New Product Development (Pharmaceuticals)

Medicam Group is looking to hire a Manager – New Product Development (Pharmaceuticals) to help drive the next phase of growth by identifying and launching high-impact, long-life pharmaceutical products.

This role is not sales and not pure R&D.

It sits at the intersection of market opportunity, technical feasibility, and execution.

The successful candidate will play a key role in helping Medicam build blockbuster products that remain relevant for decades by:

• Selecting the right products to launch

• Building strong business cases

• Driving development (in-house or via contract manufacturers)

• Taking products from concept to commercial launch

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Identification & Market Research

• Identify pharmaceutical products with long-term market demand (20–30+ years lifecycle)

• Conduct market research including:

• Competitor analysis

• Price benchmarking

• Market size estimation

• Work closely with Sales & Marketing to identify gaps in the current portfolio

• Prepare product opportunity proposals for management review and approval

2. Launch Readiness & Handover

• Ensure products are commercially and operationally ready before launch

• Support Marketing & Sales with:

• Product positioning inputs

• Basic product training

• Supply readiness

• Conduct post-launch reviews to assess performance versus plan

3. Product Development & Execution

• Lead products from concept to commercialization

• Coordinate with:

• R&D / Formulation

• Quality Assurance (QA)

• Quality Control (QC)

• Regulatory Affairs (RA)

• Production

• Oversee:

• Formulation development

• Stability studies

• Pilot and validation batches

• Technology transfer to manufacturing

Key Deliverables

• Product opportunity reports

• Approved product business cases

• Developed and registered pharmaceutical products

• Successful handover to Sales & Marketing

• On-time and compliant product launches

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Required Qualifications

Education

• Pharm-D / B.Pharm / M.Pharm (mandatory)

Experience

• 5–10 years of experience in:

• Pharmaceutical product development

• New Product Development (NPD)

• Formulation, scale-up, and/or technology transfer

• Exposure to:

• Oral liquids, solid dosage forms, or OTC products (preferred)

• Pakistani pharmaceutical market (strongly preferred)

• Experience working with cross-functional teams

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person