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Sandoz is a global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, which are more affordable versions of brand-name drugs. The Swiss-based company was part of Novartis until October 2023 when it became an independent entity, and its products reach millions of patients worldwide. Sandoz also provides active pharmaceutical ingredients and has a portfolio of approximately 1,300 products, including over-the-counter medications and treatments for a wide range of conditions from cancer to the common cold.

Post : Scientist - Pharmaceutical Development

Job Description
• Independently plan, organize, perform and document scientific experiments /GMP testing /manufacturing plant activities under minimal supervision; handle several activities at a time
• Take over responsibility for and utilize special tools /equipment or specialized facilities as an expert; schedule and perform maintenance and qualification of instruments / equipment -Proactively identify conflict situations and contribute to solutions
• Work according to appropriate standards for quality, ethics, health, safety, environment protection, and information security; lead initiatives to ensure continuous improvement. Documentation of raw data, evaluate and interpret results; propose and actively support the design of next experiments.
• Review and verify raw data generated by others; approval of tests / experiments performed by others. Write protocols, scientific reports or lab procedures based on templates or SOPs under minimal supervision. For technical development units: Develop new methods or optimize existing methods/processes (lab or plant); contribute to development and implementation of new technologies

• For GMP units: ensure compliance to cGMP -For technology-focused roles: Perform information and literature searches under minimal guidance. Actively foster knowledge exchange.
• Train and coach associate scientists, technicians, temporary employees and employees under training / education -For project-focused role: Participate in function-specific sub teams and fulfill assigned project tasks and responsibilities under supervision -Uses professional concepts and company's policies and procedures to solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways.
• Contributes to some cost center goals and objectives -Design, plan and perform / supervise scientific experiments and contribute to project related scientific /technical activities under minimal supervision (e.g., interpret and report results, generate and evaluate data, draw relevant conclusions, optimize existing methods / processes).
• Establish innovative solutions for verification and control of critical quality attributes, critical material attributes or critical process parameter in cooperation with other colleagues. Establish control procedures and specifications and review test procedures. Generate scientific documents to hand over to internal and / or external partners (e.g., MST, TechOps, authorities, external companies) and support generation of international registration documents under minimal supervision.
• If assigned this task, maintenance of infrastructure / equipment and required investments (e.g. system ownership) -Generate lab procedures or SOP’s, generate protocols and reports -Lead technical meetings during product development at the local level as well as on the level of SDC network -Report and present scientific /technical results internally and contribute to publications, presentations and patents.

Candidate Profile
• M.Pharm with 2-5 years' experience or PhD with 1-3 years' experience
• Functional Breadth.
• Operations Management and Execution.
• Collaborating across boundaries.

Skills :
• Environment.
• Experiments Design.
• Health And Safety (Ehs).
• Laboratory Equipment.
• Manufacturing Process.
• Materials Science.
• Process Simulation.
• Project Management.
• Sop (Standard Operating Procedure).
• Technical Writing.

Additional Information
Experience : 2-5 years
Qualification : M.Pharm with PhD
Location : Telangana India
Industry Type : Pharma/ Healthcare/ Clinical research
Functional Area : Research & Development
End Date : 31st October 2025