CCL Pharmaceuticals is a global life sciences company dedicated to improving access to trusted healthcare. Operating in over 20 countries with six decades of experience, we focus on enabling healthy, happy lives through science-backed solutions. Our diverse portfolio includes diabetes, cardiovascular, neurology, psychiatry, urology, oncology, immunology, biosimilars, cough and cold remedies, vitamins, minerals, and supplements. With a team of over 3,000 professionals, we combine scientific expertise and local insights to enhance how individuals live, heal, and care for themselves. Joining CCL means becoming part of a collaborative, mission-driven environment that values your growth as much as your contribution, encouraging learning, leadership, and innovation at every stage.
Key Responsibilities
You will support the development of pharmaceutical formulations from concept through to commercialization. This includes designing and optimizing stable, scalable formulations that comply with quality, regulatory, and manufacturing standards across both in-house and third-party facilities. Your role involves conducting pilot trials, pre-formulation studies, scale-up support, and troubleshooting formulation issues. You will contribute to technology transfer processes, prepare regulatory documentation, and drive continuous improvement of existing formulations. Additionally, you may take on supervisory duties to maintain efficiency and continuity within R&D operations.
You will be responsible for executing and documenting pilot and large-scale stability studies, reformulating products to address stability or compliance deviations, and compiling comprehensive documentation for pilot and scale-up batches. Your work will also include researching raw material documentation for regulatory compliance, maintaining formulation records, and managing ERP recipe induction. Applying structured problem-solving and continuous improvement techniques while ensuring strict adherence to HSE protocols and R&D standards is essential.
Required Qualifications
- Pharm-D or an equivalent degree from an HEC-recognized university
- 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in formulation R&D within the pharmaceutical industry
- Strong understanding of formulation development, scale-up, and technology transfer
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication and project coordination abilities
- Strong time management and documentation discipline
- Familiarity with lean practices and process improvement frameworks
- Proficiency in MS Office and internet-based research tools
Preferred Qualifications and Benefits
This position is plant-based at Sundar and reports to the Senior Executive Manager of Research & Development. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Regulatory Affairs, and Engineering to ensure smooth product development and transfer.
The culture at CCL Pharmaceuticals is built on transparency in communication, inclusion in development and empowerment, and a performance-driven mindset linking capability building to business outcomes. Our core values guide daily work: Integrity First, Collaborate to Win, Passion to Grow, and Innovation to Excel.
We offer the opportunity to work on end-to-end formulation development, exposure to scale-up and technology transfer, and hands-on experience with regulatory, quality, and manufacturing interfaces. You will benefit from a structured learning environment within a growing global pharmaceutical organization and a performance-driven culture with clear growth and progression pathways.
CCL Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment that respects diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. All applicants are considered based on merit, qualifications, and organizational needs.