Assistant Manager - R&D; (Process Development & Innovation)

Department: Research & Development
Industry: Personal Care / Cosmetics / Specialty Chemicals
Location: Mumbai
Experience: 6-8 Years
Reporting To: Head R&D;

CTC: 8.4 to 12 LPA

Role Objective

To lead process development, scale-up, and commercialization activities for personal care raw materials, specialty chemicals, surfactants, esters, emulsifiers, and functional ingredients. The role requires strong expertise in organic synthesis, process optimization, technology transfer, and cross-functional project management.

Key Responsibilities

Product & Process Development
- Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for specialty chemicals, esters, surfactants, emulsifiers, and personal care ingredients.
- Conduct literature surveys, route scouting, and feasibility studies for current product development.
- Design cost-effective, scalable, and commercially viable manufacturing processes.
- Support development of sustainable and green chemistry-based products.

Scale-Up & Technology Transfer




- Scale up processes from laboratory to pilot and commercial manufacturing.
- Prepare technology transfer packages and support manufacturing teams during commercialization.
- Troubleshoot process-related issues during plant trials and commercial production.

Process Optimization
- Improve yield, cycle time, product quality, and process economics.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
- Drive cost reduction and process improvement initiatives.

Documentation & Compliance
- Prepare SOPs, BMRs, technology transfer documents, process reports, risk assessments, and validation protocols.
- Support ISO, GMP, EHS, and quality management systems.
- Participate in HAZOP and process safety reviews.

Team Leadership
- Mentor Research Executives and Chemists.
- Coordinate with Production, QA, QC, Procurement, Engineering, and Regulatory teams.

Qualification
- M.Sc. Organic Chemistry / Applied Chemistry
- B.Tech /

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