Quality Control Officer

Job title : Quality Control Officer

Job Location : Ogun Deadline : October 07, 2026 Quick Recommended Links

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Job Summary

• The Quality Control Officer is responsible for sampling, testing, and analyzing raw materials, packaging materials, in-process samples, and finished pharmaceutical products at the Sagar manufacturing plant in Sagamu.
• The role ensures that all manufactured batches meet stringent chemical, physical, and microbiological specifications in compliance with cGMP, NAFDAC, and WHO guidelines prior to product release.

Key Responsibilities

• Sampling & Analytical Testing: Perform qualitative and quantitative physical, chemical, and instrumental testing (e.g., HPLC, UV-Vis Spectrophotometry, Dissolution, Titration, pH) on raw materials, in-process samples, and finished products.
• Microbiological Analysis: Conduct routine environmental monitoring of cleanrooms, water testing (purified/WFI water systems), microbial limit testing, and sterility testing to prevent contamination.
• Stability Testing: Execute long-term and accelerated stability studies for drug products, maintaining stability chambers, logging parameters, and documenting analytical data over specified time points.
• Equipment Calibration & Maintenance: Calibrate, standardize, and maintain analytical laboratory instruments (e.g., balances, pH meters, HPLC columns) according to standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Out-of-Specification (OOS) Investigations: Identify, log, and conduct laboratory investigations for OOS/OOT test results; report findings promptly to the QC Manager/QA department.
• Documentation & Record Keeping: Maintain accurate, auditable, and timely laboratory analytical logs, Certificate of Analysis (CoA) generation, and raw data sheets in compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).
• Safety & EHS Compliance: Ensure safe handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous chemicals, reagents, and reference standards within the laboratory environment.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: B.Sc. or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, or a related field.
• Experience: 2 – 4+ years of hands-on laboratory experience as a QC Analyst / Officer within a pharmaceutical manufacturing or consumer healthcare company.
• Technical Knowledge: Proficiency in wet chemistry techniques, analytical instrument operation (HPLC/UV), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), and statistical data analysis.
• Core Competencies: High precision and attention to detail, strong problem-solving skills, integrity in data recording, and compliance with safety standards.