Product Safety Manager (5-10 years)

Job Role: Product Safety Manager

Exp-5-10 years

Location: Hyderabad

Work Type: Work from office-5 days

Shift: General

About Client: A Swiss multinational and the world's largest contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and nutrition industries. Founded in 1897 in the Swiss Alps, the company is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and employs approximately 20,000 people across more than 30 global sites.

About Job:

As a Product Safety Manager for Raw Substances, you will evaluate health and environmental hazard data of raw materials supplied to Lonza sites, ensuring compliance with local and international regulations. You will manage supplier Safety Data Sheets (SDS) in SAP EHS/S4HANA, monitor regulatory changes, and provide hazard communications to support safe operations. In addition, this role will oversee raw substances safety management and integrate AI tools to enhance data extraction and hazard assessment processes.

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with GHS classification for purchased products and materials. Review supplier SDS to confirm alignment with regional chemical regulations (e.g., REACH/CLP in Switzerland).

SDS Management: Maintain and update supplier SDS in SAP EHS and submodules in S/4HANA, monitoring regulatory changes and ensuring data accuracy.

Hazard Assessment: Extract and document intrinsic physical, health, and environmental hazards of chemical substances by entering relevant data into SAP EHS systems.

AI Integration: Oversee integration of AI tools for efficient data extraction and hazard analysis.

Regulatory Monitoring: Support updates to SAP tools and data based on regulatory changes, ensuring timely hazard communication.

System Oversight: Monitor SAP system activities for raw material status changes (e.g., purchased → shipped or sold).

Business Support: Respond to business and customer inquiries regarding regulatory standing of materials.

Subject Matter Expertise: Act as SME for product safety in cross-functional projects, providing guidance and expertise.

Continuous Improvement: Contribute to process optimization, compliance initiatives, and adoption of new technologies.

Other Duties: Perform additional tasks as required to support product safety and compliance initiatives.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, or Pharmaceutical Science.

Natural Science degree with specialization in Toxicology preferred.

5–10 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical or chemical industry.

5–10 years of SAP EHS/S4HANA experience.

Experience-driven role; certifications not required.

Skills & Attributes

Expertise in raw substance safety and product safety management.

Familiarity with AI tools for data extraction and hazard assessment.

Strong knowledge of SAP, Excel, and regulatory authority-mandated software.

Project planning and organizational skills.

Hands-on approach with willingness to learn and adapt.

Team-oriented mindset with expertise in Environmental, Biological, Chemical, Regulatory, IT, or analytical tools.

Ability to lift up to 20 pounds