Principal Investigator

Designation: Principal Investigator - 6-I Job Location: Bangalore Department: CDAS-Chemical Development and API Supplies

About Syngene

Incorporated in 1993, Syngene International Ltd. is an innovation-focused global discovery, development and manufacturing organization providing integrated scientific services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutrition, animal health, consumer goods and specialty chemical industries around the world. Syngene’ s clientele includes world leaders such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Baxter, Amgen, GSK, Merck KGaA and Herbalife. Its innovative culture is driven by the passion of its 4240- strong team of scientists who work with clients from around the world to solve their scientific problems, improve R&D productivity, speed up time to market and lower the cost of innovation.

Job Purpose (1-2 Lines) Looking for a synthetic organic chemist (PhD in Organic chemistry) who will be able to lead a team addressing synthetic challenges and supporting scaleup activities in process research and development group. Previous experience of leading a team of scientists is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

The candidate should be able to lead a team of scientists with responsibilities towards development of safe and robust chemical processes for the preparation of intermediates/API in support of drug development activities.

Development work includes:

• Route scouting/proposal of alternate routes
• Providing insights and innovative solutions to project team members in order to address process related challenges.
• Candidate should communicate effectively with his own team members as well as with multiple teams like process engineering, process safety, analytical etc.
• Communicating & documenting development on the project through regular updates with concerned stakeholders.

Educational Qualification:

Candidate with PhD degree from a reputed institute/university with minimum post-doctoral experience of 2 to 3 years.

Essential:

• Good understanding of organic chemistry fundamentals and reaction mechanisms.