The National Quality Control Laboratory (NQCL) has advertised 25 vacancies for professionals in laboratory analysis, management, finance, administration and other fields, with successful candidates set to serve on two-year contracts.
The positions range from deputy director and assistant director roles to principal and senior analysts, accountants, legal officers and drivers.
The recruitment comes as the laboratory implements the first phase of the Health Emergency Preparedness Response and Resilience Project funded by the World Bank.
The project aims to strengthen its capacity in product testing, quality control and quality assurance as it works towards attaining and maintaining the World Health Organization’s Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status.
The vacancies include one Deputy Director of Quality Assurance, one Assistant Director of Internal Audit, one Assistant Director of Supply Chain Management, one Assistant Director of Administration and one Assistant Director of Planning Strategy.
The laboratory is also seeking one Principal Laboratory Analyst for Medical Devices, one Principal Pharmaceutical Analyst for Biologics and Biopharmaceuticals, and two Principal Pharmaceutical Analysts for Sample Management.
Other openings include two Principal Laboratory Analysts for Research, Innovation and Knowledge Management, one Principal Finance Officer, one Principal Human Resource Management and Development Officer, and one Principal ICT Officer.
At the senior analyst level, NQCL has advertised two positions for Laboratory Analysts in Physicochemical Analysis, one Senior Laboratory Analyst for Medical Devices, one Senior Laboratory Analyst for Quality Control and Instrumentation Checks and one Senior Pharmaceutical Analyst for Sample Management.
The remaining vacancies comprise one Senior Health and Safety Officer in the Laboratory Health and Safety Division, one Senior Legal Officer, one Accountant I, one Supply Chain Management Officer and two Senior Drivers.
Interested candidates must submit a duly completed NQCL employment application form, a signed application letter, a national identity card, relevant academic and professional certificates and a detailed curriculum vitae listing three referees.
The application form and detailed job descriptions are available on the laboratory’s website.
Applicants are required to submit both hard-copy and electronic applications in PDF format.
Hard-copy applications must be sealed, marked “confidential” and labelled with the reference number for the position being sought.
The applications should be addressed to the Acting Chief Executive Officer, National Quality Control Laboratory, University of Nairobi, School of Pharmacy Building, second floor, Kenyatta National Hospital, PO Box 29726–00202, Nairobi.
Electronic applications should be sent to [email protected] and a copy to [email protected].
The deadline is November 16, 2026, at 11.59pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
NQCL says canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.
It adds that it is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and gender equality, and encourages persons with disabilities and applicants from marginalised groups to apply.
