Microbiologist

Job Description

About the Company:

Africure Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Ethiopia PLC is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, gender identity or expression, age disability, or other characteristics protected by prevailing regulations, practice or customs/traditions.

Africure Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Ethiopia PLC  is a well-established Pharmaceutical Company with diversified scope in manufacturing of pharmaceutical products in different African Countries. We are commissioning a new Manufacturing plant for oral solid (tablets and capsules) and liquids at Kilinto Industrial Park, in Addis Ababa.

Main Responsibilities:

• Performs all microbiological analysis for raw materials, packaging materials, and finished products.
• Performs water analysis.
• Conducts environmental control programs.
• Performs validation and calibration as required.
• Responsible for culture conservation (growth promotion).
• Assists in issuing SOP’s for microbiological methods.
• Ensures that work is compliant with GLP & GMP.
• Be responsible for work area cleanliness.
• All other duties as assigned.

Job Requirement

Personal Attributes:

• Knowledge of trends and innovations in the area of quality control management.
• Good oral and written communication skills are needed to communicate with senior
• Management, other departments or branches, and for writing quality control procedures.
• Keen observation abilities, alertness.

Job Specification:

• B.Sc or MSC In microbiology.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical or food manufacturing sector
• Ability to understand and comply with GMP.
•  Computer operation ability is an asset.
• Strong Observation Skills.