Research and Development Officer at Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Limited

Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Limited is a wholly private indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturing group founded in 1984 by Dr. Stella C. Okoli, OON. The company is into the manufacture of high quality pharmaceutical products and medical consumables. Today, Emzor has become a household name in Nigeria and a leader in the pharmaceutical market that is known for quality products at prices that offer real value. These products are widely distributed throughout Nigeria and the West African coast. Our commitment is to produce and deliver flawless products on time and every time.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Research and Development Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Responsibilities

• Initiate stability studies for new and existing products
• Withdraw and transfer stability samples withdrawn to relevant units’ laboratories.
• Follow up with collation of stability result from QC, IPC and Microbiologist.
• Characterization of innovator/reference brands.
• Carry out processing details for new product trials.
• Carry out laboratory trials for reformulation of existing products.
• Follow up on quality control analysis for new product trials.

Key Result Areas:

• Laboratory scale trial processing
• Intermediate product reprocessing
• Stability studies of finished product and new product
• Process validation and analytical method validation

KPI

• New product development
• Analysis of Innovator brands
• Carry out processing details for new product trial
• Stability Studies
• Initiation of stability studies of at least three batches of a product per year
• Ensure parameters for the stability chamber is always maintained.
• Follow up on stability results from QC, IPC and Microbiology laboratory.

Requirements
Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or HND in any Science related discipline (Chemistry-Based).

Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years in pharmaceutical manufacturing environment or a related environment

Relevant Skills:

• Problem-solving: Ability to identify and solve complex formulation-related problems.
• Literature review: Familiarity with scientific literature and ability to stay up-to-date with
• the latest developments in pharmaceutical formulation.
• Communication: Effective communication with cross-functional teams, including R&D, manufacturing.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.
• Time Management: Effective time management to balance formulation development, testing, and documentation.

Technical Competencies:

• Understanding of Unit Process and operations
• Pharmaceutical & Therapeutic Knowledge.
• Understanding of the Chemistry of API and excipients.
• Understanding of regulatory guidelines
• Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Documentation Practice.
• Understanding Validation, qualification and technology transfer.
• Understanding of materials properties, and their applications in formulation.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.