Associate Scientist

Brief introduction - Role Summary/Purpose:

We are looking for Associate Scientist - Analytical Sciences to join our ambitious team at our IGTech center. The incumbent in this role will be responsible for end-to-end planning & implementation of planned analytical science initiatives in partnership with local & global analytical & product development teams for Oral care categories for India GTeD while being compliant to defined safety, quality & regulatory norms.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with global R&D sites to provide end-to-end support for stability testing in partnership with local and global analytical and product development teams.

  
  

• Perform testing and report results for routine analysis and new product formats using analytical instrumentation in a cGMP environment.

  
  

• Develop, optimize, and validate analytical methods; apply troubleshooting to analytical instrumentation; and lead the transfer of analytical methods and new technologies.

  
  

• Drive operational excellence initiatives to simplify and improve technical processes, including utilizing statistical approaches to experimental design.

  
  

• Maintain, calibrate, qualify, and troubleshoot instrumentation, while maintaining accurate, up-to-date, and concise laboratory records and practicing good documentation practices (ALCOA+ principles).

  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Education: M.Sc (Analytical Science, Organic Chemistry or similar) or Masters in Pharmacy.

  
  

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of total experience, with a minimum of 1 year of direct, hands-on experience with HPLC/GC in a cGMP environment.

  
  

• Strong knowledge and expertise in chromatography (HPLC/GC) and working as an analytical scientist with a multinational pharma/FMCG organization, particularly with experience in stability testing.

  
  

• Thorough knowledge of ICH/WHO/FDA guidelines, cGMP requirements, ALCOA+ principles, and stability testing.

  
  

• Ability to support analytical method validation, forced degradation studies, and prepare required method validation documentation and reports.

  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Openlab software and compliance to 21 CFR Part 11 for Electronic records.

  
  

• Thorough knowledge of eLN and LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System).

  
  

• Demonstrated soft skills in Analysis & Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Business Presentation skills.

  
  

• Ability to handle assigned business programs independently with minimum supervision (agile/leadership skills).

  
  

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