Junior Manager

JOB DESCRIPTIONDesignation: Junior ManagerJob Location: Bangalore Department: BBRC – Information TechnologyAbout SyngeneIncorporated in 1993, Syngene International Ltd. is an innovation-focused global discovery, development and manufacturing organization providing integrated scientific services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutrition, animal health, consumer goods and specialty chemical industries around the world. Syngene’ s clientele includes world leaders such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Baxter, Amgen, GSK, Merck KGaA and Herbalife. Its innovative culture is driven by the passion of its 4240- strong team of scientists who work with clients from around the world to solve their scientific problems, improve R&D productivity, speed up time to market and lower the cost of innovation.Job Purpose:The Application Specialist in the LIMS ELN and Entity Registration Platforms team will bridge scientific research needs and IT solutions, with a primary focus on Electronic Laboratory Notebooks/Laboratory Information Management Systems (ELN/LIMS) and the responsible adoption of Generative AI tools. This hands-on role partners with researchers, lab personnel, and IT to gather requirements, design solutions, and ensure effective implementation and support of ELN/LIMS capabilities, instrument connectivity, and GenAI-enabled workflows that improve data quality, speed of insight, and compliance. If you want an exciting and rewarding career that is meaningful, consider joining our diverse team.Responsibilities:Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with scientists and lab managers to understand experimental workflows; document user needs, process maps, and data standards for ELN/LIMS and GenAI use cases.Solution Design: Partner with platform engineers and vendors to design configurations (schemas, registration models, templates, routing), integrations (APIs/webhooks/ETL), roles/permissions, and audit/traceability aligned with BMS standards.GenAI Enablement: Identify high-value GenAI opportunities (e.g., protocol drafting, experiment summarization, semantic search, assay troubleshooting assistants); define guardrails, evaluation, and privacy controls; support pilots through scale-up.Instrument & Data Connectivity: Coordinate instrument data capture, ensure metadata/FAIR practices, and support interoperability with analytics/warehouse environments.Delivery & Support: Manage backlogs and Jira boards; write user stories and acceptance criteria; plan and script UAT; develop training materials and conduct structured end-user training; provide post-go-live support.Compliance & Quality: Partner with QA/Validation as applicable (e.g., 21 CFR Part 11, GxP/CLIA contexts), ensuring documentation, change control, and audit readiness.Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Coordinate across Research, IT, Security, and vendors; contribute to roadmaps, SOWs, and service reviews to meet SLAs and continuous improvement goalsTechnical Skills:Hands-on system administration, including schema/registry design, workflows, templates, and data analysis configurations.Experience with instrument data capture and pipeline tooling; exposure to cloud analytics (e.g., Databricks/Snowflake/Power BI).Familiarity with vector search/embeddings and evaluation frameworks for GenAI; basic Python or notebooks for demos/data exploration.Professional certifications (CBAP/CCBA, CSPO/PSPO, PMP)Strong commitment to a career in technology with a passion for healthcare and impact on patients.Proven experience with ELN/LIMS in biotech/pharma research labsDegree in Biological or Chemical Sciences with prior hands-on research experience.Knowledge of molecular biology, antibody discovery, protein chemistry/biochemistry workflows and data management.Comfort translating scientific needs into system configurations, integrations, and training.Ability to work collaboratively with scientists, IT colleagues, vendors, and contractors.Demonstrated success operating within a matrixed organization and driving consensus.Strong focus on user experience, change management, and adoption.Excellent communication skills and agility to learn new tools and processesEducational Qualification:Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Life Sciences (e.g., Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Bioengineering) or related field.Experience: Good experience years as a Business Analyst (or Product BA) in life-sciences R&D; Good number of years configuring/implementing ELN/LIMS  ( Benchling, Genedata, Dotmatics, Revvity, Sapio etc.)GenAI: Good number of years enabling enterprise GenAI solutions (prompting/RAG, evaluation/guardrails, responsible use) for scientific knowledge or workflow assistance.Technical Skills: Familiarity with ELN/LIMS configuration, REST APIs/JSON, basic SQL; understanding of data models, ontologies, and controlled vocabularies.Analytical Skills: Ability to translate complex scientific requirements into testable specifications and measurable outcomes.Communication: Strong written/verbal skills for lab, IT, and leadership audiences.Regulatory Knowledge: Working understanding of 21 CFR Part 11, data integrity, and GxP/CLIA principles as applicable.Behavioral Skills:Demonstrates effective communication skills, both oral and written, cross-functional collaboration skills, and a cross-cultural awareness.Proactive, works with a high level of independence with minimal supervision.Good organizational, analytical, and planning skills.Attention to detail in documenting processes.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 accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.