Associate Director - R&D

Business: Piramal Pharma Solutions
Department: R&D
Location: Digwal
Travel: Low:

Experienced in trouble-shooting, with credible case studies of overcoming manufacturing challenges before and during production campaigns and providing CAPA . Responsible for chemical process improvement and cost reduction of commercial projects

• Hands-on experience in advanced working knowledge of science relating to production of APIs and intermediates. Specifically, practical organic and analytical chemistry to understand reaction mechanisms, side-products, and by-products to overcome quality, safety, and productivity challenges.
• Experienced in trouble-shooting, with credible case studies of overcoming manufacturing challenges before and during production campaigns and providing CAPA
• Managing and coaching team members, keeping delegation in mind and developing a strong trouble-shooting team on the job.
• Responsible for chemical process improvement and cost reduction of commercial projects.
• Responsible for design the scheme of experiments for given target with scalable, safe, environment friendly and cost-effective process.
• Responsible for plant simulation, scale-up/ technology transfer to manufacturing scale
• Responsible for technology accommodation, DOE, demonstration, and active participation in successful technology transfer as well as running projects.
• Guide in carrying experiments during the feasibility and optimization stage.
• Visualize the development needs of the product in advance.
• Guiding in preparation of RFP and coordinate with all CFT.
• Understand the safety and environmental aspect.
• Solve the problems and queries related to the development of the product.
• Identify all critical process parameters for a seamless scale-up.
• Guide in carrying IUT, VQ, TL, LFR/PDR reports documentation individually/review.
• Understand the scalability of the chosen process, in coordination with TSD and Production.
• Keep the HOD well informed about the experiments and the results by maintaining the lab journal/ documents as well as per GMP requirements.
• Document all the relevant data in systematic manner and regularly discuss with HOD for way forward.
• Good knowledge on literature search resulting on best ROS and process.
• Mentor, empower and guide the scientists and junior chemists in the lab on process development, GMP and good communication.
• Keep the work area clean, safe and the laboratory auditable all the time.
• Responsible for department related administrative activities identified by self and HOD from time to time.
• Flexible for planning, work on project requirement and shifts to address the requirement.
• Voluntarily involve in additional responsibilities., Safety, ESI, and corporate social responsible programs based on requirement.
• Handle teleconference internally and with Client timely/regularly and effectively.
• Suggesting for facility upgradation based on business potential and commercial success.
• Organize documents, chemicals, glass ware and lab instruments for easy access and functional.