Job Title: Lab Team Leader

Location: Mumbai

Experience: 7–10 Years

Education: Master’s / PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline

Role Objective To lead laboratory-based research and innovation projects by managing a team of chemists and engineers, delivering new products, technologies, and processes within defined timelines and budgets, while ensuring compliance with EHS and company policies.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide functional leadership to the laboratory team and manage day-to-day R&D; activities.
- Track market trends, competitor products, patents, and scientific literature to identify innovation opportunities.
- Recommend and lead new product, process, and application development projects aligned with business needs.
- Define project scope, milestones, and deliverables; monitor and document progress.
- Coordinate technology transfer from lab to pilot plant, production,



and other business units as required.
- Organize laboratory workflows and support pilot plant trials and scale-up activities.
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and external scientific partners.
- Ensure adherence to EHS, safety, and environmental guidelines; initiate risk assessments and corrective actions.
- Manage R&D; activities within the allocated budget.
- Ensure effective documentation, knowledge sharing, and alignment on technical, IP, and commercial aspects.

Key Skills

- R&D; and product/process development
- Team leadership and project management
- Market and technology evaluation
- Pilot plant and scale-up coordination
- Robust understanding of EHS and compliance
- Cross-functional collaboration and communication

📌 Lab Team Leader (Mumbai)
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📍 Mumbai