Group Lead: Invitro Bioanalytical

Job Title: in-vitro Bioanalytical Scientist
Job Location: Bangalore

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

Core Purpose of the Role:
•Lead the team of bioanalysts responsible for delivering high quality data for requested ADME studies withing agreed timelines
•Expertise in automated discovery bioanalysis workflow practices for both small and large molecules and new drug modalities like Protacs, ADCs, Oligonucleotides etc.
•Updated with the latest innovations in high throughput bioanalysis, both at instruments levels and data management
•Sound understanding of DMPK principles and have mandatory experience in handling global clients
•Comprehend outcome of various in-vitro/in-vivo assays and contribute to integrated drug discovery Projects as DMPK representative

Role Accountabilities
•Provide ADME/DMPK expertise, to drug discovery projects, integrating in vitro and in vivo data to help define project strategy and deliver agreed project objectives.
•Contribute to Business Development activities (e.g. proposal preparation, discussions with potential clients).
•Provide scientific leadership within the department, including proactively influencing the departments scientific direction and developing optimized processes to improve effectiveness.
•Develop others through coaching, mentoring and motivating others to fulfil their potential.
•Embrace change and be a role model to maintain a high preforming team

Leadership Capabilities

Syngene Values
All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values
•Excellence
•Integrity
•Professionalism

Accountabilities as a Syngene Leader (only for Leadership Hires)
•Champion effective Environment, Occupational Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHSS) practices for the company and oversee compliance with those practices within Biologics business. Play an active leadership role in monitoring and verifying safety performance through Gemba walks and other safety-led activities.
•Foster a corporate culture that promotes an environment, occupational health, safety, and sustainability (EHSS) mindset as well as the highest standards of quality, integrity, and compliance.
•Put people at the heart of our success by providing clear, active leadership defined by the Syngene leadership framework setting high standards of people management, career planning and talent retention as a priority.

Experience
•Minimum 15 years of relevant industrial experience after master’s degree or 10 years after PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Skills and Capabilities
•A demonstrated record of delivering DMPK and PK/PD expertise, with the ability to successfully troubleshoot scientific related issues.
•To be an effective team player; with the confidence to stand up for what you believe in whilst listening to others to collaborate effectively with your peers.
•An interest in new technologies and approaches, a willingness to innovate and help define the future direction of the department.
•An understanding of the importance of identifying and implementing efficiencies to help us deliver the right data at the right time.
•The ability to make effective decisions to positively impact project and departmental goals.
•Excellent communication skills; these will be essential to engage and inspire whilst working in a matrix environment. Facilitate cross-site involvement in projects as required.
•To collaborate with colleagues to prepare proposals and present to potential clients. Promote high scientific visibility of Discovery capabilities within and externally.
•Demonstrated impact on multiple drug discovery projects through to candidate selection, defining project direction and strategy

Education
•M. Pharm/PhD in Pharmaceutical sciences

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.