Research Associate/ Senior Research Associate - Synthesis

Cadila Pharmaceuticals

Ahmedabad

2-6 Years

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Design and execute multi-step organic synthesis for APIs and intermediates at lab scale.
Conduct literature searches (SciFinder, Reaxys, etc.) to plan synthetic routes and understand prior art.
Develop and optimize synthetic methodologies with a focus on scalability, cost-effectiveness, and safety.
Perform purification techniques (crystallization, chromatography, distillation, etc.).
Analyze reaction intermediates and final products using analytical tools such as NMR, HPLC, GC, LC-MS, FTIR, etc.
Maintain detailed documentation of experimental procedures, observations, and data in lab notebooks and reports as per GLP/GMP guidelines.
Collaborate with Analytical R&D, Process Development, and Scale-Up teams to ensure smooth technology transfer.
Adhere strictly to safety protocols and environmental guidelines during lab operations.
Contribute to troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts during route development and scale-up.
Support patent writing and intellectual property documentation where applicable.

Required Qualifications:

Education: M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry) or M. Pharm (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
Experience: 2 to 6 years in a synthetic chemistry or process R&D role, preferably in an API pharma company

Key Skills and Competencies:

Strong knowledge of organic reaction mechanisms and modern synthetic techniques.
Proficiency in lab equipment and handling air/moisture-sensitive reactions (if applicable).
Experience in scale-up considerations and working in kilo-lab/pilot plant (preferred).
Familiarity with regulatory guidelines (ICH, cGMP, etc.).

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Job Type:

Permanent Job

Industry:

Pharmaceutical

Role:

Process Development Scientist

Function:

Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology

Employment Type:

Full time

Open to candidates from:

Indian

About Company

Cadila Pharmaceuticals

Founded by Shri I.A. Modi, Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is one of the largest privately held pharmaceutical companies in India, headquartered at Ahmedabad, in the State of Gujarat. Over the last seven decades, the company has been developing and manufacturing pharmaceutical products in India and selling and distributing these in over hundred other countries around the world.

Focused strongly on Innovation and Research, the company is present in more than forty-five therapeutic areas spread across twelve specialities, including cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, analgesics, haematinics, anti-infectives and antibiotics, respiratory agents, antidiabetics and immunologicals.

At Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Research and Development is at the core of all its initiatives, be it Biotechnology, APIs, Formulations, Plant Tissue Culture or Phytochemistry.

More than 300 scientists in its various Research and Development setups reinforce the competitiveness of research in the therapeutic areas which have high unmet medical needs.

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Excellence in manufacturing facilities is central to Cadila Pharmaceuticals. The company’s formulations manufacturing plant at Dholka near Ahmedabad, Gujarat is spread over hundred acres of land. This state-of-the- art facility is not only impressive in size, but is also USFDA approved.

The second formulations manufacturing facility is located at Samba in Jammu and Kashmir. The facility meets most of the stringent quality standards across the globe to produce tablets, capsules, soft and hard gelatin capsules, liquids and orals.

Two Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing units at Ankleshwar, Gujarat manufacture a wide range of APIs and intermediates including many USFDA-certified products.

The company has strong foothold in the African continent through its formulation manufacturing facility at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.

Job ID: 126004219

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