Senior Scientist - Assay Biology

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Sr Scientist - Assay Biologist

Job Location: Bangalore

Department: Assay 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

Core Purpose of the Role:

Assay Biologist (Sr Scientist) to support Bioassays and in vitro research activities that are critical to Client project.

Key Responsibilities:

Bioassay Execution and Analysis:

• Perform functional bioassays including ELISAs and cell-based assays (e.g., IOP assays, ADCC assays).
• Execute experiments end-to-end: data generation, documentation, analysis, and compilation.
• Ensure data quality through review and compliance checks.
• Prepare and draft study reports as required.

In Vitro Anti-Tumor Efficacy Evaluation:

• Conduct studies to assess anti-tumor activity across various tumor cell lines and indications.
• Utilize techniques such as:

• ELISA and cytokine analysis (Luminex, ELISA, CBA platforms)
• Flow cytometry
• Cell proliferation and inhibition assays
• 2D/3D co-culture models

Compliance & Data Integrity

• Ensure adherence to organizational safety, quality, and EHSS standards.
• Follow ALCOA+ principles and maintain accurate electronic lab notebook (ELN) records.

Laboratory Operations

• Support routine lab activities including mammalian cell culture.

Syngene Values

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values

•  Excellence
•  Integrity
•  Professionalism

Education:

Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in:

• Biology / Biotechnology
• Immunology / Cell Biology
• Cancer Biology or related life sciences field

Hands-on experience in:

• Cell-based assays (ADCC, proliferation, cytotoxicity)
• Mammalian cell culture
• Immunoassays (ELISA, Luminex, CBA)
• Flow cytometry
• Experience with data analysis tools (e.g., PLA, SoftMax Pro, GraphPad Prism, Excel)

Core Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal, analytical, presentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively under tight timelines in a collaborative environment.

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.