Senior Scientist Analytical Development

Job Title: Senior Scientist Analytical Development

Department: Drug Substance Development and Manufacturing (Analytical Development)

Location: Bengaluru India

The Senior Scientist in Analytical Development will be responsible for designing developing and validating analytical methods to support drug substance development and manufacturing. This role ensures robust analytical strategies are in place to characterize control and release drug substances across early- and late-stage development and scale-up.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop optimize and validate analytical methods (chromatography spectroscopy wet chemistry etc.) for drug substance characterization.
• Perform chemical analyses using techniques such as chromatography (HPLC GC) spectroscopy (UV-Vis FTIR) and mass spectrometry.
• Perform purification of crude reaction mixtures using preparative HPLC and other chromatographic methods.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with process development quality regulatory and manufacturing teams.
• Ensure methods meet regulatory and quality standards (ICH FDA EMA).
• Ensure compliance with GMP GLP and global regulatory guidelines.
• Evaluate and implement new analytical technologies to enhance efficiency and data quality.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in analytical workflows.

Qualifications

• . in Analytical Chemistry Pharmaceutical Sciences or related discipline.
• 39 years of experience in analytical development within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
• Strong expertise in chromatographic (HPLC UPLC GC) spectroscopic (NMR MS UV IR) and other analytical techniques.
• Proven track record in method development validation and regulatory submissions.
• Experience supporting drug substance development from early phase to commercial manufacturing.
• Excellent leadership communication and project management skills.

Desired Attributes

• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced matrixed environment.
• Passion for mentoring and developing scientific talent.
• Strong regulatory awareness and ability to interact with health authorities.

Career Impact

This role is pivotal in ensuring the scientific rigor and regulatory compliance of analytical methods that underpin drug substance development and manufacturing. The Senior Scientist will directly influence product quality patient safety and successful regulatory approvals.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

• It is the policy of Syngene to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status about public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable legislation or local addition Syngene will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.