Title:  Research Scientist

Research Scientist (m/f/d)

Location: Zagreb

Hikma Pharmaceuticals purpose is to put better health, within reach, every day for millions of patients around the world. Through our global footprint of 30+ manufacturing plants, 9 R&D centres, and 9,000+ empowered employees, we are committed to making high-quality medicines accessible to the people who need them.

We are looking for curious, motivated, and creative individuals who are excited to contribute to the development of high-quality injectable medicines. If you are passionate about science, eager to learn, and looking to launch or grow your career in pharmaceutical multifunctional teams, this is an opportunity to join our R&D team and make a real impact.

In this role, you will work in formulation R&D area for generic and innovative injectable projects, developed within the Injectables team in R&D Zagreb and/or other Hikma R&D locations.

Key responsibilities:

• Work in pharmaceutical development team with mentoring & coaching support of experienced colleague
• Responsible for scientific inputs to new products development process (starting materials- formulation-manufacturing process-container closure system)
• Participate in transfer of technology to production scale across global manufacturing network
• Responsible for scientific inputs for regulatory process by preparing internal and external documentation needed for marketing authorization applications globally (US FDA, EMA, other regions)

What we expect:

• Master’s degree (or higher) in Chemistry/Biotechnology/Chemical Engineering/Pharmacy
• Experience in pharmaceutical industry would be an advantage (but not a requirement)
• Ability to evaluate public data and then prepare plan and design of experiments, collect experimental, perform  analysis and interpretation
• Team player, proactive and creative
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced global pharmaceutical industry environment
• Fluency in English language (spoken and written)

What we offer:

• Collaboration across teams and functions, building relationships with colleagues from different departments and regions
• A dynamic international work environment that values curiosity, growth, and innovation
• Permanent full-time position
• Competitive compensation package
• Annual health check-up and incident insurance policy
• Monthly food and travel allowances
• Free drinks, fruit and parking slot

If you are collaborative, like to innovate in the way you work, care about others, and are inerested in a career where you can make a positive impact on people’s lives, apply no later than October 30th, 2025.