Recent Job Openings in a Pharmaceutical Company

A Pharmaceutical organisation in Nigeria with interest in business expansion is in search of an experienced personnel to occupy the vacant position below:

 

Job Title: IT Manager/Engineer

Location: Nigeria

Job Description and Profile

  • IT Manager/Engineer is to be responsible and accountable for the smooth running of our computer systems within the limits of requirements, specifications, costs and timelines.
  • He/She will supervise the implementation and maintenance of our company’s computing needs.
  • The successful candidate will have improved skills, a proven professional experience and a detailed knowledge of industry’s best practice processes
  • Managing information technology and computer systems
  • Controlling and evaluating IT and electronic data operations
  • Managing IT staff

Responsibilities

  • Manage information technology and computer systems
  • Repairs, Services and Management of all IT related equipment
  • Management of the company’s accounting package software e.g. Tally; Sage; etc and back-up of data
  • Design and management of the company’s web page; emails, etc
  • Plan, organize, control and evaluate IT and electronic data operations
  • Manage lT staff by recruiting, training and coaching employees, communicating job expectations and appraising their performance
  • Design, develop, implement and coordinate systems, policies and procedures
  • Ensure security of data, network access and backup systems
  • Act in alignment with user needs and system functionality to contribute to organizational policy
  • Identify problematic areas and implement strategic solutions in time
  • Audit systems and assess their outcomes
  • Preserve assets, information security and control structures
  • Handle annual budget and ensure cost effectiveness

Requirements

  • Minimum of first Degree in any IT related discipline
  • At least 8 years proven working experience as an IT Manager/Engineer
  • Excellent knowledge of technical management, information analysis and of computer hardware/software systems
  • Expertise in data centre management and data governance
  • Hands-on experience with computer networks, network administration and installation
  • Ability to manage personnel

 

Job Title: Maintenance Officer

Location: Nigeria

Job Description and Profile

  • Overseeing, checking, repairing, servicing pharmaceutical machinery
  • Operating pharmaceutical equipment, systems and infrastructure
  • Ensuring that all company machineries and equipment are in good and proper conditions

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Designing maintenance procedures and methods
  • Carrying out routing maintenance works and responding to equipment faults
  • Diagnose breakdown problems
  • Fix new parts and make sure equipment is working correctly
  • Carry out quality inspection on jobs
  • Work with clients, other engineering and production colleagues
  • Control maintenance tools, stores and equipment
  • Deal with emergencies, unplanned problems and repairs
  • Improve health and safety policies and procedures
  • Check, repair, service pharmaceutical machinery e.g. generator, boiler, compressor, etc
  • Operating pharmaceutical equipment, systems and infrastructure
  • Ensuring that all company machineries and equipment are in good and proper conditions

Education, Training and Qualification

  • Minimum of first Degree in Mechanical or Electrical/Electronic Engineering or any other related discipline
  • Minimum of 5 years working experience preferably in a similar position In a pharmaceutical industry
  • Engineering Professional qualification(s) will be an added advantage
  • Health & Safety qualification(s) or certificate(s) will be an added advantage
  • Additional qualification(s) e.g. MBA; M.Sc, etc will be an added advantage

Knowledge, Skills and Training:

  • Ability to troubleshoot and repair/maintain power generation, Boiler, Compressors, Blistering, granulation machines
  • Business skills – as may be responsible for managing budgets, leading a team and liaising with suppliers
  • Ability to analyze and diagnose faults and preventive maintenance
  • Relevant and current technical knowledge and skills
  • Ability to write reports
  • Ability to train other subordinate personnel in the department
  • Ability to serve as an Health & Safety Officer to the company
  • Excellent communication (oral & written) and IT skills e.g. MS Words, Excel and Power-point
  • Analytical and interpersonal skills and ability to strategize
  • Ability to work without supervision and under pressure to meet deadline
  • Ability to work extra hours

 

Job Title: Plant Engineer

Location: Nigeria

Job Description and Profile

  • Overseeing, checking, repairing, servicing pharmaceutical machinery
  • Operating pharmaceutical equipment, systems and infrastructure
  • Ensuring that all company machineries and equipment are in good and proper conditions

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Drawing up a schedule for regular maintenance
  • Oversee, coordinate & supervise maintenance/engineering & technical personnel and activate with zero downtime
  • Minimize breakdown of all equipment
  • Troubleshooting and Prompt response to all maintenance issues; be it mechanical or electrical
  • Liaise with external clients/vendors and supervision of contract engineering works
  • Planning and executing of preventive maintenance schedule of all equipment
  • Making sure that the production department meets with their daily production targets
  • Making repairs – this includes welding, plumbing, electrical repairs and rewiring and minor carpentry works
  • Obtaining any specialized components or fixtures needed to make repairs
  • Complying with health and safe; and other regulatory regulations
  • Maintaining and managing stocks of supplies, parts and equipment
  • Establishing maintenance procedures end policies
  • Keeping records of maintenance and repair costs, incident and procedures log
  • Managing maintenance budget
  • Following all safety standards

Education, Training and Qualification

  • Minimum of first Degree in Mechanical or Electrical/Electronic Engineering or any other related discipline
  • Minimum of 12 years working experience preferably in a similar position in a pharmaceutical industry
  • Engineering Professional qualification(s) is a must
  • Have vest experience of HVAC, AHU, Boilers, Compressors, Generating Sets and allied equipment
  • Health & Safety qualification(s) or certificate(s) is mandatory
  • Additional qualification(s) e.g. MBA; M.Sc, etc will be an added advantage

