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Job Description

Position Title Deputy General Manager - R & D
Company Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd
Grade / Level III
Division / Department R&D
Job Purpose
  1. Encompassing literature survey.
  2. Identifying techno – commercially attractive and non – infringing route for fluoro-specialty molecules identified for commercialization in time bound manner.
  3. Develop & standardize industrially feasible processes and also meet long term cost targets. 
  4. Identify & develop  new products.
  5. Prepare feasibility report, cost analysis report, monthly progress report and TDR
  6. Demonstrate/validate the lab scale process up to commercial scale

 

Prinicipal job accoutabilities
Accountabilities Major Activities Key Performance Indicators
PROJECT WORK: MANUFACTURE /COMMERCIALLIZATION OF ENQUIRY BASED PRODUCTS ( IN-HOUSE OR AT THIRD PARTY) • Doing literature search of the enquiries received from the clients & making their project proposals. • Preparing costing and timelines for the enquiries from the clients. • Planning of the project work as per the timeline required by clients. • Identifying vendors for RM’s, raising PR’s and ensuring the timely arrival of RM’s. • Ensuring the quality of RM’s, intermediates and final products as per specifications. • Ensuring the timely execution of the project work and timely dispatch of the final products to the clients. • Timely communication of project requirements to procurement team for material requirements, ADL team for analytical support and marketing team for dispatch of materials. • Prepare the SOP’s and ensuring that all SOP’s are followed while carrying out the project work. • Helping & guiding the group members in developing experimental skills & proper documentation as per GLP/ IMS. • Preparing the presentations and final project reports. • Taking the processes developed in the R & D to the commercial scale. • No. of enquiries completed • No. of projects completed • Value addition through innovation
PEOPLE IMPROVEMENT PLAN • Good project management • Improve soft skills of group members. • Work on the time management, communication skills and team work within a group. • Counseling and coaching of group members as and when required. • Training group members for implementation of SOP’s and working with SAP module. • No. of projects completed in time.
EXTERNAL/INTERNAL COMMUNICATION • Proper communication (written /verbal /presentation) with clients and vendors. • Proper communication (written /verbal /presentation) across vertical & horizontal reporting lines. • No. of projects completed in time.
DOCUMENTATION/SOP’S • Preparation of SOP’s for all the processes to be followed & equipments to be handled during the completion of the project work. • Ensure the proper documentation/filing of literature, patents, experimental data (laboratory journals), internal & external communication, project reports, SOP’s and so on. • No. of SOP’s generated & followed. • Degree of accomplishment in documentation and filing of records/ data.
NON-INFRINGING PROCESSES • Developing the non-infringing processes for the enquiry based products, if it is requirement of the client. • Developing non-infringing processes for new products based on building blocks available with GFL. • No. of new molecules or products developed.
SAFETY & HOUSEKEEPING • Ensuring that the laboratory and group members are well equipped with the safety & housekeeping equipments. • Ensuring that the GLP/ GMP/ IMS are fully observed by the group members while doing their project work. • Doing periodical safety & house-keeping rounds in the R & D and pilot plant • Doing HAZOP studies of the processes developed in the laboratory before taking for manufacturing. • No. of accident free days
LITERATURE /PATENT SEARCH • Doing complete literature /patent search required in the project work using Scifinder, Reaxys, ROW-2 and other software packages. • If required, visit universities or other organizations for literature / patent search. • Prepare the literature/patent search reports. • Educate subordinates for literature/patent search. • No. of records on literature papers & patents • No. of successful implementation of literature or patents processes in project work.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING • Contribute in trouble-shooting & fine tuning of in-house manufacturing processes, as and when required. • No. of successful trouble-shooting
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY • Contributing in additional responsibility assigned by the supervisor in the area of material procurement (preparing specifications), material storage, materials disposal, general maintenance of laboratory & equipments. • Minimum no. of breakdowns in the project work
COMPLIANCE SUSTAINABILITY AND INTEGRITY ? Ensure all activities under his/her control and supervision are compliant with all the laws of land and statutory requirement. ? Conduct all operation of function, ensuring social responsibility and accountabilities by following the company guideline of the same. ? Be responsible for ethical operation under his control. ? Be responsible for prevention, detection and reporting of bribery and other forms of corruption including breach of code of conduct and other company regulation. ? Avoid all such activity that could lead to or imply breach of code of conduct, anti- bribery and anti-corruption etc.
Skills and academic qualifications
Educational Qualifications
  • Preferred Qualification -

    PHD in Organic Chemistry

Functional Skills
  • Functional Skills Required -

    • Lead a team of scientist and chemists for new products / process development and improvement of the existing products. • Knowledge and understanding of synthetic methods, analytical methods and relevant products. • Excellent skills in interpretatio

  • Technical Skills required -

    Minimum 16-18 years in R & D with at least 8 years as Group Leader.

Relevant and total experience
  • Total Number of experience required -

    Minimum 16-18 years in R & D with at least 8 years as Group Leader.