Sr Research Associate, R&D

Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC

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India - Alathur Until 8/23/2026 First posted October 22, 2025 Last posted October 22, 2025
Job description

Job Description Summary

The Senior Research Associate in API- Research and development is responsible for executing and supporting research activities related to the Literature search, Synthesis, Characterization, and scale-up of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
This role involves Process development, analytical testing, documentation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful development of high-quality APIs in compliance with regulatory standards.

Job Description

  • Research and process development of API.
  • Conducting Literature search, lab trials and stretchability studies for the assigned API.
  • Carrying out feasibility studies for the assigned projects.
  • Identifying critical process parameters and developing suitable reprocess methods.
  • Process optimization and carrying out lab validation batches.
  • Synthesis of process related impurities
  • Conducting lab feasibility studies and identifying the critical process parameter.
  • Conducting stretchability studies and identifying critical process parameters
  • Supporting the tech transfer team for the successful process transfer from lab to plant.
  • Synthesis of NDSRIs and other nitrosamine impurities and characterization.
  • Carrying susceptibility trial experiments of drug substances/drug products under various Nitrosation conditions.
  • Nitrosamine Risk assessment based on API structure, its route of synthesis, related impurities, and excipients used in the manufacture of drug substances.
  • Maintaining lab environment safely, cleanly, and guiding Lab Assistant to handle hazardous chemicals.

About this role

Summary

Conduct research on API synthesis, process optimization, impurity characterization, and support tech transfer.

Job title

Sr Research Associate, R&D

Experience level

not specified

Industry

pharmaceuticals

Location requirements

India-based, no remote work specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

literature searchprocess developmentanalytical testingimpurity synthesisregulatory compliance

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

APIprocess developmentanalytical testingimpurity synthesisscale-up
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Indianapolis, IN, USA

On-site City