Job Description

Title: Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)

Location: Sanand/Ahmedabad

Business Unit: Pharmaceuticals

Reporting To: CEO

About LOXIM

Since 1977, LOXIM Industries Limited has built a strong reputation as a globally respected, chemistry-driven manufacturing organization known for innovation, quality, and execution excellence.

Our businesses span specialty chemicals, dyes, pharmaceutical APIs & intermediates, and contract development/manufacturing solutions serving global markets.

Headquartered in India, with an international presence across the USA, Germany, and Singapore, LOXIM combines entrepreneurial agility with global ambitions.

As we scale our pharmaceutical business, we are building a future-focused scientific and innovation platform that combines speed, scientific excellence, customer responsiveness, and differentiated chemistry capabilities.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a visionary and execution-driven Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) to lead LOXIM’s pharmaceutical innovation ecosystem.

This is a strategic business-building role responsible for driving:

• Scientific vision and innovation strategy
• R&D and technology platform development
• Portfolio and product strategy
• CDMO / CMO scientific responsiveness
• Analytical Development Laboratory (ADL)
• IP and scientific differentiation
• Leadership and capability development

The CSO will play a critical role in building LOXIM Pharma into a globally respected, innovation-led organization.

Key Responsibilities

1. Scientific Vision & Innovation Leadership

• Define and drive LOXIM Pharma’s scientific vision and innovation roadmap
• Build differentiated chemistry-led platforms
• Foster a culture of scientific rigor, agility, accountability, and technical excellence
• Strengthen LOXIM’s positioning as a credible global innovation partner

2. R&D Platform Development

Build and scale capabilities across:

• Process chemistry and chemical synthesis
• APIs and pharmaceutical intermediates
• Enzymatic synthesis / biocatalysis
• Peptide chemistry
• Advanced process development and scale-up

Drive route scouting, process optimization, impurity control, yield improvement, cost competitiveness, and commercialization readiness.

3. CDMO / CMO Scientific Business Enablement

• Lead rapid technical evaluation of customer opportunities
• Enable fast and credible scientific responses to RFQs and feasibility studies
• Support customer discussions, due diligence, and technical negotiations
• Partner closely with business development teams to accelerate conversions

4. Analytical Development Laboratory (ADL)

Build and lead a high-performing ADL focused on:

• Analytical method development and validation
• Method transfer and troubleshooting
• Product characterization and development analytics
• Technical support for internal and customer projects

5. Portfolio Strategy

Drive product and portfolio decisions based on:

• Scientific feasibility
• Market attractiveness
• Competitive differentiation
• Regulatory complexity
• Margin potential and strategic fit

Focus areas include APIs, pharmaceutical intermediates, specialty products, and CDMO / CMO platforms.

6. Intellectual Property & Scientific Differentiation

• Lead patent landscaping and freedom-to-operate assessments
• Drive process innovation and technology differentiation
• Build defensible scientific know-how and IP-led opportunities
• Support strategic scientific partnerships and collaborations

7. Technology Transfer & Commercialization

Ensure seamless transfer from development to manufacturing by driving:

• Process robustness and scale-up readiness
• Validation and reproducibility
• Commercial feasibility and plant integration

Collaborate closely with manufacturing, quality, regulatory, supply chain, and commercial teams.

8. Regulatory & Quality Scientific Leadership

Support global regulatory and quality expectations through:

• CMC documentation and development compliance
• QbD principles and audit readiness
• Technical investigations and problem-solving

9. External Scientific Ecosystem & Partnerships

Build external scientific connectivity through:

• Academic collaborations
• CRO / CDMO partnerships
• Technology alliances and expert networks
• Open innovation initiatives

10. Leadership & Talent Development

Build and mentor future scientific leaders with strengths in:

• Science and technology
• Manufacturing and quality systems
• Regulatory discipline
• Commercial awareness
• Technical and people leadership

Qualifications

• PhD in Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, or related disciplines

Experience

• 20+ years in pharmaceutical innovation, R&D, or scientific leadership
• Strong exposure to APIs, intermediates, CDMO, and CMO environments
• Proven experience building scientific organizations and innovation platforms
• Experience spanning development through commercialization

Preferred exposure:

• Process chemistry
• Biocatalysis / enzymatic chemistry
• Peptide chemistry
• Technology transfer
• Analytical development
• Global regulated markets

Leadership Traits

The ideal candidate should demonstrate:

• Scientific credibility
• Strategic and entrepreneurial thinking
• Speed and customer responsiveness
• Commercial awareness and execution excellence
• Strong ownership and talent-building capability

Why Join LOXIM?

This is an opportunity to build and shape the scientific foundation, innovation strategy, and leadership culture of a growing pharmaceutical platform with global ambitions.

Apply at: jobs@loxim.com