Experience : 20+ years’ experience with minimum 3-5 years as head of manufacturing in Medium / large sized API companies. (Exposure in API manufacturing is mandatory)

Education : MSc in Chemistry or Biotechnology or Microbiology / Biotech Engineering couple with an MBA in operations management.

Job role:
The role will lead technical, operational, and administrative functions across our Biotech, API, and premix manufacturing units.
The ideal candidate will have solid domain expertise in managing multi-product facilities in a cGMP-compliant environment, with a proven track record of achieving operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and large-scale team leadership.

Key Responsibilities
Operations & Technical Leadership:
• Oversee end-to-end manufacturing operations covering Biotech, API, and premix production units.
• Drive operational performance in line with safety, quality, delivery, cost, and compliance targets.
• Lead technology transfer, scale-up, and validation for Biotech & API products.
• Ensure seamless coordination across production planning, maintenance,



utilities, EHS, and engineering functions.
• Lead implementation of best practices and systems for multi-product plant operations, including batch handling, scheduling, segregation, and contamination controls.
• Oversee the operation and maintenance of the Effluent Treatment Plant, ensuring full compliance with environmental norms.
• Ensure safe plant operations and adherence to EHS standards.
• Lead the identification, evaluation, and onboarding of third-party manufacturing (TPM) partners, ensuring alignment with company quality, regulatory, cost, and capacity requirements; oversee ongoing operations and performance management of TPMs to ensure seamless production, compliance, and supply continuity.

Strategic Initiatives:
• Plan and implement capacity expansion, automation, and digitalization projects across all manufacturing areas.
• Drive continuous improvement and lean initiatives to optimiz

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