Advisor / Sr Advisor – Synthetic Molecule Process Engineer

Accountabilities:

• Provide technical oversight of key process development activities conducted with strategic contract development and manufacturing organizations, ensuring alignment with internal technical requirements and development objectives.
• Act as the technical bridge between scientists and external manufacturing partners, reviewing development strategies, influencing technical decisions, escalating risks, and developing effective mitigation plans.
• Apply chemical engineering principles, including reaction kinetics, heat and mass transfer, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and process modelling, to design and optimize robust synthetic processes.
• Support reliable scale-up and manufacturing of raw materials, intermediates, and drug substances for early- and late-stage clinical development.
• Develop expertise across a broad range of process operations, including crystallization, filtration, isolation, drying, milling, solids transfer, liquid handling, batch chemistry, and continuous processing.
• Demonstrate learning agility across small molecules, peptides, oligonucleotides, and other emerging therapeutic modalities, applying engineering fundamentals to evolving technical challenges.
• Identify and implement innovative approaches to process development challenges while monitoring emerging process engineering technologies and applicable regulatory expectations.
• Advance digital and modelling capabilities through the adoption of advanced analytical tools, process modelling, and digital technology transfer approaches.
• Navigate complex and ambiguous technical challenges, moving effectively between disciplines and adapting solutions to changing project needs.
• Maintain clear and appropriate technical documentation to support development activities, knowledge transfer, and compliance.
• Coach and mentor peers and other scientists while promoting accountability, scientific excellence, collaboration, safety, and compliance across the team.

Requirements:

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with 8+ years of relevant professional experience in process engineering, pharmaceutical development, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong technical understanding of synthetic process development and scale-up, with the ability to apply engineering fundamentals to pharmaceutical manufacturing challenges.
• Knowledge of chemical reaction kinetics, heat and mass transfer, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and process modelling.
• Experience with a range of synthetic process unit operations, such as crystallization, filtration, isolation, drying, milling, solids transfer, liquid handling, batch processing, and continuous chemistry.
• Interest or experience in advanced process engineering approaches, including process modelling, continuous processing, process analytical technology, and digital technology transfer.
• Ability to learn and apply technical knowledge across multiple therapeutic modalities and rapidly adapt to new scientific and engineering challenges.
• Strong scientific judgment, problem-solving capabilities, and willingness to take appropriate risks when developing innovative technical solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across scientific disciplines, external partners, and geographically distributed teams.
• Demonstrated initiative, accountability, and ability to prioritize multiple activities while working effectively in ambiguous and evolving environments.
• Leadership capabilities demonstrated through coaching, mentoring, technical influence, and contribution to a collaborative team culture.
• Commitment to high standards of scientific excellence, safety, regulatory compliance, and quality.
• Willingness to work flexibly across multiple time zones and travel as required, including primarily domestic travel and occasional international travel.

Benefits:

• Full-time position based in Hyderabad, India.
• Opportunity to contribute to the development and scale-up of pharmaceutical processes supporting clinical-stage drug development.
• High-impact technical role connecting process engineering, synthetic chemistry, manufacturing, and advanced pharmaceutical technologies.
• Exposure to diverse therapeutic modalities, including small molecules, peptides, oligonucleotides, and emerging approaches.
• Opportunity to work with strategic external development and manufacturing partners and collaborate across global scientific teams.
• Scope to apply advanced process modelling, continuous processing, process analytical technology, and digital technologies.
• Opportunities for scientific leadership, mentoring, and influence across multidisciplinary development programs.
• Flexible working hours to support collaboration across multiple global time zones.
• Travel opportunity of up to 20%, primarily domestic with occasional international travel.
• Dynamic environment focused on scientific excellence, innovation, patient impact, safety, and collaboration.
• Potential exposure to chemicals, allergens, and loud noises as part of the working environment.