Mavid Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (MPIL) is a National Drug Authority (NDA) licensed manufacturer, and importer. Wholesaler and retailer of Human Medicine. with its existence for over twenty-five (25) years and its desire to expand. We are seeking to recruit candidates of the highest integrity, professionalism, commitment to excellence, and innovation to join our Quality team.

Reports To

HEAD OF QUALITY CONTROL/HEAD OF QUALITY ASSURANCE

Job Purpose 

The Standards Officer will be responsible for monitoring the quality aspects of incoming raw materials to the company, ensuring the manufactured products meet the specified quality standards set by the company before being sent to the customers, analyzing measurements, conducting testing, and monitoring the production phase. He/she will also be responsible for ensuring that Quality Management Systems on the production line are followed, ensure compliance, review and validates products based on quality requirements and recommend changes to predetermined quality guidelines, will also interpret and implement quality assurance standards to provide accurate and comprehensive feedback to colleagues, shall take an active role in the internal Quality Audit Program.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage laboratory  AcLaboratory Activities
• Creating and executing method development and method validation test protocols for finished products and generating the appropriate analytical methods in accordance with applicable policies.
• Interpret test results, compare them to established specifications, and control limits and make recommendations on the appropriateness of data for release.
• Ensure laboratory cleanliness, observe and comply with SOPs, good manufacturing procedures (cGMP), and company health and safety policies.
• Monitor laboratory chemicals consumables and waste in accordance with laboratory operating procedures.
• Stability testing of products for new formulation and ongoing stability trials, using physical (ph. viscosity) and instrumental (UV, centrifuge) techniques.
• Carrying out investigations and preparation of reports.
• Perform assessments and support deviation close out, writing investigation reports and initiating corrective and preventative to ensure functionality, reliability, performance, and quality of products.
• Complete and prepare reports needed to support testing procedures and SOPs that is to say data capture forms, equipment, logbooks, quality reports, analytical reports, certificates of analysis, certificates of conformance, certification manuals, and investigating non-conformance reports.
• Investigate customer complaints.
• Manage records/Documentation.
• Assist in developing, revising, and implementing procedures (SOPs, cGMP), standard testing procedures, and work instructions for compliance with the QMS while identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Maintains quality assurance documentation files, databases, and logs.
• Participate in Audit and Assessment Activities.
• Support the investigation, CAPA, effectiveness checks quality system by initiation deviations, and participate in the event response team initiative.
• Assist in performing compliance assessments and internal Audits.
• Participate in training
• Responsible for completing all training requirements and maintaining 100% compliance with all assessments.
• Assist in training the new employees in job duties according to standard operating procedures (SOPs), Standard Testing Procedures, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), and training procedures.
• Calibrate and validate Analytical Equipment.

Qualifications/requirements. 

• Bachelor’s degree in science in Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Laboratory Science, Production management, Biology, or any science-related field /natural chemistry.

Skills and Experience. 

• At least two (2) years of working experience preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Keen/Attention to detail.
• Creative and innovative thinker.
• Ability to interpret and implement quality assurance standards.
• Computer skills and knowledge of quality assurance databases and applications.
• Strong Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Auditing Experience, ISO 9001 preferred.
• Team player and ability to meet deadlines.
• Period of Application: N/A