Senior Formulator

About MS Pharma MS Pharma is a leading pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of generic and biosimilar medicines. Founded in 1989, with headquarters in Amman, Jordan and a Corporate Management Office in Zug, Switzerland, MS Pharma operates across 12 countries with more than 2,000 employees serving patients throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and selected European markets.

Job Scope Develop products as per the required standards and specification while meeting project timelines and set budget. Development tasks include literature review, pre-formulation, formulation and scale up and support analytical research activities according to the direction of the supervisor and the written SOPs

Job Requirements Education B.Sc. degree in Pharmacy

Experience A minimum 3 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical formulation

Language Good written, read and spoken Arabic and English Languages

Professional Knowledge

• Knowledge in the systems such as ICH, GMP, GLP, GDP, WHO
• International Regulations
• Ministry of Health Regulations
• Knowledge in Registration Requirements
• Pharmacopeia
• Formulation development
• Process development
• Clinical studies protocols & requirements
• Stability protocols design
• Validation protocols design

Duties And Responsibilities (But Not Limited To)

• Develop new drug products as per the requirements of ICH Q8, Q9 and Q10 and other scientific guidelines where applicable.
• Conduct the relevant physical and chemical testing on the formulation trials and conduct literature survey/Review.
• Prepare small-scale batches to evaluate product stability manufactured using prototype formula.
• Support relevant activities related to stress stability studies. This part is to be done in collaboration with analytical research department.
• Perform different experiments as per the direction of the supervisor to address formula optimization, formula reprocessing and full reformulation experiments for existing commercial products.
• Documentation of all formulation trials and test results using appropriate formats as per the relevant SOPs.
• Prepare a all documents required for submission including pharmaceutical development report, draft of the master drug product formula, Critical Quality Attributes (CQAs) and Critical Process Parameters (CPPs).
• Scale up manufacturing process to pilot scale and/or production scale to support development activities and to prepare 3 stability batches to support submission activities as defined by the SOP.
• Implementation of current GLP and current GMP where applicable.
• Support manufacturing activities of the first 3 process validation batches at commercial scale post approval.
• Support the Analytical Development and the Regulatory Affairs in all required submission related inquiries and requirements.
• Follow & implement Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Good Manufacturing practice (GMP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) when performing job related tasks.

Our Culture

• At MS Pharma, we are guided by our Triple T values:
• Take Charge – Lead with accountability and courage
• Together for Better – Collaborate with trust and respect
• Thrive – Drive innovation, growth, and continuous improvement