Organization- Jubilant Pharmova Limited
Designation – Vice President & Head-R&D(API) (CRD & ADL)
Location- Nanjangud, Mysore
Key Responsibilities.
People Management
Overall administration of the Analytical R&D laboratory.
To participate in the recruitment of R&D employees and ensuring their training both external & internal.
Periodic training and evaluation of R&D analysts as per established procedures.
Ensuring that team members are trained on GMP, SOP’s, Safety, and New Product related activities.
Drive Development and Engagement in the team through participation of the team in various Organizational Initiatives and Development Programs.
Proven ability to resolve scientific problems, High intrinsic drive and motivation. Excellent interpersonal skills, service oriented and collaborative approach with ability to influence team and to get influenced. Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to take tough decisions when required. Demonstrated proficiency with leadership, management and staff development practices, tools and methodology
Analytical Support:
Directing, supervision and management of analytical research lab & compliance cell and ensuring all the activities are performed as per established procedure and as per GLP practices.
Directing, supervision and management of analytical research lab & compliance cell and ensuring all the activities are performed as per established procedure and as per GLP practices.
Providing scientific and technical oversight and interfacing with other departments to ensure seamless collaboration with emphasis on high quality and speed related to analytical work and compliance work. Managing the resources of R&D and meeting the delivery commitments from R&D with respect to Time lines, Quality, Quantity and Cost.
Plan and provide continuous support to manufacturing activities in compliance to ascertain future regulatory expectations and continuously improve systems /procedures. Train & develop team capability for assessing risk, problem solving etc.
Provide support and all necessary analytical help to plant during technology transfer
Expertise in synthesis of stable IP-compliant polymorphs and solid state characterization using IR, XRD, DSC, Solid state NMR and hot stage microscopy.
Expertise in chromatography, spectroscopy, impurity profiling, impurity isolation, structural elucidation using LC-MS/MS, IR, NMR and EA techniques. Sound knowledge in Organic and Analytical chemistry.
Hands on experience in operation, maintenance/trouble shooting of modern analytical instruments like XRD, NMR, LC-MS, GC-HS-MS, GC, HPLC, Preparative HPLC, HPTLC, FTIR, TGA, DSC, Particle size analyser, ICP-MS, AAS, CHNS analyser, UV-VIS & IR Spectrophotometers.
knowledge of Business excellence, Project management and stage initiatives and methodologies to ensure successful accomplishment of set business targets.
Chemical Research Support:
To develop a robust and cost effective manufacturing process for an active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) as per the international pharmacopeia specifications, with-in the given time frame and to ensure their smooth scale-up/commercialization.
To guide and to manage impurity group for the preparation of impurities and to supply impurities to various internal and external customers.
To develop cost effective non-infringing technologies for New API molecules.
To manage the various project related activities, such as: Route Selection for the Synthesis of API, indenting of raw materials, documentation, analytical method development, patent infringement issues, GLP compliance, and safety and effluent analysis.
To Support Head R&D in Manpower Budgeting, Capex Budgeting, Cost Saving Analysis of Projects as well as in meeting revenue and EBITDA targets.
To co-ordinate with different departments like Compliance, IPR, QA, AD, Impurity profile, Tech transfer and supply chain for smooth scale up of technologies.
To monitor the cost and quality of final API as per the