Are you a detail-obsessed professional with a passion for operational excellence and quality assurance? Jamjoom Pharma is seeking a dynamic Raw and Packaging Materials Junior Manager to drive precision, compliance, and efficiency in our fast-paced Quality team. This is your chance to make a measurable impact in one of the region’s leading pharmaceutical companies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review and Compliance:
- Review Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to raw and packaging materials.
- Ensure compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) within the laboratory.
- Maintain a solid controlled documentation system for QC (raw and packaging materials).
- Review, validate and verify raw material test methods,
- Review analytical raw data, audit trails, Certificates of Analysis (COAs), and relevant data.
- Review sampling and receiving of raw and packaging material samples for analysis.
- Analytical Oversight:
- Perform and supervise the chemical and physical analysis of raw and packaging materials according to standard test methods and specifications.
- Perform daily reviews of instruments, equipment logs, and analytical results.
- Check and ensure timely release of raw materials based on analytical results.
- Investigate and report deviations, out-of-specification results, and any quality concerns.
- Team Management & Training:
- Plan, organize, and supervise the workload in the raw and packaging materials team to meet production needs.
- Train and mentor raw and packaging materials staff on analytical methods, SOPs, documentation practices, and safety protocols.
- Oversee the training needs, plans, and records for all personnel working with raw materials and packaging.
- Conduct performance evaluations for staff under responsibility.
- Raw Material and Packaging Management:
- Oversee the sampling, receipt, and analysis of raw materials, ensuring proper documentation and compliance with SOPs.
- Supervise the preparation of volumetric solutions, reagents, and chemicals for analysis.
- Review the reference materials and volumetric solutions standardization.
- Ensure implementation of the raw materials retesting plans.
- Manage the ordering of required reference standards (Primary, CRM) based on the needs of other QC lab departments and regulatory requirements.
- Review stocks of lab reagents periodically and ensure the availability of required reagents stocks.
- Documentation & Reporting:
- Review and sign documents related to starting (raw and packaging) materials analysis, standardization data, and analytical reports.
- Maintain accurate records of starting (raw and packaging) materials testing, equipment calibration, and reagents used.
- Write and update specifications for starting materials based on pharmacopoeias and regulatory standards.
- Issue Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and Out-of-Specification (OOS) reports when necessary.
- Quality & Supplier Evaluation:
- Evaluate the technical performance of equipment and suppliers of critical consumables, supplies, and services.
- Review purchasing documents for technical content prior to release.
- Monitor and report on the quality of raw packaging materials.
- Safety & Lab Environment
Enforce safety protocols and PPE usage
Promote a clean, compliant, and efficient laboratory environment.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy or sciences.
10+ years in pharmaceutical QC, with deep expertise in raw and packaging materials
Proficient in SOP development, QMS, SAP Hana, and documentation systems
Skilled in operating and calibrating HPLC, GC, and other advanced instruments
Strong leadership and resource management capabilities
Why Jamjoom?
Join a company that’s shaping the future of healthcare in the region. At Jamjoom, we value precision, innovation, and people.
You’ll be part of a team that’s on fire with purpose and your work will directly support smarter decisions and stronger outcomes.
