Pharmaceutical Development Project Leader

Abdi İbrahim, founded in 1912, has the largest product portfolio in the sector and is the largest employer in the Turkish pharmaceutical industry with 5.500 employees. Abdi İbrahim has been the leader of Turkey’s pharmaceutical industry since 2002 with its powerful vision.Today, Abdi İbrahim operates in 17 countries outside Türkiye, exports to more than 70 countries ranging from Canada to European Union member states, from North Africa to Asia. As a corporate citizen working towards creating a better world and a better future, adhering to its mission in the sector and to the requirements of societal priorities, Abdi İbrahim focuses on sustainability in all its business processes. Its vision for 2025 - apart from maintaining its status as a wholly local company - is to become "one of the top 100 pharmaceutical companies in the world.

We are currently looking for a Pharmaceutical Development Project Leader

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering (Master’s degree in a related field is a plus),
• Pre-formulation studies (e.g., API-excipient compatibility, solubility, hygroscopicity),
• 6-8 years of hands-on experience in formulation development within R&D formulation laboratories,
• Solid background in solid dosage form manufacturing (tablet compression, capsule filling, film coating, granulation),
• Experience in lab-scale, pilot, and commercial scale-upExperience with QbD (Quality by Design) and DoE (Design of Experiments),
• Experience working in cross-functional teams: R&D, QA, RA, manufacturing, supply chain,
• Hands-on project leadership in end-to-end product development—from R&D to tech transfer and commercialization,
• Use of statistical software like Design-Expert, Minitab, or similar DoE tools,
• Collaboration with analytical teams for dissolution profiling, impurity profiling and stability studies,
• Troubleshooting and optimization of manufacturing processes,
• Fluent in English (written and verbal) with the ability to follow scientific publications and regulatory guidelines,
• Basic information in planning and executing in vivo BE studies (fasting, fed, single-dose, multiple-dose),
• Familiarity with in vitro–in vivo correlation (IVIVC),
• A collaborative team player with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct patent and literature research for assigned projects,
• Perform pre-formulation studies and finalize formulations by monitoring key parameters to ensure maximum similarity to the reference product,
• Carry out compatibility studies of raw materials in the formulation,
• Prepare process validation and evaluation reports, and contribute to the preparation of the relevant sections of the regulatory submission dossier.