Associate Scientist, Formulation Development

At Hikma we put better health within reach, every day in more than 50 countries around the world. For more than 40 years, we've been creating high-quality medicines and making them accessible to the people who need them. Headquartered in the UK, we are a global company with a local presence across the United States (US), the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Europe, and we use our unique insight and expertise to transform cutting-edge science into innovative solutions that transform people's lives. We're committed to our customers, and the people they care for, and by thinking creatively and acting practically, we provide them with a broad range of branded and non-branded generic medicines. Together, our 8,600 colleagues are helping to shape a healthier world that enriches all our communities. We are a leading licensing partner, and through our venture capital arm, are helping bring innovative health technologies to people around the world. For more info Disclaimer: EMPLOYMENT RECRUITMENT FRAUD ALERT Please be advised that the Hikma Pharmaceuticals Group does not ask its employees or prospective employees to wire any money either to its bank accounts or to any third party, and does not conduct employment interviews via any social media platform, Google Hangouts, Yahoo! Messenger, text message, or e-mail. Unfortunately, employment scams are increasingly common and it is important to remain vigilant when conducting a job search. For more information about these scams, see the UK National Fraud Intelligence Bureau’s website and the US Better Business Bureau’s article on the subject. If you receive a request to send money through any means or a request for personal information from anyone claiming to be a Hikma recruiter, DO NOT REPLY. Instead, please forward the communication(s) to us at [email protected] so that we may provide it to relevant law enforcement agencies, as appropriate.

Website

http://www.hikma.com Job Purpose:

To implement activities related to product development including formulations development, analysis and reporting any faced issues to achieve product development in a timely manner with considerations for scaleup and tech transfer.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Literature survey and performing pre-formulation & formulation trials for any of the new products to fulfill the company’s research objectives.
• Documentation and reporting all formulation trials observation and results according to the predetermined procedures.
• Operate the laboratory instruments and equipment according to their SOPs and Complying to the GMP standards and procedures after having the necessary training.
• Prepare samples for stability & Bio-equivalence studies.
• Performing pilot, scaling up & validation batches and preparing the required documents.
• Complying with the occupational safety and waste procedures in Hikma.
• To perform any other task related to the job description or nature
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy with grade Very good or Excellent
• Fresh graduated
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal