Group Lead - Invivo Pharmacology Neuroscience

Job Title: Team Lead/Group Lead – Invivo Pharmacology Neuroscience

Job Location: Syngene International Ltd, Biocon Park, 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:

The individual must possess excellent knowledge of complex drug discovery and developmental aspects of CNS disorders with strong in-vivo pharmacological hands-on experience. Must have exceptional ability to manage client relationships in-terms of project deliverables and business continuity. The individual should possess the ability to guide and drive the project deliverables on time to internal as well as external stakeholders by ensuring the quality all the time.

Role Accountabilities

1. Designing the experimental study plans based on client’s requirements and manage proposal writing and submissions within defined TAT.
2. Data review, analysis, interpretations, presentations and report submissions.
3. Ability to manage the optimum utilization of resources and manpower to ensure timely delivery of project deliverables.
4. Identify the training needs for the junior team members and ensure adequate skill enhancement steps taken care.
5. Possess good communication (both verbal and written) and respond promptly to relevant stakeholders about the deliverables of projects involved.
6. Participate in new capability developments and initiatives in CNS space.
7. Create 1-3-5 plan for new initiatives and manage the ideas to translate into actionable items.
8. Manage risk management aspects and ensure CAPA in place for efficiency in operational aspects.

Leadership Capabilities

Syngene Values

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values

•  Excellence
•  Integrity
•  Professionalism

Experience

Must be expert in CNS modalities.

Skills and Capabilities

• Strong theoretical knowledge on various signaling mechanisms of CNS disorders including behavioral diseases and maintaining up-to-date knowledge on new developments in CNS research.
• Strong practical knowledge in various CNS models which includes psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, PTSD etc., and neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, cerebral ischemia and epilepsy.
• Extended knowledge and understanding on various components of deliverables from supportive functions such as DMPK, ex-vivo, safety assessment & formulation department.
• Excellent understanding of in-vitro data and assay optimization aspects that help designing in-vivo studies

Education: 

Ph.D in Neuroscience 

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.