Title:  Senior Research Scientist, Medical Science

Senior Research Scientist, Medical Science - Injectables (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 centers, and 9,000+ empowered employees, we are committed to making high-quality medicines accessible to the people who need them.

As a Senior Research Scientist in our Medical Science - Injectables R&D team, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our R&D pipeline and ensuring the safety, efficacy, and quality of our injectable products. Join Hikma’s Medical Science team and help shape the future of healthcare.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide medical and scientific expertise to R&D projects, starting with evaluation of proposals for early feasibility stages, following by safety assessments and other safety aspects of formulation in later phases of project development
• Contribute to regulatory strategy by preparing project relevant medical scientific inputs for Regulatory authorities interactions (e.g. FDA/EMA), like biowaiver justifications, and preparing clinical sections of submission documents
• Act as a cross‑functional medical expert, offering therapeutic area insights, supporting marketing activities, and ensuring compliant, evidence‑based communication
• Engage with healthcare professionals and KOLs to gather insights, identify opportunities, and strengthen external relationships while maintaining high ethical and regulatory standards
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, legal, and ethical standards in all Medical Science dpt. activities, while maintaining up‑to‑date medical information for products in development and on the market

What we expect:

• MD or PharmD or Master’s degree in other relevant field (Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences etc.)
• 5 to 10 years of experience in Medical Science/Affairs or in a life‑science field
• skilled in interpreting, synthesizing and clearly presenting complex medical information to internal and external stakeholders
• involvement with safety aspects of formulation development
• experience interacting with Regulatory Authorities is a strong plus
• agility to adapt to teamwork, scientific challenges and innovative (“out-of-box”) ways of working
• result–oriented, with proven planning & time-management and problem solving abilities
• fluent in business English, with strong communication, presentation and scientific writing skills

What we offer:

• Collaboration across teams and functions, building relationships with colleagues from different departments and regions; opportunity for professional growth in scientific field and global network
• 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 itnerested in a career where you can make a positive impact on people’s lives, apply no later than February 28th, 2026.