Site Project Head - Bidar - API

SAI Life Sciences; Bidar District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

SAI Life Sciences in Bidar, Karnataka, seeks a General Manager – Projects to lead API unit initiatives and coordinate cross-functional teams across civil, electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation disciplines. The role emphasizes GMP/cGMP compliance and timely project delivery.

You will oversee project design, approvals, and execution, ensuring alignment with GDP standards while training staff and enforcing safety rules in the plant.

Qualifications

• B.Tech/B.E. in Mechanical Engineering (preferred).
• 18–25 years of experience in Project Management/Engineering within API, pharmaceutical, chemical, or process industries.
• Proven experience in handling large-scale plant expansion and facility development.
• Strong knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements, engineering design, utilities, and project execution.
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and coordinate all project activity for API Unit at Bidar including new projects.
• Ensure projects/engineering documents are generated, reviewed and approved per GDP standards.
• Coordinate across civil, electrical, mechanical and instrumentation teams and support tasks per cGMP.
• Coordinate with Purchase dept for timely delivery of project materials.
• Ensure compliance with VMP, Quality Policy and Calibration Policy.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP in engineering practices.
• Provide training to staff and enforce cGMP duties.
• Approve specifications for engineering consumables and monitor spares inventory.
• Enforce plant safety rules and regulations.

Skills

Project Management

Mechanical Engineering

GMP knowledge

Education

B.Tech/B.E. in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Department: Projects

Location: Bidar

Position: General Manager

About Us: Sai Life Sciences is one of the fastest-growing Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organizations (CRDMOs). As a pure-play, full-service partner, we collaborate with over 300 global innovator pharma and biotech companies to accelerate the discovery, development, and commercialization of their NCE programs. We have over 3000 employees across our facilities in India, the UK, and the USA, working together to deliver scientific excellence and customer success. We are a Great Place to Work certified organization with a culture of openness, mutual respect, and inclusivity. We embrace diversity and follow equal opportunity practices across all levels.

Key Responsibilities:

1. To monitor and coordinate all Project activity for API Unit at bidar including New Projects.
2. To ensure Projects/Engineering documents generated, reviewed and approved as per GDP Standards.
3. To coordinate inter departmental team i.e. civil, electrical, mechanical and instrumentation and support to perform identified task in compliance with GMP standards.
4. Co-ordinate with Purchase department for timely delivery of Projects material.
5. To ensure compliance of company VMP, Quality Policy and Calibration Policy.
6. To ensure compliance of cGMP in view of Engineering Practices.
7. To give training to staff and to perform their duty as per cGMP.
8. To approve specifications for engineering consumables to be procured. Monitoring inventory of spares in store and ordering for require spares.
9. To enforce the Safety rules and regulations in plant.

Experience/Qualification:

B.Tech/B.E. in Mechanical Engineering (preferred).

18-25 years of experience in Project Management/Engineering within API, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, or Process Industries.

Proven experience in handling large-scale plant expansion, facility development, and engineering projects.

Strong knowledge of GMP, regulatory requirements, engineering design, utilities, and project execution.

Experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously.