Lead Microbiology- Mohali

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.; Mohali; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd in Mohali, Punjab seeks a Head Microbiology to drive microbiology activities across GMP-compliant operations. You will coordinate equipment procurement, qualification, and validation to ensure microbiological quality across facilities.

The role demands strong knowledge of USP/EP/Jp/WHO microbiological standards, SOP development and data integrity. Collaboration with QA, Engineering and Production is essential for project success.

Qualifications

• M.Sc. in Microbiology or equivalent with relevant microbiology expertise.
• Experience in GMP environments and regulatory guidelines preferred.
• Ability to coordinate microbiology activities across internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate equipment procurement, technical evaluation, installation and qualification.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, GMP reviews from a microbiological perspective.
• Support DQ, FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ and PQ for systems impacting microbiological quality.
• Assist in qualification of HVAC, Cleanrooms, biosafety cabinets/LAFs, autoclaves, incubators, and utilities.
• Prepare SOPs, specifications and test protocols with clear data integrity practices.
• Coordinate with production, QA and engineering to align with project timelines.

Skills

Equipment coordination

GMP knowledge

Microbiological testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Education

M.Sc. in Microbiology

Job description

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Company: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

Job Title:

Head Microbiology

Business Unit:

Global Quality and Compliance

Job Grade

Senior Manager

Location :

Responsibilities

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• Coordinate equipment procurement, technical evaluation, installation and qualification.
• Participate in design review, risk assessment, constructability review and GMP review from a Microbiological perspective.
• Participate in DQ, FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ and PQ activities for systems impacting microbiological quality.
• Support qualification of: HVAC systems, Cleanrooms, Biosafety cabinets/LAFs, Autoclaves, Incubators, Utilities
• Support qualification of: HVAC systems, Cleanrooms, Biosafety cabinets/LAFs, Autoclaves, Incubators, Utilities
• Support qualification of: HVAC systems, Cleanrooms, Biosafety cabinets/LAFs, Autoclaves, Incubators, Utilities
• Prepare SOPs, Specifications, Standard Test procedures, QRM, Validation protocols & summary reports.
• Handling of Change Control, Deviation, CAPA, OOS/OOT.
• Perform/participate in contamination-control risk assessments & implementation of CCS.
• Support microbiological method verification/validation. Establish microbiological testing procedures based on applicable pharmacopoeia and regulatory requirements.

Microbial enumeration

Microbiological Assay

Sterility testing

Bacterial endotoxin testing

• Establish microbiological requirements for cleaning and disinfection programs & develop and execute disinfectant efficacy studies. Support cleaning validation with microbiological risk assessment
• Provide Microbiological SME support for aseptic process design.
• Develop Microbiology requirements for Aseptic Process Simulation (APS)/Media Fill .
• Participate in media fill protocol preparation, execution and assessment
• Ensure documentation completeness, accuracy, and compliance with data integrity principles.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams (Production, QA, Engineering) to align with project timelines.
• Monitoring of training of laboratory team as per job role
• Strong knowledge of USP, EP, JP, PICS, PDA, WHO Microbiological requirements.

EU GMP Annex 1

21 CFR Part 210 & 211

Data Integrity requirements

ISO 14644

PDA Technical Reports

Sterility Assurance Principles

NA

Job Requirements

Education Qualification

M.Sc. in Microbiology.

Experience

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Disclaimer: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees as assigned to this job. Nothing herein shall preclude the employer from changing these duties from time to time and assigning comparable duties or other duties commensurate with the experience and background of incumbent(s).