Title:  Assay Biologist

Designation: Team Lead – Assay Biology

Job Location: Bangalore

Department: Discovery Biology

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 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.
• 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
• Hold self and their teams accountable for the achievement of safety goals
• Govern and Review safety metrics from time to time

Job Purpose

• Looking for a highly innovative, enthusiastic and result-oriented individual who will lead a team of scientists, interfacing with the clients for their research and business needs and managing the activities of the Assay Development Group complying with the company quality and regulatory standards.
• The candidate will be involved in leading projects in immunology/assaybiology. He/she shall be involved in guiding the team for the development & qualification of different types of cell-based and biochemical assays in immunology related drug discovery projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Scientifically contributing and leading the client FTE projects, regular updates and communications to internal and external customers on the progress of the neuroscience related projects
• Manage a team of Scientists- Masters [includes goal setting, understanding developmental needs, assigning responsibilities in the laboratory activities, critically assessing their performance and providing timely feedback]
• Scientific execution of work, developing new assays, troubleshooting the assays, data analysis and presentations
• Active participation in the strategic drives- Data Integrity and Safety; Compound management & automation based on experience
• Writing and Review of Laboratory Note Books, Raw data and study report to ensure data integrity for himself/herself and for reporting team.
• Review reports and protocol of method development, qualification, and other studies
• Responsible for detailed planning of sample analysis and execution of protocol-based studies.
• Technical data presentation in departmental and functional meetings.
• Maintains compliance with all company policies and procedures.
• Ability to build a small team and manage the daily activities of the immune-oncology assay group.
• Possess the knowledge and exposure to environment, health, and safety (EHS) practices
• Follow environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace ensuring individual and lab/plant safety
• Ensure environment, health, and safety (EHS) measures are imparted via training and adhered within the team.

Educational Qualification:  Ph.D or Masters Biological sciences or related field

Technical/functional Skills:

• Subject area (Immunology/immune oncology) expertise and in-depth technical understanding of drug discovery.
• Work experience in cell-based assays involving immune cells, cell lines, PBMCs and whole blood.
• Strong experience in multicolour flow cytometry, ELISA, MSD, Luminex, cytokine analysis, T cell activation and suppression assays, reporter assays.
• Experience in high throughput assays in 384 well formats and automation are desirable.
• Interacts with other members of the department in developing innovative technologies and assay platform.
• Knowledge in regulatory guidelines related to biosafety, and statistical data analysis.

Behavioral Skills:

Ability to manage a team of professionals to deliver quality work within the time frame, train and coach junior scientists, inculcate good work ethics.

Ability to work with co‐workers and outside agencies professionally and tactfully.

Excellent verbal/written communication and ability to communicate effectively with high transparency is essential.

Interpersonal skills with an emphasis on working in a team environment to accomplish impactful results.

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.