Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Designation: Senior Research Associate - Assay Biology

Job Location: Bangalore

Department: Syngene Amgen R&D Center

Reporting to: Research Scientist

Job Grade: 9-II

About Syngene:

Syngene (www.syngeneintl.com) is an innovation-led contract research, development and manufacturing organization offering integrated scientific services from early discovery to commercial supply.

At Syngene, safety is at the heart of everything we do personally and professionally. Syngene has placed safety at par with business performance with shared responsibility and accountability, including following safety guidelines, procedures and SOPs, in letter and spirit.

Mandatory expectation for all roles as per Syngene safety guidelines:

• Overall adherence to safe practices and procedures of oneself and the teams aligned
• Contributing to development of procedures, practices and systems that ensures safe operations and compliance to companys integrity & quality standards
• Driving a corporate culture that promotes environment, health, and safety (EHS) mindset and operational discipline at the workplace at all times.
• Ensuring safety of self, teams and lab/plant by adhering to safety protocols and following environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace.
• Ensure all assigned mandatory trainings related to data integrity, health, and safety measures are completed on time by all members of the team including self
• Compliance to Syngene s quality standards at all times.

Job Purpose:

A highly self-motivated individual having experience in in-vitro Bio-assays required for SARC (Syngene Amgen Research center) collaboration. In this position, candidate will support compound screening in standard in-vitro cell based and Biochemical assays.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and execute in-vitro High throughput cell based and Biochemical assays like cell viability assays, Alphascreen assays and TR-FRET assays.
• Perform molecular biology techniques like RT-PCR highly preferred.
• Hands-on experience in liquid handling platforms would be an added advantage.
• Analytical problem solving and trouble shooting skills required.
• Good data management.
• Contributing to development of procedures, practices and systems that ensures safe operations and compliance to company\'s integrity & quality standards.
• Driving a corporate culture that promotes environment, health, and safety (EHS) mindset and operational discipline at the workplace at all times.

Syngene Values:

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values.

• Excellence
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Educational Qualification: M.Sc (Biotechnology/Biological Sciences) from reputed University.

Work Experience: 2-3 years of experience in industry or from a reputed Research institute.

Technical/Functional Skills:

• Experience in handling various cell lines, basic knowledge in handling critical proteins/Enzymes, Experience in using multimode readers would be an added advantage.
• Data analysis using Graph pad prism.
• Well versed with MS Office applications.

Behavioral/Managerial Skills:

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong problem solving and handling skills
• Proactiveness and team player
• Ability to learn and implement new assays in cell based and biochemical assays
• Adaptability to changes in the dynamic lab environment.
• Foster a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement

Equal Opportunity Employer:

It is the policy of Syngene to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable legislation or local law. In addition, Syngene will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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