Title:  Lead Investigator

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Lead Investigator

Job Location: Bengaluru

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:

• Maintain monthly productivity of the team
• Support HR for recruitment
• Safety compliance of the team
• Integrity compliance of the Team

Role Accountabilities:

• Adhere to safe practices and procedures for self and the team members; contribute to the development of procedures, practices, and systems that ensure safe operations and compliance with the company’s integrity and quality standards and hold self and the team members accountable for the achievement of safety goals.
• Champion effective Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHSS) practices for the company and oversee compliance with those practices; play an active leadership role in monitoring and verifying safety performance through Gemba walks and other safety-led activities; govern and review safety metrics at an appropriate frequency; ensure all mandatory assigned training related to data integrity, health, and safety measures are completed on time by all members of the team, including self.
• Foster a corporate culture that promotes an environment, health, safety, and sustainability (EHSS) mindset as well as the highest standards of quality, integrity, and compliance; model compliance with Syngene’s quality standards.
• Take care of the chemistry team’s productivity, ensure the timely update of weekly updates, and respond to clients' queries.
• Chemistry troubleshooting and the timely delivery of tox lot compounds.
• Mentoring and coaching the Team for a better scientific and qualitative delivery.
• Involved in manpower management and work along with HR to ensure no billing loss.
• Taking care of overall lab responsibility.
• Involve in candidate selection interviews for both M.Sc and Ph.D.
• Involve in Kavach activity of Syngene.
• 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.
• Ensure communication of incidents (or near-misses) and learnings from those to ensure such an incident is not repeated/does not happen.

Syngene Values:

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values

•  Excellence
•  Integrity
•  Professionalism

Accountabilities as a Syngene Leader:

• 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: 8-16 years post Ph.D.

Education: Ph.D. in organic chemistry from reputed institutes and preferably Post-Doctoral research experience.

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.