Senior Research Associate-CDMO

Jubilant Pharmova; Greater Noida; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global Lighthouse Network opportunity

Competitive salary and benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Jubilant Ingrevia Limited in Greater Noida seeks a Senior Research Associate in Chemical Research to advance lab-based process development, safety compliance, and cost reduction. The role focuses on designing experiments, evaluating routes, and supporting scale-up activities.

The candidate should hold a Master’s in Organic Chemistry with 4–6 years of R&D experience in fine chemicals, including DOE and analytical methods, plus strong data management skills.

Qualifications

• Master's in Organic Chemistry with 4-6 years in fine chemicals R&D.
• Experience with data management and lab safety.
• Proficient in DOE for process optimization and design of experiments.

Responsibilities

• Research and optimize routes and multi-step organic syntheses.
• Conduct gram-scale reactions and scale-up considerations.
• Document data using ELN and prepare SOPs.

Skills

Project management

Design of Experiments

Education

Master's in Organic Chemistry

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Jubilant Bhartia Group is a global conglomerate founded by Mr. Shyam S Bhartia and Mr. Hari S Bhartia with strong presence in diverse sectors like Pharmaceuticals, Contract Research and Development Services, Proprietary Novel Drugs, Life Science Ingredients, Agri Products, Performance Polymers, Food Service (QSR), Food, Auto, Consulting in Aerospace and Oilfield Services. Jubilant Bhartia Group has four flagships' Companies- Jubilant Pharmova Limited, Jubilant Ingrevia Limited, Jubilant FoodWorks Limited and Jubilant Industries Limited. Currently the group has a global workforce of around 43,000 employees.

About Jubilant Ingrevia Limited

Jubilant Ingrevia is now a member of the elite Global Lighthouse Network (GLN) of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Celebrating our Culture and People. We are proud to be a Great Place to Work certified! Jubilant Ingrevia history goes back to 1978 with the incorporation of VAM Organics Limited, which later became Jubilant Organosys and then Jubilant Life Sciences and now demerged to an independent entity as Jubilant Ingrevia Limited, which is listed in both the stock exchanges of India. Over the years, company has developed global capacities and leadership in chosen business segments.

Ingrevia is born out of a union of ‘Ingredients’ and ‘Life’ (and ‘Vie’ in French). Jubilant Ingrevia Limited is committed to offering high-quality and innovative life science ingredients to enrich all forms of life.

Jubilant Ingrevia, a global integrated Life Science products and Innovative Solutions provider serving, Pharmaceutical, Nutrition, Agrochemical, Consumer and Industrial customers with our customised products and solutions that are innovative, cost-effective and conforming to excellent quality standards.

Jubilant Ingrevia Limited offers a broad portfolio of high-quality ingredients that find application in a wide range of industries. Jubilant Ingrevia's portfolio also extends to custom development and manufacturing for pharmaceutical and agrochemical customers on an exclusive basis.

Our business is split across 3 business verticals, with global leadership across our key product lines.

Speciality Chemicals

The Specialty Chemical business of Jubilant Ingrevia manufactures Pyridine, Picolines and its forward integration derivatives, which finds application in agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, dyes, solvents, metal finishes, fine chemicals, semiconductors etc.

We have also launched new platform of Diketene and its value-added derivatives for multiple industry use. We are an established and ‘partner of choice’ in CDMO, with more investment plans in GMP and Non-GMP multi-product facilities for Pharma, Agro and Semi-conductor customers.

Chemical Intermediates

The Chemical Intermediates business has acetic anhydride and value added anhydrides and aldehydes catering to various industries.

Nutrition and Health Solutions

The Nutrition and Health Solutions business unit offers B3 and Picolinates (Chromium and Zinc) which are fully backward integrated. Our ingredients find application in animal nutrition, human nutrition, personal care, etc. We provide high-quality feed and food additives having application in poultry, dairy, aqua and pet food industry. In Human Nutrition and Health Solutions, we offer food ingredients and premix solutions to nutrition.

Jubilant Ingrevia Limited is supported by five state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in India. We practice world-class manufacturing processes in our day-to-day operations, assuring our customers with unmatched quality and timely delivery of products through innovations and cutting-edge technology. Transforming Manufacturing for Operational Excellence and Sustainability with “zero tolerance to any non-compliance” is the core focus of Jubilant Ingrevia Manufacturing.

We have 5 world-class manufacturing facilities i.e. One in UP at Gajraula, Two in Gujarat at Bharuch and Savli, Two in Maharashtra at Nira and Ambernath.

Environment Sustainability

The company is committed to environmental sustainability and supports green chemistry by prioritising the use of bio inputs in manufacturing. Jubilant is one of the world's largest producers of Acetaldehyde from the bio route.

Find out more about us at www.jubilantingrevia.com

The Position

Organization: Jubilant Ingrevia Limited

Designation and Level: Senior Research Associate - Chemical Research

Location: Corporate - Greater Noida

Job Summary

The Senior Research associate in research and development will be responsible for carrying out lab experimentation following safety guidelines for process improvement, cost reduction, plant support and other continuous improvement activities.

Job Responsibilities

1. Research and Optimization:
   • Strong understanding of multi-step organic synthesis with hands-on exposure to aromatic, aliphatic, and heterocyclic chemistry
   • Basic capability in literature search and route scouting to support process development activities.
   • Experience in reaction execution at gram scale with understanding of scale-up considerations.
   • Knowledge of analytical techniques (HPLC, GC, GC-MS) along with data interpretation.
   • Competency in setting up reactions in both laboratory and autoclave conditions, with understanding of catalyst and solvent selection.
   • Practical experience in crystallization and trituration techniques. Purification of compounds using distillation techniques, including simple, fractional and vacuum distillation, with understanding of boiling point control and separation efficiency.
2. Cost Reduction and Process Improvement of Existing Products:
   • Identify and implement cost-saving measures and process optimizations for existing products.
   • Conduct root cause analysis and troubleshoot process issues to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
   • Continuous improvement on the key projects to keep them cost competitive
   • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline operations and improve product quality.
3. Data Entry and Document Preparation:
   • Ensure accurate and timely data entry for all R and D activities in the Electronic Lab Notebook.
   • Prepare and maintain comprehensive documentation, including experimental protocols, reports, and regulatory submissions.
   • Develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for data management and documentation.

The Person

Qualifications:

• Master's in Organic Chemistry;
• 4-6 years in R and D within the fine chemicals industry.
• Proficient in data management and lab safety.

Skills:

• Project management and organizational skills.
• Design of Experiments for process optimization

What's on Offer:

• Opportunity to work with the only Indian company in Global Lighthouse Network under World Economic Forum in the chemical sector.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Career growth opportunities in a rapidly evolving industry

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Jubilant is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, political affiliation, race, ethnicity, religion or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

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