R and D Scientist

ExecutivePlacements.com - The JOB Portal; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an R&D professional to focus on product development and regulatory issues. The role includes research, product formulation, sales support, and ensuring compliance with legal standards. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and attention to detail, contributing to innovative solutions within a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• High ethical standards required.
• Good understanding of statistics is a plus.
• Proactive, organized, and innovative thinker desired.

Responsibilities

• Research ingredients and develop new products per customer needs.
• Assist with regulatory compliance and ensuring product information is updated.
• Manage product-related customer complaints and resolve issues.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Recruiter:

African Recruitment and Training

Job Ref:

ART37

Date posted:

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Salary:

To be discussed at Interview stage

SUMMARY:

R and D and formulation of new products, regulatory issues of the product range and clinical and product support

POSITION INFO:

• Research actives/ingredients/materials for new products together with the
• R&D Head of Department
• Develop new products as per customer or in house needs and briefs.
• Sales Support
• Provide educational support to the sales team to support sales
• Responsible for assisting with technical and scientific related questions from
• sales representatives and clients
• Assist with keeping product information on marketing material updated
• Get feedback from sales reps regarding samples and compiling a summary
• of the feedback to present to management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Assist with the scientific raw material information for the quality dossiers
• Ensure that product dossiers are fully aligned with regulatory requirements at all times
• Keep all information regarding the products updated
• Set up Product Data Sheets for new products according to a standardized
• template
• Compile international regulatory documentation for submission and keep
• record and keep up to date with regulatory changes and requirements
• Ensure that information provided to end user (labelling, IFU) are change
• controlled, up to date and in accordance with regulatory requirements. This will
• entail assisting the marketing department with content for the website and
• sales support/marketing material.
• Product Support
• Compile product information for training manuals, marketing materials and
• package inserts
• Assist with compiling technical information with respect to all products and
• ensure that all Quality Control procedures are met
• Assist with product manufacturing from time to time to ensure that scaled
• up manufacturing processes are fully aligned with development procedures
• Manage product-related customer complaints: determine the root cause, plan
• and implement corrective action plans, communicate with the relevant parties
• to address the complaint. Liaise with QA Manager at all times if the complaint is
• a reportable event.
• Assist with technical and scientific related questions from clients.
  
  

Requirements:

• Good communication skills writing, presentation, and interpersonal
• communication (Good writing skills a fundamental requirement)
• High ethical standards
• Good understanding of statistics
• Pro-active
• Organized
• Innovative thinker, problem solver
• Hard Working
• Effective time management (Work well under pressure)
• Attention to detail
• Work as part of a team
• Computer literate: Microsoft Office