Product Developer (Northern Suburbs (Cape)) at Vital Health Foods

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Product Development and Analytical development teams
• Providing guidance, coaching and mentorship to foster a collaborative and high performing environment
• Ensure that the development of new products takes place and support the reformulation of existing products
• Support production initiatives like process improvement projects to improve the manufacturing process of existing products
• Ensure that the required analytical development is completed for all new products, new raw materials, existing product reformulations, and process improvement projects 
• Ensure compliance with all company policies and ensure that the laboratories are run per GLP and safety principles including those about HACCP, cGMP, and GLP
• Manage the Analytical and Stability Services Portfolio 
• Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies and best practices in product development to drive continuous improvement and innovation
• Drafting and managing the annual Product Development budget

Requirements

• MSc Chemistry or equivalent, preferably PhD. 
• 5 years' experience in Product Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry
• 5 years of managerial experience leading teams or companies
• Extensive experience in analytical method validation, stability testing criteria and formulation development experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Excellent project management skills 
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities 
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills 
• Analytical mindset 
• Report writing skills
• Passion for product design and innovation

Closing date: 18 March 2024