Title:  Invivo Pharmacology Scientist

Job Title: Invivo Scientist

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: Responsible for executing the assigned in vivo efficacy studies in pain and inflammation therapeutic area.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Responsible to conduct assigned research projects including experiments with utilizing current concepts and recognized standard techniques.

2. Responsible to set up the experimental designs, analysis of data and concluding from the progress.

3. Record laboratory observations information in lab notebooks, database and document the experimental designs.

4. Responsible for data analysis, perform calculations for the result of the experiment.

5. Summarize the research and communicate result of research to the supervisor.

Syngene Values:

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values

Excellence

Integrity

Professionalism

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

• M.Pharm Pharmacology
• M.V.Sc Pharmacology / Pathology
• M.Sc Biochemistry / Biotechnology

EXPERIENCE: 1 - 3 years of Industrial experience

TECHNICAL /FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:

• Hands-on experience in execution of pain models which includes Chemically Induced Nociception - Acetic acid induced writhing, Formalin induced tonic pain, Neuropathic Pain - Partial sciatic nerve ligation (PSNL), chronic constriction injury (CCI), Spinal Nerve Ligation (SNL) and Inflammatory Pain - Adjuvant (CFA) induced pain.
• Hands-on experience in handling acute inflammation models such as – LPS induced pulmonary inflammation; Carrageenan induced paw edema and Cytokine Induced Inflammation and peritonitis animal models.
• Hands-on experience in handling chronic inflammation models such as – Carrageenan Airpouch inflammation, Cotton Pellet Induced Granuloma and Bleomycin Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis.
• Will work independently or in association with senior scientists and other associates in the design and execution of in-vivo efficacy experiments in the relevant therapeutic area.
• Experience in animals handling (rodents and non rodents) such as dosing by various routes, bleeding by various routes, injections by various routes and surgical modalities which includes cannulation etc…
• Associate to provide technical, analysis and reporting outcomes of research for projects in relevant therapeutic area.
• Organizational skills and the ability to work in a highly collaborative environment are required.

Behavioral / Managerial skills:

• Demonstrated capabilities in leading a team and working in a matrix environment. Ability to rationally discuss data make data-driven decisions, and influence decisions to select optimal molecules for development. Ability to work in collaboration with a large inter-disciplinary team and assimilate data from various aspects. Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience managing multiple complex projects simultaneously requiring frequent communication, organizing/time management, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, collaboration, analytical, and scientific project management skills
• Ability to work with senior management with professionalism and discretion

Equal Employment Opportunity:

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.