Group Leader – Formulation Development

PI Industries Ltd; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

PI Industries Ltd in Udaipur seeks a Group Leader - FD to lead a research team in Formulation Development, ensuring timely delivery of products and clear project direction.

You will guide bench researchers, monitor progress, and collaborate with other teams while upholding safety and ISO standards; essential hands-on leadership and strong technical depth.

Qualifications

• Ph.D./M.Sc./MTech in Physical/Analytical/Agro- Chemistry from a reputed university.
• Strong hands-on laboratory experience and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of researchers to deliver bench-scale to pilot-scale formulations on schedule.
• Mentor and review team outputs, ensuring high quality and compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams after clearance from Lead - FD.
• Maintain safety and ISO compliance across activities.
• Attend departmental and interdepartmental meetings as required.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Experimental design

Process optimization

Education

Ph.D./M.Sc./MTech in Physical/Analytical/ Agro- Chemistry

Tools

HPLC

GC

Analytical instruments

Job description

Business Division: R&D

Department: Formulation Development

Location: Udaipur

Position Title: Group Leader - FD

Level: M2 – S1

Reporting to (Title): Lead - FD

Position Description

• The role holder is responsible for leading a team of researchers working at the bench ensuring clear and on time delivery of products as planned by the department.
• The incumbent should be sufficiently knowledgeable in his field to aid the team to make deliveries as needed by the organization. T
• he role holder should and must monitor the work of every team member with distinct and definite inputs to remove deficiencies and improve the quality of work and deliver on time.
• The person should have clarity on projects and if need be, collaborating with other teams after seeking due permissions form the Lead - FD.
• The incumbent must be hands-on the job as well as participate in all departmental and interdepartmental meetings as required. Maintain and help maintain safety and ISO rules as recommended by the organization.

Position Purpose

• The role holder is responsible for leading a team of researchers working at the bench ensuring clear and on time delivery of products as planned by the department.
• The incumbent should be sufficiently knowledgeable in his field to aid the team to make deliveries as needed by the organization. T
• he role holder should and must monitor the work of every team member with distinct and definite inputs to remove deficiencies and improve the quality of work and deliver on time.
• The person should have clarity on projects and if need be, collaborating with other teams after seeking due permissions form the Lead - FD.
• The incumbent must be hands-on the job as well as participate in all departmental and interdepartmental meetings as required. Maintain and help maintain safety and ISO rules as recommended by the organization.

Operational Responsibilities

• Be Hand-on and Help team members firm up on recipes for potential implementation.
• Drive Innovation and New Product Development to suit market needs.
• Maintain timelines for delivery as per agreement on various projects
• Review projects on a day to day basis-write a report
• Manage people for optimized output in quantity and quality.
• Identify and optimize specific processes and oversee scale ups
• Record and Maintain all data – Review with LEAD - FD
• Prepare scale up/technology transfer documents
• Liaise with manufacturing for scale up at the plant level.
• Participate in divisional meetings as and when required.

People Responsibilities

• Ensure adequate staffing of team as per plan
• Review performance of the team, provide necessary performance feedback and provide necessary training, as per identified training needs
• Lead professional development by attending internal / external trainings
• Guide the team to achieve the planned targets
• Cooperate with other team members
• Get and Give support as and when required and requested

Education Qualification

Ph.D./M.Sc./MTech. in Physical/Analytical/ Agro- Chemistry from a reputed University / Institute with excellent academic credentials

Work Experience

• 10-12 years post Ph.D. in industry (Hands-on) Preferred.
• 12-15 years post MSc in industry (Hands on)
• Experience in Formulations (Hands on) and in Agrochemicals/Pharma a must

Industry to be Hired from

Agro Chemical / Pharma (Preferable R&D Divisions)

Functional Competencies

• Scientific & Industry Knowledge
• Research - Approach
• Experimental - Skills
• General functional skills

Interaction Complexity and Team Work

• Interaction: Internal: Researchers, Team & Group Leaders
• Frequency: As and when required
• Purpose of Interaction: Discuss Results Take and Give Feedback on Experimental Findings from R&D /Agribusiness.