Product Safety Manager_Raw Substances

India, Hyderabad

Product Safety – Manager Raw Substances

Location: Hyderabad, India

Job Description Summary:

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.

Competencies & Behaviors

• Takes personal responsibility for promoting change and driving compliance.

• Applies knowledge to make timely, correct decisions.

• Shares information generously across teams and functions.

• Proactively seeks to understand customer and market needs.

• Supports peers in overcoming performance challenges.

• Demonstrates accountability for outcomes of self and team.

About Lonza

At Lonza, product safety is a cornerstone of our mission to enable a healthier world. Our teams collaborate globally to ensure that every raw substance meets the highest standards of safety, compliance, and marketability. Guided by our values—Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion, and Integrity—we foster innovation and continuous improvement. By joining Lonza, you will play a vital role in shaping the future of raw substances safety management, leveraging AI-driven tools to enhance compliance and efficiency, and contributing to the medicines of tomorrow.