Job Description

Business Division: PI R&D Department: Process Innovation Location:Udaipur Position Title: Research Scientist - Process Innovation (Engineering) Level: E2-E4 Reporting to (Title): Sr. Team/Team Leader (Engineering) Position Purpose The role holder shall report to the Group Leader Process Engineering. Should have sound knowledge of Process Chemistry Scale up along with exposer to various chemistries such as Gaseous, pressure etc. He/She shall perform research activities, conducting scientific experiments, analyzing and interpreting, scale up to KL/PP, leading to significant value addition to the business of PI by Process Innovation. Strategic Responsibilities Efficient contribution to the overall success of R&D by driving innovation and team performance by collaborating with Innovation scientist to achieve objectives and targets set by the Director PRI Process Innovation / Group Leader. Fulfilling requirements as set by Group Leader within specific Research Projects Ensuring the security of intellectual property for R&D (patent applications) Operational Responsibilities Keep self-updated on new developments and techniques in synthetic chemistry and process research by constant and continuous literature Search. Continuous documentation and reporting of all research results obtained within the area of responsibility as defined in the SOP / guideline Incorporating engineering inputs in terms of equipment & instrumental setup during the product development phase mitigating re-iteration of experiments caused due to equipment limitations during the scale up phase. Performing scale up tasks i.e. considering all engineering parameters such as P/V ratio, agitator selection, heat load calculations, mass balance, hydraulic calculations etc. at kilo lab scale. Seek functional support actively from Team Leader Carrying out literature search by use of available tools (Reaxys/Sc finder/Patents etc.) Carrying out synthetic experiments safely, efficiently, capturing all the experimental procedures and data Updating the GL on the project progress/issues on a regular basis Constructive and active participation in all technical and functional meetings of the Team Responsible for individual safety and housekeeping of the lab Financial Responsibilities People Responsibilities Actively imbibing the values and philosophy of PI Industries Support Team members by providing peer feedback Foster an environment of knowledge sharing within the Team Education Qualification BE/B.Tech Chemical in Organic Chemistry from a reputed University / Institute from India or overseas with excellent academic credentials Knowledge of Softwares such as Dynochem and Visimix etc. Work Experience Good experimentalist with experience in industry for 2-7 years, preferably from Contract Research and Manufacturing Services (CRAMS). Experience of working on gas/vapour phase reaction desired Industry to be Hired from Pharmaceutical/ Agrochemical Functional Competencies Scientific - Knowledge Research - Approach Data Analysis Experimentation Skills Interaction Complexity and Team Work Interaction Frequency Purpose of Interaction Internal: Other Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry Team members Process R&D chemists and engineers SCM Team Other support functions External: Chemical Logistics Service Engineers