Golden Africa Ghana

Position Overview

Location: Tema, Freezones Enclave, Ghana

Reports to: Head of Research & Development

This role offers an excellent platform for professional development. You will maintain the organization's competitive position and profitability by delivering short and long-term projects, including seeking approval for projects, development, procurement of systems through to full product development.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new products and product formulations
• Perform quality analysis of developed prototypes
• Perform benchmark analysis of market samples
• Identify new opportunities for existing products
• Develop systems and methods to improve products
• Develop and refine specifications for new and/or existing products
• Perform stability studies of prototypes and initial commercial batches under normal and accelerated conditions
• Perform scale up of experimental and pilot batches to commercial manufacturing orders and troubleshoot issues
• Deliver new products on schedule and within specification through collaboration with leadership and production teams
• Reduce product development life cycle and improve the product development process to enhance time to market
• Complete accurate costing of ingredients for developed products
• Work alongside multiple departments on all aspects of product roll-out, including marketing, creative, training, and materials
• Oversee the review of document changes for Research and Development impact
• Spearhead ISO and CGMP incorporation in the department
• Ensure proper record keeping for data generated for product registration and submission to government regulatory agencies
• Ensure all statutory compliance

Required Competencies

Managerial Competence

• Ability to organize, plan, prioritize, control, and monitor
• Critical thinking skills

Technical Competence

• Ability to conduct research and development activities