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Sipra Labs Limited, a US-FDA-approved Contract Research Organisation in Hyderabad with over 30 years of experience, seeks a Group Leader - Characterisation for its Discovery (solid-state and physical characterisation) team. The role plans, allocates and supervises daily characterisation activities, ensuring timely, compliant and right-first-time results in line with cGMP, NABL ISO/IEC 17025 and ALCOA++.

Role & Responsibilities:

Plan, allocate and supervise daily solid-state and physical characterisation activities across analysts to meet committed TAT.

Lead characterisation using XRD, TGA, DSC, PSD, SSA, Air Jet Sieve, IR and CE techniques.

Review and approve analytical data and reports within delegated authority.

Manage instrument scheduling, calibration, qualification and preventive-maintenance compliance.

Lead OOS, OOT, deviation and incident investigations and ensure timely CAPA closure.

Drive method verification, validation and method-transfer activities for the group.

Monitor analyst competency; plan training, qualification and skill-index improvement.

Ensure SLIMS workflows, result entry and data integrity (ALCOA++).

Lead audit readiness and face internal, NABL, FDA and client audits.

Preferred Candidate Profile:

M.Sc (Chemistry/Physics) or M.Pharma with 7-10 years in a regulated analytical laboratory, including team handling.

Hands-on expertise in XRD, PSD, SSA, Air Jet Sieve, IR, CE, TGA and DSC.

Strong knowledge of cGMP, GLP, 21 CFR Part 11, NABL ISO/IEC 17025 and ICH guidelines.

Proven investigation, RCA, CAPA and people-management skills.

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