# Working in the pharmaceutical industry in Algeria: jobs, training, employers hiring (2026)

> Medical rep, production operator, quality control, maintenance, pharmacist: pharma jobs in Algeria, the training behind them and 152 offers on Chghol.

Updated 2026-11-01 · Web version : https://chghol.com/en/advice/pharmaceutical-industry-jobs-algeria-roles-training-hiring

When people think of « working in medicines », they picture the community pharmacist. Yet a pharmaceutical plant mostly employs production operators, maintenance technicians, laboratory analysts, warehouse staff and, in the field, medical representatives. In Algeria the sector brings together public and private laboratories, subsidiaries of foreign groups and distributors, concentrated around Algiers but also present in Constantine, Blida, Oran and Tlemcen. This guide starts from the offers actually published on Chghol to describe the jobs, the training and how to land a position.

> **In short** — **1.** On 1 November 2026, Chghol lists **152 offers** from **36 pharmaceutical employers** (laboratories, manufacturers, distributors), **87 of them in Algiers**. **2.** The most requested job is **medical representative** (41 offers), ahead of **production operator** (13), sales and **maintenance technician** (8 each) and **quality controller** (7). **3.** You do not need to be a pharmacist: a degree in biology, chemistry or process engineering, an INSFP higher technician diploma or first plant experience opens many posts. **4.** Vocabulary to master: **GMP** (good manufacturing practice, « BPF » in French), traceability, quality control, clean room. **5.** The law requires a **pharmacist** to hold the technical responsibility of every pharmaceutical establishment (law no. 18-11 on health).

## What the offers show: the jobs that are hiring

The table below groups the offers published on Chghol by pharmaceutical employers, by job family. It is a snapshot of 1 November 2026, not a market statistic: it reflects the offers on the site that day, most of them relayed from other job sites.

| Job | Offers on 01/11/2026 | What the job does | Profile most often requested |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Medical representative | 41 | Presents the laboratory’s medicines to doctors and pharmacists in an area, follows visit and sales targets | Degree in biology, pharmacy or health sciences, driving licence, ease of speech |
| Production operator | 13 | Runs a manufacturing or packaging step (weighing, mixing, tableting, filling, blistering) following procedures | Baccalauréat to higher technician level, rigour, teamwork and shift work |
| Sales | 8 | Sells to pharmacies, wholesalers or health facilities, negotiates and follows orders | Business training, knowledge of the medicine supply chain |
| Maintenance technician | 8 | Services and repairs production machines and utilities (purified water, air handling) | Higher technician diploma or degree in industrial maintenance, electromechanics or electrical engineering |
| Quality controller | 7 | Tests raw materials and finished products in the laboratory, records results | Degree in chemistry, biology or biochemistry, laboratory practice |
| Warehouse, logistics | 11 | Receiving, storage, picking and shipping, with batch traceability and temperature control | Warehouse experience, rigour, stock management tools |
| Pharmacist | 5 | Technical responsibility, quality assurance, regulatory affairs or distribution | Doctorate in pharmacy |
| Process engineer | 4 | Improves and validates manufacturing processes, follows yields | Engineer or master in process or chemical engineering |

*Offers published on Chghol on 1 November 2026 by employers whose name matches a pharmaceutical laboratory, manufacturer or distributor (selection by employer name). These employers’ other offers are support functions: accounting, purchasing, assistants.*

> **Where the jobs are** — Of the 152 offers on 1 November 2026: **Algiers** 87, **Constantine** 11, **Blida** 7, **Oran** 6, **Tlemcen** and **Boumerdès** 5 each. Among the employers with the most offers that day: Merinal, PharmAlliance, Biopharm, Magpharm, Laboratoires Frater Razès, El Kendi (MS Pharma), Hydra Pharm, Tabuk, Hikma and Abdi Ibrahim Remède Pharma. See the [job offers in Algiers](https://chghol.com/en/jobs/algiers).

## The jobs, from the plant to the field

### Production and packaging

Operators and line operators make and pack medicines: tablets, capsules, syrups or injectables depending on the plant. The work is often **in shifts** (morning, afternoon, sometimes night), in protective clothing in controlled-atmosphere areas, following written procedures to the letter. Every action is traced: batch number, in-process checks, signature of the batch record. It is an entry door open without a university degree, with progression towards team leader or technician.

### Quality control and assurance

**Quality control** tests raw materials, packaging and finished products in the laboratory (physico-chemical analyses, microbiology) before release. **Quality assurance** makes sure the whole plant follows good manufacturing practice: procedures, staff training, handling of deviations, audits. These posts hire graduates in chemistry, biology, biochemistry or pharmacy who like precision and writing.

### Maintenance, utilities and engineering

A pharmaceutical plant depends on production machines but also on critical utilities: purified water production, clean-room air handling, refrigeration. Maintenance technicians in electromechanics, electrical engineering or automation find stable posts there. The process engineer improves processes and takes part in their validation.

### Regulatory, logistics and field

**Regulatory affairs** prepare the registration files of medicines with the National Agency for Pharmaceutical Products (ANPP). **Logistics** handles receiving, storage and distribution of batches, sometimes under controlled temperature. In the field, the **medical representative** visits doctors and pharmacists in an area: the job that hires the most, with a company car and targets. See the [medical representative salaries](https://chghol.com/en/salaries/medical-representative).

## The training that leads there

- **Doctorate in pharmacy** (6 years, pharmacy departments of the faculties of medicine): required for the technical responsibility of a pharmaceutical establishment, useful in quality assurance and regulatory affairs.
- **Bachelor’s and master’s** in biology, microbiology, biochemistry or chemistry: quality control, laboratory, medical representative.
- **Engineer or master** in process, chemical or industrial engineering: process, production, methods.
- **Higher technician diplomas and INSFP or CFPA courses** in industrial maintenance, electromechanics, electrical engineering or laboratory work: maintenance, production. The courses open in each wilaya are on takwin.dz; see our guide to [career change through vocational training](https://chghol.com/en/advice/career-change-algeria-vocational-training-cfpa-insfp-diplomas).
- **Business degree** or sales experience: sales and, with a science background, medical representative.

## Applying to a laboratory in 6 steps

1. **Pick your job family** — Production, quality, maintenance, logistics or field: the CV and the letter are not the same. Aim at a family, not « any job in a lab ».
2. **Use the sector’s vocabulary in your CV** — Name what you have really practised: good manufacturing practice, batch traceability, analyses performed and instruments used, shift work, following procedures. An internship in a laboratory or a food plant counts. See our guide to [writing a CV in Algeria](https://chghol.com/en/advice/how-to-write-a-cv-in-algeria).
3. **Target the right wilayas** — Algiers holds most of the offers; Constantine, Blida, Oran, Tlemcen and Boumerdès publish some too. State your mobility and your availability for shift work clearly.
4. **Prepare the technical interview** — Expect questions on rigour and safety: « What do you do if a result is out of specification? », « Why follow a procedure to the letter? ». For medical representatives: an oral presentation of a product. See the [interview questions](https://chghol.com/en/advice/job-interview-questions-algeria).
5. **Take the tests** — Knowledge tests (chemistry, biology, mechanics depending on the post), logic tests, sometimes a laboratory exercise. Revise the basics of your degree.
6. **Follow the offers every week** — Laboratories publish regularly, often for several posts at once. Set a Chghol alert on your job and wilaya to be told as soon as an offer is published.

> **The official texts prevail** — Law no. 18-11 of 2 July 2018 on health, as amended, and its implementing texts (pharmaceutical establishments, technical responsibility of a pharmacist, registration of pharmaceutical products with the ANPP). The offer figures are a Chghol snapshot of 1 November 2026, not an official statistic.

**Offers in the pharmaceutical sector** — Medical representative, production, quality, maintenance: browse the published offers and set an alert on your job and wilaya.

## Frequently asked questions

### Do you need to be a pharmacist to work in a pharmaceutical laboratory?

No. The law requires a pharmacist for the technical responsibility of the establishment, but most posts (production, maintenance, quality control, logistics, medical representative, support functions) are open to other diplomas: higher technician, bachelor’s, master’s or engineer.

### Can you become a medical representative without a pharmacy degree?

Yes, it is common: laboratories hire graduates in biology, health sciences or natural sciences, with a driving licence and good speaking skills. Product training is given on hiring.

### What is GMP?

Good manufacturing practice: the set of rules that make sure a medicine is made and checked consistently and traceably (written procedures, hygiene, training, documentation of each batch). Knowing them, even from an internship, is a real asset on a CV.

### Is plant work in shifts?

Often, for production and maintenance: morning, afternoon and sometimes night teams. Hours and allowances depend on the employer and the collective agreement; ask at the interview.

### Where are the plants that hire?

Mostly in the wilaya of Algiers and around it; according to the offers on Chghol on 1 November 2026, Constantine, Blida, Oran, Tlemcen and Boumerdès hire too.

### Does an internship in the food industry count for a pharmaceutical plant job?

Yes, for production, quality and maintenance: traceability, hygiene and procedures are the same habits. Put those precise points forward on your CV.

## Sources

- [Law no. 18-11 of 2 July 2018 on health — Official Journal](https://www.joradp.dz/)
- [Vocational training: courses and centres by wilaya — takwin.dz](https://www.takwin.dz/)
- [National Employment Agency (ANEM) — Wassit portal](https://wassit.anem.dz/)
- [Job offers published on Chghol (snapshot of 1 November 2026)](https://chghol.com/en/jobs)