Title:  Assay Biologist

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 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 the area of target validation and novel capability building. He/she shall be involved in guiding the team for the development & qualification of different types of cell-based and biochemical assays in the oncology 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 oncology 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, Safety and automation based on experience
• Writing and Review of electronic laboratory notebooks, 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 immuno-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 CRISPR, shRNA, lentiviral mediated gene editing, CTG/Incucyte based assays, multicolour flow cytometry, 3D spheroids
• Experience in iPSC reprogramming and differentiation along with 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.