Role & responsibilities

- Conduct route scouting and develop synthetic routes for APIs and intermediates.
- Execute and optimize laboratory-scale chemical synthesis and processes.
- Improve yield, purity, quality, safety, cycle time and process economics.
- Conduct reaction monitoring, work-up, purification and crystallization studies.
- Identify and optimize critical process parameters (CPPs) and critical quality attributes (CQAs).
- Conduct process optimization and support DoE/QbD studies.
- Investigate process deviations, failures and impurity-related issues and recommend solutions.
- Support laboratory-to-pilot/plant scale-up and technology transfer.
- Provide technical support during plant trials and commercial manufacturing.
- Coordinate with Analytical R&D;, QC, QA, Production, Engineering and MSAT teams.
- Prepare experimental records,



process development reports and technical documentation.
- Ensure compliance with GMP, GLP, data integrity, EHS and regulatory requirements.
- Mentor junior team members and review experimental work, where applicable.

Preferred candidate profile

- M.Sc. Organic Chemistry / Pharmaceutical Chemistry or M.Pharm; Ph.D. preferred.
- 3-5 years experience in API/CRD/Process R&D.;
- Solid hands-on expertise in organic synthesis, process development and optimization.
- Experience in API scale-up, manufacturing support and technology transfer.
- Sound knowledge of GMP, ICH, analytical interpretation and process troubleshooting.

📌 Research Associate / Research Scientist (Rajpura)
🏢 Valence Labs
📍 Rajpura