Title:  SPR Scientist

JOB DESCRIPTION

Designation: SPR Scientist – Biomolecular Interactions

Job Location: Bangalore

Department: Discovery Biology

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

Job Purpose

The incumbent will perform SPR/BLI based method development for client projects using Biacore T200/8K and Octet Red96/HTX instruments. He/she has to design experiments, analyze, and compile the data for client sharing.

Key Responsibilities: 

• To execute SPR/BLI method development across different functional areas within Syngene discovery biology.
• Able to communicate the findings clearly, document the observations on a day to today basis and report.
• Prepare detailed reports for sharing with clients.
• Improve lab efficiency and streamlines the operational processes to increase productivity.
• Attend training on environment, health, and safety (EHS) measures imparted in the company. Follow environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace ensuring individual and lab/plant safety.

Educational Qualification: 

• M.Sc/M.Pharm/M.Tech in Life sciences or related field.

 Technical/functional Skills:

• Prior experience on kinetics estimation with large molecules and therapeutic proteins using Biacore is desirable.
• Theoretical knowledge on protein kinetics estimation and protein-protein interaction.
• Ability to interpret and troubleshoot data generated.
• Knowledge on working with small molecules and membrane proteins in a Biacore instrument will be an added advantage.
• Preferred if having experience in Octet/BLI, ELISA, DSF and other biomolecular interaction/characterization techniques.  

Experience:

3-6 years post qualification.

Behavioural Skills:

• Take accountability and ownership for respective job function maintain data integrity & exhibit good data management skills.
• Excellent attention to details, diligent documentation, and efficient communication skills
• Good data management by ALCOA+ frame work

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.