Research & Development Manager (R&D)

Essential

• Reviews and approves Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for all procedures related to the control systems and laboratory experiments and analysis and sets the specifications required to achieve this objective and get the approval of senior management as the case may be;
• Supervises the executions of control plans according to the procedures in order to make sure of the proper use of precise standard devices and that the workplace and employees conduct and their machines are all compatible with the requirements of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and in a way that guarantee the production of secure and proper medicine according to the approved specifications;
• Executes the control systems in a way that guarantees the application of scientific and technological measurements to assure the properness of medicine, and makes performance reports and the problems of application and the solutions and submit them to the management;
• Sets plans for scientific researches in cooperation with the administrations concerned with organizational and technical affairs, marketing, production, and supply chain. Submits results to the direct manager and senior management, executes recommendations of them, prepares a statement of installment, publications, samples, and prepares the first three experimental operations of new products, and follow stability to complete registration requirements;
• Studies, reviews, and corrects the research results in case of any deflection, coordinates with the production managers to solve the problems that may arise during work, keeps the samples in appropriate conditions to refer to when needed;
• Checks results of stability for all existing, new, and under-registration products, carries out experiments to study materials that come from the new resources, assures its validity and stability in a way that guarantees the production of secure and proper medicine according to the approved specifications;
• Follows product development laboratory’s activity using the new resources of materials, assures the execution steps, and submits results to the management supported with notices and recommendations;
• Follows all possible methods and do his best efforts to be in compliant with the direction of resources and reduce the expenses in an effective and right manner to reach to a good product with an economic technique and with coordination with the other concerned departments;
• Coordinates work, directs workers, handles the technical problems timely, and ensures that the workplace, workers, used equipment and tools are in compliant with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements and are not in violation at all times;
• Follows and studies the global scientific developments and the extent to which these developments could be used in the different scientific fields related to the Company’s products in order to develop research methods and advance the development of marketing and manufacturing at the Company.

B. Marginal

• Ensures proper documentation and record-keeping for all personnel files and training evaluations.
• Beyond the above-mentioned responsibilities, would be entitled to carry any specific assignments or new responsibilities by the Chief Technical Officer that would fit within the scope of the department functions.
• Determines staff needs; interviews and hires staff and evaluates performance; trains staff in regulations, procedures, and operations; sets work priorities and plans daily

Applied Employees should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Adapting and responding to changes
• Applying Expertise & Technology.
• Deciding and initiating actions.
• Leading and supervising.
• Working with people
• Analyzing.