Laboratory Strategy & Governance
- Establish QC vision, policies, annual budgets, and performance metrics (turn-around time, right-first-time, deviation closure).
- Maintain an audit-ready Validation Master Plan covering instruments, utilities, cleaning, and computerized systems.
Equipment Procurement, Qualification & Maintenance
- Draft user-requirement specifications (URS), evaluate vendor bids, and manage purchase orders for HPLC, GC, UV–Vis, dissolution testers, stability chambers, Karl Fischer, balances, and other critical assets.
- Lead IQ/OQ/PQ activities, create preventive-maintenance and calibration schedules, and keep complete equipment-history files.
Method Development, Validation & Transfer
- Design and validate robust analytical methods for raw materials, in-process controls, finished products, cleaning verification, and stability studies in line with ICH Q2(R2).
- Compile protocols, reports, and SOPs; train analysts; and oversee method transfers to satellite or external labs.
Routine QC Operations & Data Integrity
- Plan daily sample throughput; review system-suitability tests, chromatographic integrations, and trending reports; and release results to Production and QA.
- Enforce ALCOA+ principles across LIMS, CDS, and all paper/electronic records; conduct periodic data-integrity audits.
Deviation, OOS/OOT & CAPA Management
- Lead investigations for out-of-specification, out-of-trend, or laboratory incidents; perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective/preventive actions.
Stability Programme Management
- Design accelerated and long-term stability protocols (ICH Q1A(R2)), monitor environmental conditions, trend data, and recommend shelf-life and storage conditions.
Audit & Regulatory Support
- Act as SME and host during Ministry of Public Health, WHO, and customer inspections; prepare written responses and close observations within agreed timelines.
Team Development & Leadership
- Recruit analysts, microbiologists, and technicians; deliver structured training on instrumentation, GMP documentation, safety, and continuous improvement; foster a culture of scientific excellence and right-first-time execution.
- Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)
- Enforce laboratory chemical-hygiene plans, PPE compliance, waste segregation, and emergency-response drills; lead risk assessments relevant to laboratory hazards.
Education:
- Degree in Pharmacy (B.Pharm, Pharm.D, or M.Pharm).
Experience:
- 3 to 5 years of progressive responsibility in pharmaceutical QC and laboratory operations, including hands-on method validation, equipment qualification, and data-integrity compliance.
Technical Competence
- Proven proficiency with HPLC (mandatory), GC, UV–Vis, dissolution, Karl Fischer, and microbiological techniques.
- Strong working knowledge of pharmacopeial standards (USP, BP, Ph. Eur.), WHO GMP, and ICH guidelines (Q1, Q2, Q3).
- Familiarity with electronic CDS/LIMS systems and statistical tools for method validation and trending.
Core Competencies
- Analytical rigor, decisive leadership, persuasive communication, project management, audit readiness.
Languages
- Fluent English (written and spoken) essential; Dari or Pashto an advantage.
Other
- Full-time presence at the Kabul site with flexibility for occasional travel; ability to thrive in a start-up environment where systems are still evolving.
Interested and qualified national candidates should submit a cover letter explaining their motivation and an updated CV to the following link:
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The closing date for accepting applications is 8 July 2025
Please note that applications received after the closing date will not be considered, and only short-listed candidates will be called for a written test/interview.
Biomorphex Pharma is a young, fast-growing pharmaceutical manufacturer founded in 2024. Our headquarters is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, while our production plant is located in Kabul’s Green Industrial Park. Backed by an initial capital investment of over $1 m, we are preparing to commission our first GMP-certified line for Povidone-Iodine 10 % topical disinfectant solutions, offered in standard retail and hospital pack sizes. A fully GMP-compliant oral-liquid (syrup) line will follow in the near term.
Our mission is to supply safe, effective, and affordable medicines that lower Afghanistan’s dependence on imports, stimulate local employment, and uphold both Islamic and universal humanitarian values. By combining modern equipment with a highly trained workforce, Biomorphex intends to strengthen the national health-care supply chain and contribute to the economic self-reliance of Afghanistan’s private sector.