Lead Scientist- Pathology

Job title: Lead Scientist (Toxicologic Pathologist) 

Job location: Bangalore

Department: Safety Assessment, Pathology

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 purpose of this role is to provide scientific contribution to the pathology function within Safety Assessment department, and to serve as a study pathologist and peer review pathologist for in vivo non-clinical toxicology studies. The role is responsible for planning, organizing, and executing the pathology phase of toxicology studies, and for delivering high-quality reports to clients in compliance with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and regulatory requirements.

Role Accountabilities:

• Provide scientific contribution and expertise to guide technical staff to conduct all activities related to pathology phase of in vivo toxicology studies
• Ensuring compliance to the SOPs, protocols and GLP
• Provide scientific contribution to design and conduct of pathology phase of preclinical toxicology studies
• Act as Study Pathologist for acute, sub-acute, sub chronic, and chronic toxicology studies in rodents and non-rodents
• Involvement in necropsy procedures for gross pathology examination
•  Verification of raw data related to gross, histopathology, organ weights and clinical pathology
• Interpretation of pathology data, preparation and review of pathology report, providing technical contribution to final study report
• Training and guidance to personnel in histopathology and clinical pathology laboratories
• Perform the role of a peer review pathologist
• Perform the role of Principal Investigator (pathologist) for the pathology phase of multisite studies
• Set high-quality standards for processes, methods and reporting of pathology results through recommendations and critical reviews as per international industry standards
• Hold self and peers accountable for achieving department objectives
• Keep up to date on current trends in practice of industrial toxicologic pathology
• Preparation of pathology updates, reports and SOPs with emphasis on scientific correctness, quality, and regulatory compliance
• Address sponsor and regulatory queries with a detailed response with literature support.

 Syngene Values 

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values 

•  Excellence
•  Integrity
•  Professionalism

Specific requirements for this role 

Experience

• Foundational of collective experience in the role of toxicologic pathologist
• Experience in pathology evaluation of various types of preclinical toxicology studies in rodents and non-rodents, including peer reviews.
• Experience in handling complex pathology studies
• Experience in GLP certified organization is preferable
• Experience in use of on-line data capture systems like Pristima or Provantis is preferable

Skills and Capabilities:

• Good verbal and written communication, presentation skills and scientific writing ability
• Ability to manage multiple projects and troubleshoot scientific issues
• Ability to make effective decisions to positively impact the goals of projects and functions.

Education

• MVSc in Veterinary Pathology.  Board certification in Veterinary or toxicologic pathology (DIBTP/DICVP) is desirable.

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.