Available Opportunities
Job Vacancy: 9 Quality Assurance Officers (Pharmaceutical Science )
Department: Quality Assurance
Reports To: QA Manager
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We are seeking 9 Quality Assurance Officers to support and maintain the Pharmaceutical Quality Management System (PQMS) in compliance with GMP, regulatory, and internal quality requirements. The role is critical in ensuring that products are consistently manufactured and controlled to the highest quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with GMP, GDP, and company quality policies across manufacturing and quality operations
- Review and approve batch manufacturing records, SOPs, protocols, and reports
- Support deviation management, CAPA, change control, and risk assessments
- Participate in internal audits, self-inspections, and regulatory inspections
- Monitor implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
- Support validation, qualification, and cleaning validation activities
- Review and manage OOS, OOT, complaints, and recall documentation
- Train production and QC personnel on GMP and quality systems
- Ensure data integrity and proper documentation practices (ALCOA+)
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Experience 1-2 years in pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
Skills & Competencies
- Strong attention to detail and compliance mindset
- Excellent documentation and report-writing skills
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving ability
- Good communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to work under regulatory pressure and meet timelines
How to Apply
Qualified and interested candidates should submit their CVs to hr@rene.co.ug.
Please indicate “Quality Assurance Officer” in the subject line of your email.
- Application Deadline: 16th February, 2026.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- For inquiries, contact HR on +256 707850054.
Job Vacancy: QC Chemist / Analyst
Department: Quality Control
Reports To: QC manager
Employment Type: Full-Time
The QC Chemist / Analyst will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following duties:
Analytical Testing & Laboratory Operations
- Perform routine and non-routine quality control analysis of raw materials, packaging materials, in-process samples, and finished pharmaceutical products in accordance with approved specifications and pharmacopeial methods.
- Conduct HPLC analysis for assay determination, related substances testing, and impurity profiling of APIs and finished dosage forms.
- Perform UV-Visible spectrophotometric, FTIR, and Karl Fischer, melting point analyses as required.
- Carry out dissolution, comparative dissolution, and disintegration testing to support product equivalence and process optimization.
- Ensure accurate analytical weighing and proper use of analytical balances.
Method Validation & Stability Studies
- Execute analytical method validation and verification in compliance with ICH guidelines and GMP requirements (accuracy, precision, linearity, robustness, specificity).
- Support and manage stability studies including accelerated and long-term studies across relevant climatic zones.
- Monitor and trend stability data and ensure proper operation and monitoring of stability chambers.
Reagents, Standards & Utilities
- Prepare, standardize, label, and document volumetric solutions and reagents, including stability monitoring.
- Manage primary, secondary, and working reference standards, including qualification, requalification, and inventory control.
- Test pharmaceutical utilities such as purified water for conductivity, pH, and chemical compliance.
Equipment, Documentation & Compliance
- Perform routine calibration, verification, and qualification of laboratory instruments and equipment.
- Maintain accurate and complete documentation, including SOPs, test records, logbooks, deviation reports, and Certificates of Analysis (COAs).
- Act as custodian of retained and control samples.
- Participate in OOS/OOT investigations, deviation handling, and corrective actions (CAPA).
- Support internal audits, external audits, and regulatory inspections to ensure audit readiness.
Training & Team Support
- Train, mentor, and supervise new laboratory recruits, interns, and trainees.
- Promote adherence to GMP, GLP, data integrity, and laboratory safety practices at all times.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry related program from a recognised institution or a related scientific discipline.
- Minimum of 0–above years’ experience in pharmaceutical quality control and Quality assurance or a GMP-regulated laboratory environment.
- Knowledge on HPLC, UV-Vis, FTIR, dissolution testers, Karl Fischer titrators, and analytical balances.
- Sound knowledge of GMP, GLP, ICH guidelines, and pharmacopeial requirements (USP, BP, EP).
- Proven experience in analytical method validation, impurity profiling, and stability studies.
- Experience in documentation control, SOP writing, and regulatory compliance.
Key Competencies & Attributes
- High level of integrity, accuracy, and attention to detail
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Excellent teamwork, communication, and mentoring skills
- Strong organizational and documentation skills
- Commitment to continuous professional development and quality improvement
How to Apply
Qualified and interested candidates should submit their CVs to hr@rene.co.ug.
Please indicate “QC Chemist / Analyst ” in the subject line of your email.
- Application Deadline: 16th February, 2026.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- For inquiries, contact HR on +256 707850054.
