Chemical Development Lead

As a Chemical Development Lead at Bayer, you will play a crucial role in advancing Bayer's portfolio of crop protection solutions. Your responsibilities will include analyzing chemical literature and patents, inventing and developing synthetic routes, optimizing chemical processes, leading multi-step experimental studies, collaborating with cross-functional teams, preparing technical documentation, transferring processes to manufacturing scale, and fostering continuous personal and team development. **Key Responsibilities:** - Analyze chemical literature and patents to ensure the development of competitive and innovative processes for crop protection agents. - Lead a team of process development chemists for developing safe, robust, and cost-effective synthetic routes for the manufacturing of crop protection agents. - Develop and optimize chemical processes to produce both new and established agrochemicals, focusing on cost, quality, safety, and sustainability. - Plan, design, and execute complex experimental studies, utilizing risk assessments to ensure safe, efficient, and scalable manufacturing processes. - Work closely with analytical chemists, process engineers, the pilot plant team, and project managers to achieve project goals. - Draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), technical reports, presentations, and technology dossiers for process documentation and knowledge transfer. - Oversee the transfer of new processes to the pilot plant and ensure a smooth handover to active ingredient manufacturing plants or tolling partners. - Foster continuous personal and team development through knowledge sharing, training, and mentorship. **Qualifications Required:** - Ph.D./PostDoc in Organic Chemistry, Natural Product Synthesis, or a comparable scientific discipline from a reputed Indian or international institute. - 15+ years of experience in Chemical Process Development, Technology Piloting, and improving chemical manufacturing processes. - Strong expertise in modern synthetic methodologies and a solid understanding of organic reaction mechanisms. - Experience with Process Analytical Technologies (PAT), DSC, ARC, and Calorimetry for process understanding and control will be an added advantage. - Proven problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. - Demonstrated ability to lead, guide, and develop team members. - Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to multitask and manage complex projects within an interdisciplinary, international team. - Capable of challenging assumptions and fostering innovation to drive results. - Self-driven with a passion for continuous learning and development. - Experience mentoring and training junior Process Chemists.,