Senior Process Chemist

Essential: Masters degree in organic chemistry from reputed college.

• Desirable: PhD. In Organic Chemistry
• Experience: More than 5 years of experience in process development/ improvement, R&D and chemical manufacturing.

Skill Set:

• Strong knowledge of organic synthesis and chemical engineering principles.
• Experience in scale-up and pilot plant operations is preferred.
• Knowledge of structural elucidation and interpretation by using analytical techniques such as NMR, IR, LC-MS, HPLC, GC and GC-MS, UV Visible spectrophotometer, KF titrator, conductivity meter.
• Knowledge about TLC, Rota vapor, EYELA small-scale synthesizer, EYELA small scale pressure reactor, automated lab reactors of 1L to 20L with different agitators, SPDU, WFE, Huber thermostats, Julabo chilling systems.
• Good documentation and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Multistep organic synthesis and custom Synthesis of molecules from gram to kilogram scale. [Chlorination, Bromination and Pressure reaction]
• Synthetic route optimization/process stabilization, validation, and determination of critical process parameters.
• Identification of impurities, their characterization and crystallization techniques.
• Capable of technology transfer related to process from R&D to plant level and trouble shooting.
• Agriculture / Specialty fine chemical / Pharma experience strongly preferred.