Research Associate

About the role

Manufacturing feasibility and trials

• Assess manufacturing and packaging feasibility, production equipment capabilities, machinery requirements, and product-specific technical needs.
• Plan, coordinate, and lead laboratory, pilot, and industrial-scale trials for process development, scale-up, and technology transfer.
• Support raw material procurement and qualification through trials, evaluations, and validation.

Process improvement and transfer

• Design and implement manufacturing processes to improve product quality, robustness, and scalability.
• Reduce manufacturing costs, energy use, processing time, and operational losses without compromising quality.
• Establish critical process parameters and quality requirements for consistent product performance.
• Coordinate technology transfer across manufacturing locations and provide technical implementation guidance.
• Support global manufacturing locations in collaboration with regional supply and operations teams.

Scale-up and documentation

• Assess process risks and develop mitigation measures using risk assessment and problem-solving methods.
• Transfer products from R&D through pilot scale to commercial manufacturing and support commercial validation.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, transfer documents, trial reports, and quality records.
• Lead troubleshooting during scale-up and commercialization and support Technical Department priorities.

Experience and qualifications

• B.Tech in chemical engineering.
• 1–5 years of relevant industry experience is preferred.
• Practical understanding and hands-on exposure to manufacturing technologies in FMCG, pharmaceutical, or dietary supplement industries.
• Familiarity with US FDA requirements and global GMP practices is an added advantage.
• Prior exposure to scale-up trials, process development and validation, and technology transfer is preferred.
• Good project coordination and project management capabilities.