Head - R&D - Food Products - PhD

Job Description:-

- Provide overall management and leadership to the R&D team & develop R&D strategy, budgets, and ensure complete integration of business and R&D plans and activities.

- Lead the R&D team to design the Paper Formula, Develop Prototype, Scale up, Shelf Life Study, Sensory, Costing & Commercialize for various Clean & Plant based Products, Dosage format & any new format e.g. (Powder/Solid Dose/Liquids/Other).

- Collaborate with different teams internally on insights & idea generation activities

- Build Inhouse team of scientists, lab analysts and technical experts.

- Collaborate with Regulatory to prepare product dossiers to meet regulatory compliance

- Work with manufacturing and QA to ensure that formulas and processes are scaled up to optimum production levels (assist in education and training of production/others).

- Evaluate Clinical Trials and RWE Studies for qualified products.

- Provide support for label development, certifications & other technical documents

- Participate in the set-up and commissioning of R&D and pilot-scale facilities starting from facility identification up to procurement and installation of equipment and instrumentations.

Required Skills:

- Knowledge on Herbal Extracts, Ayurveda Products & Ingredients, Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia.

- Full understanding of linkages between Ayurveda Principle and modern science like Micronutrient extraction through plant sources

- Knowledge of Safety practices and establishing safety for Plants & Ayurveda range of Ingredients

- Must have a strong network of India based industry, CRO and university/lab contacts and relationships.

- Experience with all Dosage formats like Powder, Tablet, Capsule, Granules, Tea/Kwath, powders, Liquid, Gummies, Effervescent technology etc.

- Excellent team leader/member skill sets, ability to work with all staff levels

- Excellent Analytical, Communication & Project Management Skills