R&D Lead

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients Min Experience: 15+ years Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India JobType: full-time Requirements Must Haves: • Ph.D. in Chemistry, Surfactant Chemistry, or Biotechnology from a reputed institute. • 10–15 years of progressive R&D leadership experience in formulation/biotech/surfactant industries. • Proven expertise in biobased product development across multiple application domains. • Strong people leadership managing 10-20member multidisciplinary scientific teams. • Deep knowledge of surfactants, analytical techniques, and/or biotechnology. • Hands-on experience in lab-to-plant scale-up and commercialization processes. • Strong project planning, execution, documentation, and innovation management skills. • Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (