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Job Description
The Product Development Executive is responsible for the development of new products and maintaining regulatory requirements for all products.
Responsibilities
- Ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements from the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN), NAFDAC, and other agencies.
- Conducts product explorations, develops, and gains approval for new products.
- Handles regulatory concerns for existing brands, including license renewal and packaging.
- Prepared and submitted quality, well-structured, scientifically sound registration dossiers as per NAFDAC regulatory requirements and followed up till the product is registered.
- Carry out Safari and build Stage-Gate for new product development.
- Handles product knowledge training for the sales team.
- Handles marketing activities to drive growth in coverage and distribution, increase market share, enhance visibility, improve trade loyalty, and boost consumer and customer awareness and recommendations.
- Works with marketing and sales to develop launch plans and pricing strategies for new products.
- Collaborates with multiple stakeholders to ensure successful product launches.
- Managed post-marketing surveillance activities to meet regulatory obligations and protect patient safety.
- Collects and analyses data on the retail medical product sector to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and gaps.
- Participates in annual programmatic and resource planning and contributes to quarterly and annual reports.
- Manages tailored in-store activities, coordinating with all internal stakeholders.
Qualification
- Graduate or Postgraduate qualification in Pharmacy
- 3-5 years of post-NYSC work experience in a pharma industry
- Some sales experience would be an advantage
- Regulatory agency knowledge in pharma is a must.
- Product management experience in the Pharma industry, a plus.
- Understanding of product development functions.
- Market research and understanding of competition.
- Cross-functional working relationship
- Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver key messages succinctly.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills
- Creative Flair
- Confident with Tenacity
- Logical Thinking
- Collaborative approach.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their comprehensive Resume with a brief Cover Letter as ONE Ms Word document or PDF to: msngrecruitment@msichoices.org.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Location: Abuja, Nigeria.