Deputy General Manager - R & D

Job Description

Position Title Deputy General Manager - R & D Company Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd Grade / Level III Division / Department R&D

Job Purpose

• Encompassing literature survey.
• Identifying techno commercially attractive and non infringing route for fluoro-specialty molecules identified for commercialization in time bound manner.
• Develop & standardize industrially feasible processes and also meet long term cost targets.
• Identify & develop new products.
• Prepare feasibility report, cost analysis report, monthly progress report and TDR
• Demonstrate/validate the lab scale process up to commercial scale
  
  

Prinicipal job accoutabilities

Accountabilities Major Activities Key Performance Indicators PROJECT WORK: MANUFACTURE /COMMERCIALLIZATION OF ENQUIRY BASED PRODUCTS ( IN-HOUSE OR AT THIRD PARTY)

• Doing literature search of the enquiries received from the clients & making their project proposals.
• Preparing costing and timelines for the enquiries from the clients.
• Planning of the project work as per the timeline required by clients.
• Identifying vendors for RM's, raising PR's and ensuring the timely arrival of RM's.
• Ensuring the quality of RM's, intermediates and final products as per specifications.
• Ensuring the timely execution of the project work and timely dispatch of the final products to the clients.
• Timely communication of project requirements to procurement team for material requirements, ADL team for analytical support and marketing team for dispatch of materials.
• Prepare the SOP's and ensuring that all SOP's are followed while carrying out the project work.
• Helping & guiding the group members in developing experimental skills & proper documentation as per GLP/ IMS.
• Preparing the presentations and final project reports.
• Taking the processes developed in the R & D to the commercial scale.
• No. of enquiries completed
• No. of projects completed
• Value addition through innovation PEOPLE IMPROVEMENT PLAN
• Good project management
• Improve soft skills of group members.
• Work on the time management, communication skills and team work within a group.
• Counseling and coaching of group members as and when required.
• Training group members for implementation of SOP's and working with SAP module.
• No. of projects completed in time. EXTERNAL/INTERNAL COMMUNICATION
• Proper communication (written /verbal /presentation) with clients and vendors.
• Proper communication (written /verbal /presentation) across vertical & horizontal reporting lines.
• No. of projects completed in time. DOCUMENTATION/SOP'S
• Preparation of SOP's for all the processes to be followed & equipments to be handled during the completion of the project work.
• Ensure the proper documentation/filing of literature, patents, experimental data (laboratory journals), internal & external communication, project reports, SOP's and so on.
• No. of SOP's generated & followed.
• Degree of accomplishment in documentation and filing of records/ data. NON-INFRINGING PROCESSES
• Developing the non-infringing processes for the enquiry based products, if it is requirement of the client.
• Developing non-infringing processes for new products based on building blocks available with GFL.
• No. of new molecules or products developed. SAFETY & HOUSEKEEPING
• Ensuring that the laboratory and group members are well equipped with the safety & housekeeping equipments.
• Ensuring that the GLP/ GMP/ IMS are fully observed by the group members while doing their project work.
• Doing periodical safety & house-keeping rounds in the R & D and pilot plant
• Doing HAZOP studies of the processes developed in the laboratory before taking for manufacturing.
• No. of accident free days LITERATURE /PATENT SEARCH
• Doing complete literature /patent search required in the project work using Scifinder, Reaxys, ROW-2 and other software packages.
• If required, visit universities or other organizations for literature / patent search.
• Prepare the literature/patent search reports.
• Educate subordinates for literature/patent search.
• No. of records on literature papers & patents
• No. of successful implementation of literature or patents processes in project work. TROUBLE-SHOOTING
• Contribute in trouble-shooting & fine tuning of in-house manufacturing processes, as and when required.
• No. of successful trouble-shooting ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
• Contributing in additional responsibility assigned by the supervisor in the area of material procurement (preparing specifications), material storage, materials disposal, general maintenance of laboratory & equipments.
• Minimum no. of breakdowns in the project work COMPLIANCE SUSTAINABILITY AND INTEGRITY Ensure all activities under his/her control and supervision are compliant with all the laws of land and statutory requirement. Conduct all operation of function, ensuring social responsibility and accountabilities by following the company guideline of the same. Be responsible for ethical operation under his control. Be responsible for prevention, detection and reporting of bribery and other forms of corruption including breach of code of conduct and other company regulation. Avoid all such activity that could lead to or imply breach of code of conduct, anti- bribery and anti-corruption etc.
  
  

Educational Qualifications

Skills and academic qualifications

• Preferred Qualification -
  
  

PHD in Organic Chemistry

Functional Skills

• Functional Skills Required -
• Lead a team of scientist and chemists for new products / process development and improvement of the existing products.
• Knowledge and understanding of synthetic methods, analytical methods and relevant products.
• Excellent skills in interpretatio
• Technical Skills required -
  
  

Minimum 16-18 years in R & D with at least 8 years as Group Leader.

Relevant and total experience

• Total Number of experience required -
  
  

Minimum 16-18 years in R & D with at least 8 years as Group Leader.

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