Role : Team Lead - Upstream Processing (Biologics)
Location : Bengaluru, IN
Role in a nutshell
You will play a key lead role in upstream process development, owning end-to-end functional deliverables including process development, scale-up, technology transfer, and process characterization. The role demands solid cross-functional collaboration, hands-on technical problem-solving, and a deep commitment to documentation, data integrity, and operational excellence.
What you would be doing?
- Leading sub teams in functional goals that include process development, scale up, technology transfer, SDM, and process characterization.
- Troubleshoot and support team members in solving technical challenges during upstream functional activities. Serve as a strong anchor to ensure functional goals are met within minimal spends and failures.
- Manage scale-up to pilot scale through strong collaboration and communication with pilot team and ensure zero failures
- Ensure strong documentation culture in adherence to ALCOA principles within the team.



Ensure checklist-driven review of e LN experiments authored by team members.
- Be familiar with historical know-hows and perform in-depth assessment of generated upstream data through strong collaboration with peers from different groups.
- Use modern approaches for data analysis and use predictive analysis to ensure minimum experimentation is performed to achieve project deadlines
- Ensure data is promptly compiled in master sheets, presentations for anytime-ready presentation to senior management
- Manage lab operations - Inventory management, procurement, adherence to 5 S principles, team workday/weekend planning, leading new equipment installation and others.
- Lead and support team members in preparing process protocols, technical reports, TTDs, risk assessment documents, SOP/IOP/EOPs etc.
- Present data in inter- and intradepartmental technical and non-technical meetings
- Harbor strong relationship with Functional Lead and partner

📌 Team lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 BIOCON BIOLOGICS
📍 Bengaluru