Senior Principal Investigator

Designation : Senior Principal Investigator (6-II)

Job Location : Bangalore

Department : Chemical Development & API Supply BBRC

About Syngene

Incorporated in 1993 Syngene International Ltd. is an innovation-focused global discovery development and manufacturing organization providing integrated scientific services to the pharmaceutical biotechnology nutrition animal health consumer goods and specialty chemical industries around the world. Syngene s clientele includes world leaders such as Bristol-Myers Squibb Baxter Amgen GSK Merck KGaA and Herbalife. Its innovative culture is driven by the passion of its 4240- strong team of scientists who work with clients from around the world to solve their scientific problems improve R&D productivity speed up time to market and lower the cost of innovation .

Job Purpose : To lead a team of process development scientists and efficiently manage scientific efforts and resources to attain project and management objectives in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities :

Lead the team of process development scientists and efficiently manage scientific efforts and resources to attain project and management objectives in a timely manner.

Provide visionary leadership to the multiple project groups in the process chemistry development and scale-up technologies

Effectively communicate results and issues within the projects to management and stakeholders with the highest professional standards

Provide Support to Head Process R&D in effective execution of research strategies

Lead process chemistry teams in process research development for New Chemical entities

Demonstrate leadership and mentorship in scientific issues and provide technical know-how to the team.

Displays expertise in modern and classical organic chemistry and able to visualize complex chemistry problems and provide solutions proactively.

Recommend and implement methods to improve team productivity of the process chemistry function

Allocate the groups resources in accord with the project priorities

Provide leadership within the group through a structured process of objective setting performance appraisal and individual development.

Educational Qualification : Ph D / Post Doc in Organic Chemistry

Experience :

10 years of experience in chemical process development with a pharmaceutical / biotechnology company

Technical / functional Skills :

• Strong functional knowledge in Process Chemistry and process development and scale-up technologies for APIs and pre-clinical / clinical development candidates molecules
• High level expertise in project management of process chemistry function.
• Leadership skills especially leading a large team of qualified and experienced scientists.
• Matrix organization management

Behavioral Skills :

Strategic and analytical thinking advanced verbal and written communication skills motivating and energizing people and teams emotional intelligence ability to manage matrixed teams and sub-functions

Equal Opportunity Employer :

It is the policy of Syngene to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and / or expression genetic information marital status status about public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable legislation or local addition Syngene will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Required Experience :

Staff IC

Key Skills

Epidemiology,Public Health,Bank Secrecy Act,Bioinformatics,Fraud,Genetics,Interviewing,Law Enforcement,Qualitative Research Interviewing,Research Experience,Next Generation Sequencing,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1