Yasho Industries - Head - Analytical Development Laboratory

Head Analytical Development Laboratory (ADL)

Location : Pakhajan, Bharuch (Gujarat)

Industry : Specialty Chemicals / Lubricants / Petrochemicals / Agriculture Chemicals

Role Overview:

- The Head Analytical provides technical and managerial leadership for analytical chemistry services.

- The role provides day-to-day analytical support for R&D in developing new molecules across specialty chemicals, rubber chemicals, petrochemicals, agrochemicals, and other organic and organometallic chemicals, and supports other stakeholders as required.

- Responsible for managing the overall ADL function, including instruments and personnel.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership and Management:

- Lead and provide strong administrative and leadership support to the analytical team.

- Monitor workload and staffing levels; recommend and implement actions for timely deliveries and quality services.

- Provide effective people leadership through coaching, training, mentoring, and employee development to build skills and achieve organizational goals.

- Manage all instruments for proper functioning and ensure timely action for AMC and CMC.

- Monitor and improve people and instrument engagement to enhance productivity and avoid pending analyses.

Compliance, Quality, and Documentation:

- Record management, SOPs, TDS, instrument-related records (calibration, performance, AMC, etc.), and all other records as per regulatory requirements.

- Proper documentation of analytical records, stability data, and impurity records.

- Maintain the analytical lab in line with standards and current Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).

Technical Expertise and Scientific Oversight:

- Provide technical expertise across analytical chemistry disciplines.

- Strong knowledge of analytical instruments such as LCMS, HPLC, GCMS, GC, NMR, CMR, Mass, IR, UV, ICP, DSC, XRD, PSA, TGA, along with interpretation of analytical data.

- Good understanding of wet analysis.

- Expertise in troubleshooting and resolving analytical queries.

Personnel Attributes:

- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and managerial communication skills.

- Strong organizational, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications:

- M.Sc. (Analytical / Inorganic / Organic Chemistry) with 12-15 years of experience in an analytical development lab, including 5 years in a managerial role

OR Ph.D. (Organic / Analytical Chemistry) with 3-4 years of hands-on ADL experience and 5 years in a managerial position in an analytical development lab

Added Advantages:

- Experience in analysis of specialty chemicals with hands-on exposure to LC-MS, NMR, XRD, PSA

- Experience in rubber and lubricant additives will be an added advantage