Biochemist & Quality Assurance Officer

3 days ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa ARVO Full time R390 000 - R460 000 per year

Biochemist & Quality Assurance Officer

Our client is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Biochemist & Quality Assurance Officer to support product formulation and quality systems within an animal-health and compounding environment.

Location: On-site, office based in Pretoria.
Type: Full-time

Role overview

You'll split your time between R&D/formulation and day-to-day quality assurance. The focus is developing robust formulations across multiple dosage forms while maintaining rigorous GMP-aligned standards, documentation, and training across production.

Key responsibilitiesFormulation & Product Development
  • Develop new products for animal health and nutrition.
  • Formulate, optimise, stabilise, and improve liquids, gels, pastes, oils, syrups, creams, powders, and dry blends (including complex/challenging systems).
  • Design and run experimental trials; coordinate approvals for scale-up and production.
  • Draft clear manufacturing protocols, batch formulas, and SOPs for new products.
  • Research compatibilities and reaction pathways across pesticide actives, botanicals, herbals, essential oils, solvents, biologicals, and nutraceutical components.
  • Source and evaluate raw materials; coordinate procurement for trials and pilot runs.
  • Maintain strong working relationships with ingredient vendors.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
  • Support daily QA operations and ensure strict GMP compliance in line with South African regulatory expectations.
  • Manage documentation control, batch record review, deviations, CAPAs, and quality metrics.
  • Conduct product testing/validation and drive continuous process improvement.
  • Oversee correct production practices on the floor; coach teams and intervene where corrective action or refresher training is needed.
Communication & Training
  • Engage professionally with internal stakeholders and clients; lead technical discussions when required.
  • Train production staff on new processes, specifications, and updates from R&D findings.
Requirements
Requirements
  • Degree or diploma in Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific field.
  • 1–2 years' experience in a pharmaceutical, veterinary, compounding, laboratory, or formulation setting (advantageous).
  • Demonstrated formulation experience across liquids, gels, pastes, oils, syrups, creams, powders, and dry blends.
  • Solid understanding of chemical compatibility and stability (including pesticide actives, essential oils, botanicals, and biological ingredients).
  • Familiarity with Act 36 of 1947 and/or Act 101 of 1965 (advantageous).
  • Strong analytical mindset, excellent attention to detail, and problem-solving orientation.
  • Ability to source raw materials and manage supplier relationships.
  • Confident communicator (written and verbal); able to engage clients and production teams.
  • Fully literate, physically fit, and comfortable working independently in a lab-based environment.
  • Own reliable transport.

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