Oncology Care Coordinator  

Job Location- (​Lagos, Abuja,Enugu)​, Nigeria 

 

At  mPharma,  we  start  and  end  our  day  thinking  about  how  we  can  enable  patients 
to  afford  their  medications.  We  are  a  small  but  growing  team  of  250+  members, 
headquartered  in  Accra,  Ghana,  backed  by  world-class  investors.  We’ve  joined 
hands  with  third-party  payers,  drug  manufacturers  and  healthcare  providers  to 
develop  products  and  services  that  directly  reduce  the  costs  of  prescription  drugs 
for  patients.  In  only  a  few  months,  we’ve  managed to provide low-cost, high-quality 
medicines  to  hundreds  of  thousands  of  patients  across  four  African  countries 
(Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe,Kenya).  

Position Description  

The  nurse  educator  is  responsible  for  interfacing  with  patients  for  the  patient 
support  program.  The  nurse  educator will be in charge of recording and maintaining 
a  database  of  records  for  all  patients  who have provided consent. More specifically, 
the nurse will be in charge of the following:  

● Enrolment of patients into a Patient Support Program from HCP referrals.  

● Receive patient consent documentation and store in designated safe  
● Educating, coaching periodic follow and mentoring of patients.  
● Coordinating any free kits, materials to patients who participate in the 
program  
● Follow-up specialist coaching and support via phone calls, following a 
standardized yet personalized approach, with regular specified interactions to 
assist patients with adherence, persistence and disease specific education for 
a period of 12-24 months.  
● Collection of specific data and reporting to the designated contact.  
● Recording submitting Adverse Event reports and materials within a defined 
time period.  

Our Ideal Candidate  

● Exhibit enthusiasm to work with an early-stage start-up, commitment to 

helping us grow, and passion about healthcare in Africa  
● Possess a dynamic and energetic personality  
● A strong work ethic and a “can-do” attitude that requires minimal supervision  
● Fluent English with excellent writing, verbal, analytical, and organizational 
skills  
 ● Detail-oriented  
● Works effectively as a team member and promotes collaboration  
● Appreciation for the importance of Pharmacovigilance compliance in pharma 
industry  
● Multitasker and have the ability to work under pressure with little supervision.  

Qualifications  

● Bachelor’s Degree in nursing/Registered Nurse.  

● Current Practicing License.  
● At least 2+ years experience working in Primary care.  

To Apply  

If  you  meet  the  above  criteria,  please  email  your  current  CV  and  cover  letter 
describing  why  you  are  interested  in  working  with  mPharma  and  how  you  would 
make  a  good  addition  to  our  team  to  careers@mpharma.com  using  the  following 
subject  line:  “Nurse  Educator,  Location”  –  (insert  Your  Name)”.  Please  note  that only 
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.