Senior Scientist I
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Senior Scientist I
Purpose of the Role
- Ensure smooth functioning of laboratory meeting set standards of quality, environment & safety, and desired regulatory needs.
- Meet customer expectations in terms of quantity, timelines, project updates and other productivity parameters
Essential Job Functions
Responsibilities
- Plan literature analysis, design route of synthesis for assigned organic molecules and synthesize the products in desired quantities (mg-gm and Kg).
- Execute experiments in laboratory as per synthetic procedures, record observations, isolate and purify material to the desired quality level and characterize using modern spectroscopic methods and capture the scientific data in appropriate report format/ELN/report.
- Develop solutions to the problems and troubleshoot synthetic and purification challenges using modern tools.
- Transfer the developed process/technology to scaleup/production team.
- Work with scaleup/production team to ensure successful completion of new processes and provide training/expertise as needed.
- Monitor & communicate project progress, adhering to timelines.
- Plan SAP related activities, BOM, KRM ordering, NPDI, material confirmation and returns.
- Complete assigned projects with agreed timelines, quality, quantity, and cost.
- Maintain laboratory equipment, workplace and stocks supplies, verifies inventories, and orders fresh stocks as required.
- Demonstrate and maintain good communication with the stakeholders.
- Manage and maintain interdepartmental coordination, attend assigned learning and skill enrichment programs, plan and demonstrate process improvement ideas (yield, quality, and safety) and sustainability.
- Prepare quotes/cost estimation for the assigned customer requests.
- Attending interdepartmental meetings.
- Plan to Conduct training for new joiners/Freshers on modern techniques and instruments.
- Liaise with business and customers (internal/external) to maintain strong project/product pipeline to fulfil/meet assigned revenue targets for the business.
- Additional responsibility as and when allotted by the management and business head
Basic Qualifications / Who You Are
Qualifications
- PhD in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, or related field
Experience
- Minimum 10 Years of industrial experience
Must have Technical Skills
- Lab management experience
- Project management experience
- Strong experience in Schlenk-line, glove box and air sensitive chemistry technique.
- Experience in modern analytical and material purification methods, such as NMR, GC, HPLC, auto-column chromatography, etc.
- Chemical manufacturing/process development experience would be desirable
Preferred Technical Skills
- Experience with design of experiment methodology preferred
- Experience with large scale reactions would be a plus
- Amino acids synthesis would be a plus
Behavioral Competencies
- Excellent written and presentation skills
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Proficient in understanding statistical process control
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