Quality Control Officer

Job Summary

• A Quality Control (QC) Officer is responsible for ensuring that raw materials, in-process materials, finished pharmaceutical products, packaging materials, and laboratory processes meet approved quality specifications and regulatory requirements before products are released for use or sale.

Key Responsibilities
Raw Material Testing:

• Collect and analyze samples of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, and other raw materials.
• Perform identification, assay, purity, pH, moisture and other applicable tests.
• Verify results against approved specifications.

In-Process and Finished Product Testing:

• Analyze products during and after manufacturing.
• Carry out tests such as:
  • Weight variation
  • Hardness
  • Friability
  • Disintegration
  • Dissolution
  • Assay
  • pH
  • Microbial limits, where applicable.
• Ensure results comply with established specifications.

Laboratory Operations:

• Operate and maintain laboratory equipment such as HPLC, UV-Visible spectrophotometer, dissolution apparatus, friabilator, disintegration tester, pH meter and analytical balances.
• Ensure instruments are properly calibrated and suitable for use.
• Perform routine laboratory checks and maintain equipment records.

Documentation:

• Accurately record analytical results in laboratory notebooks, worksheets, logbooks and electronic systems.
• Prepare Certificates of Analysis (CoAs), where assigned.
• Maintain proper documentation in accordance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Deviation and OOS Investigation:

• Identify and report Out-of-Specification (OOS) and Out-of-Trend (OOT) results.
• Participate in investigations to determine the root cause of abnormal results.
• Assist with corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

Sampling:

• Perform or assist with sampling of raw materials, packaging materials, in-process products and finished products according to approved procedures.
• Ensure samples are properly labelled, stored and documented.

Compliance and Quality Systems:

• Follow approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and laboratory safety procedures.
• Support compliance with GMP, GLP, pharmacopoeial requirements and NAFDAC regulations.
• Participate in internal and external audits when required.

Stability Studies:

• Assist with stability testing of pharmaceutical products.
• Monitor samples stored under specified conditions and document analytical results over time.

Laboratory Safety:

• Handle chemicals, reagents and pharmaceutical samples safely.
• Ensure proper storage, labelling and disposal of chemicals and laboratory waste.
• Follow relevant occupational health and safety requirements.

Typical Qualifications
For a QC Officer position, companies commonly look for:

• B.Sc./B.Tech in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Microbiology or a related discipline
• Knowledge of GMP and GLP
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical analytical techniques
• Good documentation and record-keeping skills
• Ability to interpret analytical results
• Experience with laboratory instruments, particularly HPLC and UV-Vis, is an advantage
• Good attention to detail and ability to work according to SOPs

Technical skills:

• Analytical chemistry
• HPLC analysis
• UV-Vis spectroscopy
• Titration
• Dissolution testing
• Assay determination
• Pharmaceutical microbiology, depending on the QC section
• Data interpretation
• Laboratory equipment calibration.

Professional skills:

• Attention to detail
• Accuracy
• Good documentation
• Problem-solving
• Teamwork
• Time management
• Integrity and adherence to procedures.

In a company like Sagar Vitaceuticals:

• If you're preparing specifically for a QC Officer interview at Sagar Vitaceuticals Nigeria Limited, you should be particularly comfortable discussing tablet/capsule analysis, GMP, HPLC, assay, dissolution, disintegration, friability, hardness, OOS investigations, SOPs, sampling, documentation and NAFDAC requirements.

Salary
N150,000 - N220,000 per month.

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2026.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

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