Position Purpose

General Requirements: PI Industries is looking for a highly motivated Research Scientist to drive impactful research and development. This role involves designing and executing scientific experiments, interpreting results, and delivering valuable insights to enhance PI's business.

Functional Requirements: We are seeking a highly motivated researcher with a background in development, optimization, and scale-up of downstream purification processes for biologicals, particularly recombinant proteins.

What Youll Do:

- Contributing strategically to the overall success of Biotechnology R&D; by driving innovation and enhancing team performance, aligning with departmental/organizational goals.
- Ensuring the security of intellectual property for R&D.;
- Carrying out literature search by use of all available databases.
- Conduct research and develop microbial consortia for wastewater treatment
- Design and execute experiments for the purification of proteins using chromatography, filtration, and other downstream techniques.
- Develop, evaluate, and characterize purification processes from lab to pilot scale.
- Collaborate with upstream, analytical, and formulation teams to ensure end-to-end process integration.
- Preparing technical reports and document all research results obtained.
- Collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams as per requirement.
- Constructive and active participations in all technical and functional meetings of the group.




- Stay updated with advancements in biochemistry and downstream processing.
- Adhere to all safety protocols and proactively participate in laboratory maintenance.
- Attention to details in experimental design, execution and data analysis and interpretation.

What You Bring:

- Qualification: Masters or Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Biotechnology or a related field from a reputed University with excellent academic credentials, and peer-reviewed papers/ patents
- Experience:
- Associate Research Scientist: M. Sc./Ph.D. with 0 3 years of experience in downstream processing of protein purification & downstream (industrial)
- Research Scientist: M. Sc./ Ph.D. 35 years of hands-on experience in downstream processing of protein purification & downstream (industrial)

- Proficiency in protein purification techniques (e.g., affinity, ion exchange, size exclusion chromatography).
- Familiarity with process development tools and analytical methods (e.g., SDS-PAGE, HPLC, UV spectroscopy).
- Experience with scale-up and tech transfer is a plus.

- Functional Competencies: Scientific knowledge, Experimental skills, Documentation, Data reporting, analysis and interpretation
- Behavioural Competencies: Drive for result, Transparent communication, Safety/process adherence, Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
- Industry to be hired from: Biotechnology, Biopharma, Agrochemical

📌 Research Scientist Protein Purification & Downstream (Rajasthan)
🏢 PI Industries
📍 Rajasthan