Key Responsibilities

- Develop, optimize and establish robust and commercially viable processes for APIs, pharmaceutical intermediates and specialty chemicals.

- Conduct laboratory and pilot-scale experiments for process optimization and scale-up.

- Optimize reaction parameters, solvents, catalysts, temperature, pressure, reaction time and work-up conditions to improve yield, purity and productivity.

- Develop processes with focus on cost reduction, higher yield, lower cycle time and improved process efficiency.

- Identify and control process-related impurities and develop suitable purification/crystallization techniques.

- Prepare process development reports, experimental records, process flow sheets and technical documentation.

- Support scale-up activities from lab scale to pilot/commercial scale.

- Coordinate with Production, QA, QC, Engineering and EHS during process trials and scale-up.

- Provide technical support for commercial batch troubleshooting, deviations and process-related problems.

- Conduct root-cause analysis and implement process improvement measures.

- Support technology transfer from R&D; to manufacturing and ensure smooth implementation of developed processes.

- Evaluate alternate raw materials, solvents and process routes for improving process economics and sustainability.





- Prepare and maintain material balance, mass balance and process parameters for developed processes.

- Ensure process development activities comply with GMP, EHS, process safety and regulatory requirements.

- Support current product development and customer-specific process development requirements, wherever applicable.

Key Performance Areas

- New process development and successful scale-up.

- Improvement in yield, purity and productivity.

- Reduction in manufacturing cost and cycle time.

- Successful technology transfer to manufacturing.

- Reduction in process deviations and batch failures.

- Timely completion of process development projects.

- Development of safe, consistent and commercially viable processes.

Required Skills

- Strong knowledge of organic chemistry and chemical process development.

- Hands-on experience in API/intermediate process development and scale-up.

- Good understanding of reaction chemistry, purification and crystallization.

- Strong process troubleshooting and problem-solving ability.

- Knowledge of GMP, process safety and EHS.

- Good technical documentation and analytical interpretation skills.

- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

📌 Process Development Manager (Ankleshwar)
🏢 Spc Life Sciences
📍 Ankleshwar