Join Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories as Team Lead

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. is a leading multinational pharmaceutical company based across global locations. Each of our 24,000 plus employees comes to work every day for one collective purpose: to accelerate access to affordable and innovative medicines because Good Health Can’t Wait.

Post : Team Lead Cleaning Validation - Manufacturing Science & Technology (MSAT OSD)

Job Description
Job Summary
Looking for a detail-oriented individual to lead the implementation of cleaning validation procedures and protocols, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). This role involves preparing and reviewing SOPs, validation plans, and reports, contributing significantly to the quality management system and regulatory compliance efforts within the organization.

Roles & Responsibilities
• You will be responsible for preparation, review, and approval of Cleaning Master Validation Plan, Cleaning Validation and Verification Protocols and Reports, Acceptance Criteria documents, Cleaning Validation matrix, and Periodic Monitoring Schedule.
• You will be responsible for implementing and complying with the cleaning validation SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) and the Cleaning Validation master plan.
• You will assist in preparation and review of SOP, Operating Instruction, Standard Cleaning Procedure.
• Your responsibilities include compiling cleaning validation reports by summarizing reported data, updating periodic monitoring schedule as required, and providing support in identifying hard-to-clean locations and deriving surface area for contact parts.
• You will track and manage execution of cleaning validation activity.
• You will also review and approve QMS (Quality Management System) documents such as incidence reports, change controls, etc.
• You will be accountable for ensuring that validation activities are carried out according to the protocol and in compliance with cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices), cGxP (Current Generally Accepted Practices) and regulatory requirements.
• Your role extends to assisting preparation and review of risk assessments, URS (User Requirement Specification) and Design Qualification documents related to cleaning validation activities.
• You will be expected to participate in internal and external audits, providing explanations of cleaning validation related documents to auditors and inspection teams.
• You will be responsible for QMS management, including initiation, approval and closure of change controls, incidents, audit compliance and impact assessment.
• For all cleaning validation related activities, your role involves providing support to internal and external stakeholders, providing training to personnel, and participating in digitalization and simplification of activities.

Candidate Profile
Educational qualification : Bachler of pharmacy / master’s in science / pharmacy
Minimum work experience : 8-13 years of experience in Cleaning Validation

Skills & attributes :
Technical Skills
• Experience in the execution of cleaning validation activities for products in Solid dosage forms.
• Experience in Swab sampling activities.
• Ability to prepare technical protocols and reports.
• Experience in risk assessment approaches.
• Knowledge of PDA Tech report 29, ISPE, APIC and other relevant guidelines.
• Familiarity and proficiency in using CLEEN software.
• Experience in Analytical Research and knowledge on interpretation of the data.

Behavioural Skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Performance oriented and good at building, leveraging relationship.
• Ability to work collaboratively with own team and cross-functional teams.
• Committed to Learning & Coaching the team.

Additional Information
Experience : 8-13 years
Qualification : Bachler of pharmacy / master’s in science / pharmacy
Location : Hyderabad
Industry Type : Pharma/ Healthcare/ Clinical research
Functional Area : R&D - General IPDO
End Date : 30th January 2026