Knowledge, Skills and Training:

  • Ability to troubleshoot and repair/maintain Power generation, Boiler, Compressors, Blistering, granulation machines
  • Business skills – as may be responsible for managing budgets, leading a team and liaising with suppliers
  • Ability to plan, analyze and diagnose faults end preventive maintenance
  • Relevant and current technical knowledge and skills
  • Ability to write reports
  • Ability to train other subordinate personnel in the department
  • Ability to serve as an Health & Safety Officer to the company
  • Excellent communication (oral & written) and IT skills e.g. MS Words, Excel and Power-point
  • Analytical and interpersonal skills and ability to strategize
  • Capable to manage the entire maintenance staff and activities
  • Ability to work without supervision and under pressure to meet deadline
  • Ability to work extra hours

 

Job Title: Senior Quality Assurance/Control Officer

Location: Nigeria

Job Description and Profile

  • The Senior Quality Assurance/Control Officer will be a team member of Quality Assurance Department.
  • He/she is responsible for the implementation of quality management system.
  • He/she is responsible for all quality assurance Issues e.g. validation, documentation, quality control, etc, with the supervision of the Quality Assurance Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Conducting a management review of the quality system
  • Following up on and closing pending preventive and corrective action requests
  • Ensuring that organizational systems and training is in place
  • Preparing organization for ISO 9001 audit
  • Ensuring that documentation and design controls are appropriate for the organization
  • Administering document control and configuration management system
  • Overseeing established calibration and testing program
  • Assisting the management team and provide quality assurance support as necessary
  • Physico-Chemical Analysis of Materials and Products using appropriate equipment e.g. HPLC
  • Qualification and validation of equipment, processes and products in the factory
  • Overseeing the in-process staff and activities
  • Enforcing Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
  • Reviewing and checking Batch Manufacturing Records (BMRs)
  • Calibrating of Equipments
  • Affixing status labels on finished products.

Education, Training and Qualification

  • Minimum of First Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or other related discipline
  • Minimum of 8 years working experience preferably in a similar position in a pharmaceutical Industry
  • Additional qualification(s) and/or a professional qualification will be an added advantage

Knowledge, Skills and Training:

  • Excellent knowledge of WHO documentation, Common Technical Documentation (CTD) for products registration.
  • Business skills as may be responsible for managing budgets, leading a team and liaising with suppliers
  • Good knowledge of physico-chemical analysis
  • Ability to use HPLC
  • Process enhancement and organizational skills
  • Excellent communications skills – effective verbal and written communication
  • Analytical and interpersonal skills and ability to strategize
  • Capable to manage the entire in-process staff and activities
  • Excellent IT skills – MS Words, Excel, Power-points are compulsory
  • Ability to work without supervision and under pressure to meet deadline
  • Good experience in validation
  • Ability to prepare protocols

 

Job Title: National Marketing Manager

Location: Nigeria

Job Description and Profile

  • The National Marketing Manager is responsible for the marketing activities of our company in this constantly changing industries scenario.
  • He or she is to execute the sales promotional activities, placing the advertisements, and other marketing strategies.
  • He or she is to design, develop, implement and analyze various marketing strategies and media to market and promote both our existing and new products.
  • The National Marketing Manager is to oversee other sales supporting workforce who are responsible for the actual implementation of the marketing strategies.
  • To be reporting directly to the Managing Director

 

Education, Training and qualification

  • Minimum of B.Pharm.
  • A 2nd degree in Marketing Management provides an edge over other candidates.
  • Minimum of 12 years working experience (Individuals who have worked in the pharmaceutical industries have an edge over other candidates).

Knowledge, Skills and Training:

  • Good knowledge on pharmaceutical and marketing fields
  • Good knowledge of Sales and Business Development
  • Analytical and strategizing abilities
  • Capable to manage the entire marketing department of the organization
  • Hiring, training and monitoring the performance of the other personnel
  • Identifying new markets for products launch
  • Good communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to run clinical presentations, if the need arises
  • Excellent IT skills – MS Words, Excel, Power-points are compulsory
  • Ability to work without supervision and under pressure to meet deadline
  • Ability to objectively handle reaction and problems arising from the field
  • Ability to identify marketing programmes in order to generate increase in sales and profitability
  • Ability to enhance good image and general acceptability of the company’s products.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Marketing and promoting overall sales of the company’s products and handling of complaints from the field.
  • Planning of all activities necessary for the registration of new products/renewal of existing products.
  • Maintaining of contacts with the Regulatory Agencies and the Factory/Production Department.
  • Handling of products exhibitions, trade fairs, conferences, seminars, etc, and other promotional activities of our products.
  • Monitoring activities of the competitors and market trends by conducting periodic review of customers/markets.
  • Social Media and brand management
  • Building image and general acceptability of our products to improve turn over.
  • Developing the overall marketing strategies and budget for the organization.
  • Over seeing the implementation of the marketing strategy and budget.
  • Analyzing the effectiveness of the strategies and rectifying the variances, if any.
  • Hiring, training and monitoring the performance of the sales support staff.
  • Handling complaints/issues and indentifying new market segments.

Deadline: 30th August, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their detailed Resume to: cms4limited@gmail.com using the position applying for as the subject of the email.


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