Product Development Officer

Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop new products compliant to client and regulatory requirements at the shortest time, quality, and competitive price in the market
Conduct trials on existing products with or without modifications as required by clients.
Conduct physicochemical analyses and stability studies on the results of trials.
Conduct research to support modification of existing products.
Coordinates closely with Product Introduction officer/Production for the scheduling of products for compression, encapsulation, capping, blistering, stripping, and other works related to the pilot batch of a particular product.
Assists in the request of materials needed in the development and helps in follow-up Purchasing
Participate in the conduct of problem solving analysis and design of experiments during product development.
Conducts inventory of materials, finished products, glass wares, fixtures and books of the department
Submits weekly reports to superior on accomplishments, plants, issues and concerns.
Performs other duties assigned by Supervisor from time to time

Qualifications:

Candidate must possess a Bachelor's/College Degree in Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering or equivalent
Preferably with Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) License
With at least 2 years experience in product development.
With knowledge on product development technical activities such as pre-formulation (research), Design of Experiment, Problem Solving Analysis and use of Risk Assessment Tools
Must have good analytical skills given sets of data
Goal-oriented, can work with minimal supervision and open-minded