Job Title: Project Manager
Organisation: Microhaem Scientifics
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Established in 2012, Microhaem Scientifics is the first indigenous IVD test Kits manufacturer in the Great Lakes Region of Africa and one of the leading medical supplies company strategically located in Kampala, Uganda. The company’s manufacturing portfolio includes Point of Care tests, Molecular Diagnostics tests and Research and development in the neglected tropical diseases.
Job Summary: The successful candidate will oversee projects from initiation to completion, ensuring timely, budget-friendly, and high-quality delivery.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Project planning: Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, and develop a comprehensive project management plan.
- Cross-functional team management: Assemble and manage a team of stakeholders, subject matter experts, and team members to ensure successful project execution.
- Management of project scheduling: create and manage project schedules, timelines, and milestones, and furnish periodic progress reports.
- Budget management: Establish and manage project budgets, ensuring cost-effective resource allocation.
- Management of risks: Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, developing contingency plans as needed.
- Stakeholder communication: Ensure effective communication among stakeholders, including the Senior Management Team, and project
- Progress monitoring: tracking project progress, identifying issues, and implementing corrective actions.
- Quality assurance: Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and requirements.
- Regulatory compliance: Ensure projects comply with GMP, NDA, and other regulatory requirements.
- Preparing and submitting periodic progress reports to the Managing Director and the Senior Management Team on time.
- Creating long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to set deadlines.
- Serving as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a recognized university;
- Minimum of seven (7) years’ work experience in project management in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
- Certifications in PMP, Six Sigma certification, PRINCE are preferred.
- Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, GMP regulations, and project management best practices.
Key Competencies
- Experience with pharmaceutical equipment and
- Strong leadership and team management
- Results Focus
- Team management
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
How to Apply:
All eligible candidates should submit their applications with detailed and up to date CVs, certified copies of academic transcripts and certificates and any other supporting documents, day time telephone contacts and addresses of two referees (including the current employer (where applicable) to:
The Director Human Resources,
Microhaem Scientifics and Medical Supplies Limited
Plot 16 A-C Martyrs Way Ntinda
P.O Box 73496, Kampala, Uganda
Applications should be hand delivered to the HMS reception at the Kampala OR sent by email to: [email protected] as a single file in Portable Document Format (PDF).
Deadline: 28th November 2025
NB: Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 84