Manager - Technical Services

Piramal Pharma Ltd; Zone 3 Madhavaram; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Piramal Pharma Solutions in India seeks a Manager - Technical Services to provide process engineering support across development and manufacturing. You will drive scale-up activities, assist with technology transfer, and collaborate with QA, Production, QC, R&D, EHS, and Projects to ensure smooth start-up and successful trial execution.

The role requires 10–15 years of relevant pharma/chemical experience, hands-on scale-up, and capability to prepare technical documents and RFPs for new facility

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemical Technology.
• Postgraduate qualification in Chemical Engineering / Process Engineering is a plus.
• 10–15 years of relevant process engineering and tech services experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical service and process engineering support across development and operations.
• Lead scale-up from lab to plant, including safety studies and trial batches.
• Coordinate with QA, Production, QC, R&D, EHS, and Projects for start-up and validation.
• Develop and review P&IDs, support facility design and equipment selection.
• Support Operational Excellence initiatives and process optimization.

Skills

Process engineering

Process development

Technical services

Scale-up

Technology transfer

RFP preparation

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Technology

Postgraduate qualification in Chemical Engineering / Process Engineering

Job description

Division

Piramal Pharma Solutions

Piramal Pharma Solutions is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), offering end-to-end development and manufacturing solutions across the drug life cycle. We serve our clients through a globally integrated network of facilities in North America, Europe and Asia.

This enables us to offer a comprehensive range of services including Drug Discovery Solutions, Process & Pharmaceutical Development services, Clinical Trial Supplies, Commercial supply of APIs and Finished dosage forms. We also offer specialized services like development and manufacture of Highly Potent APIs and Antibody Drug Conjugation.

Our capability as an integrated service provider & experience with various technologies enables us to serve Innovator and Generic companies worldwide.

For more details, please visit : www.piramalpharmasolutions.com

Job Title

Manager - Technical Services

Job Description

Provide technical service and process engineering support to internal customers, with responsibility for process development, scale-up, technology transfer, and technical support for PDS/MMBB operations. The role will also support new facility creation and drive process improvement and Operational Excellence initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Service & Development (TSD)

• Prepare effective RFPs by providing technical inputs covering product fitment, batch planning, solvent management, effluent management, CAPEX, OPEX, change controls, and other relevant technical requirements.
• Lead the scale-up of new products from laboratory scale to plant scale, including lab demonstrations, process safety studies, technical evaluations, and coordination with QA, Production, QC, R&D, EHS, Engineering, Projects, and other stakeholders to ensure timely start-up and successful execution of trial and validation batches for PDS/MMBB.
• Facility Bottleneck identification and Troubleshoot

Process Engineering & Development

• Identify and drive process development initiatives for PDS/MMBB products, including solvent recovery improvement, effluent minimization, yield improvement, process optimization, and capacity evaluation.
• Implement and monitor process development initiatives to improve process efficiency, productivity, quality, safety, and cost effectiveness.
• Drive and support Operational Excellence initiatives within the respective areas
• Facility Bottleneck identification and Troubleshoot, OOS & OOT and incident investigation support CFT.

Projects & New Facility Development

• Develop and review P&IDs in coordination with the Projects team for new facility creation and process modifications.
• Provide technical inputs and support to the Projects team for facility design, process requirements, equipment selection, and other project-related activities as required.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Technology.
• Postgraduate qualification in Chemical Engineering / Process Engineering will be an added advantage.

Experience

• 10–15 years of relevant experience in process engineering, process development, technical services, scale-up, or technology transfer in the pharmaceutical / chemical manufacturing industry.
• Hands-on experience in process scale-up from laboratory to plant scale, process optimization, and execution of trial/validation batches.
• Experience in preparing technical documents, RFPs, P&IDs, process safety studies, CAPEX/OPEX inputs, and supporting new facility/project activities.