Manager \R&D (Product Development)

Responsibilities

• Product design, plan, and execute well-controlled laboratory experiments with high scientific rigor and attention to detail.
• Lead, mentor, and guide cross-functional teams across R&D, manufacturing, quality, and engineering.
• Drive product development activities to ensure the right quality parameters, with robust, scalable, and compliant processes.
• Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot technical and product development-related challenges using critical and creative thinking.
• Develop, review, and maintain SOPs for production of reagents, intermediates, and starting materials.
• Lead technology transfer from laboratory to pilot and commercial scale with the help of the process development team.
• Perform data analysis and develop new or improved experimental protocols.
• Focus on efficiency, cost, and sustainability.
• Present technical findings and project updates to teams and leadership.
• Maintain laboratory standards, including cleanliness, 5S practices, safety compliance, and adherence to Godrej Values.
• Continuously identify and propose process improvements across R&D and manufacturing interfaces.

Education

PhD with 5+ years of hands-on laboratory experience in oleochemical chemistry and/or complex multi-step organic synthesis. (Experience range may vary by level.)

Key Skills

• Oleochemicals
• Surfactants
• Esterification
• Sulfonation
• Ethoxylation
• Laboratory safety standards, regulatory compliance, and best practices
• Green and sustainable chemistry principles
• Analytical techniques (HPLC, MS, IR, NMR, and wet chemistry)
• SAP value optimization

Work Experience

• 8-10 years.

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