for the new Pfizer Consumer division – to be termed Pfizer PFE.
 • Head-hunted to be the Deputy Responsible Pharmacist for Pharmacia (generic division of Pfizer Inc.).
 • Subject Matter Expert and co-team leader of the Joint Steering Committee, the Joint Quality Committee, and the Joint Operations Committee for the Pfizer / Biovac Tech Transfer of a 13-valent biological vaccine.
• Performed the first successful application for Exemption of Post Importation tests on Pfizer imported bulk product.
• Only South African member for the global Pfizer Affiliate Quality Operations Round Table committee.
• Only South African QA member for the global Pfizer Biological Compliance Review Board.
• Successfully managed the Pfizer PFE portfolio – the is both the PIH (Pfizer Innovative Health) and PCH (Pfizer Consumer Health) portfolios.
• Successfully managed all the quality actions pertaining to the launch of the first ever Pfizer Medical Device product to the South African market.
• Coordinated all PAQRT (Pfizer Area Quality Review Team) meetings with other multi-national pharmaceutical companies.
• Initiated and coordinated Country Medical Council meetings – that is meetings between the medical doctor team, nursing team and the country office quality team.

• Head hunted as Responsible Pharmacist for Nkunzi Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd.
• Appointed as Head of three QA Departments (QA Admin, QA Release & QA Validation)
• Permanent Invitee to the Nkunzi Board

 

B.Pharm.

Diploma: Health Care

Diploma: Medicine Information

Diploma: Palliative and Geriatric care

Higher certification: cGMP

Higher certification: Audits