Title:  Research Associate

Job description

Job title: Research Associate

Job location: Bangalore

Job grade: 9-I

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 always
• 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:

• Personnel handling this profile will be responsible for conducting reactions and delivering final compounds within a fast turnaround time, meeting the specific requirements of both the project and Syngene. The candidate should be capable of independently solving chemistry problems. He or she should ensure that the experimental observations are recorded contemporaneously and in compliance with the Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) policies of the project and Syngene.

Role Accountabilities:

• Perform synthetic chemistry reactions, reaction workups, purification of the compounds by column chromatography, crystallization, re-crystallization techniques, preparative TLC and operating lab equipments’
• Ensure that the samples generated during synthesis are given for analysis and record subsequent results obtained and update the supervisor / group leader on the progress of synthesis and ensure samples are packed appropriately for shipment
• Record the observations of experiment/reaction, results, utilization of resources and other activities related to the reaction in the laboratory or e-notebook following guidelines and in timely manner and ensure that the same is handled safely and confidentially.
• The candidate should be capable of meeting Syngene’s productivity expectations (# of compounds/month and # of steps/month) without compromising on safety and quality.
• The candidate should be capable of synthesizing the final compounds at a faster turnaround time
• The candidate should have excellent analytical interpretation and purification skills
• Ensure that they know the SDS of the chemicals they are handling and aware of emergency response procedures in case of accidental spillage, leakage or fire and ensure proper waste segregation as per EHS norms
• Always follow EHS and quality system requirements in the workplace ensuring individual safety and lab safety
• Attend all mandatory trainings and update training records as and when trainings are completed
• Always ensure confidentiality

Syngene Values

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values

•  Excellence
•  Integrity
•  Professionalism

Specific requirements for this role

Experience

• Up to 3 years

Skills and Capabilities:

• Should have deeper knowledge with concepts of organic synthesis and reaction mechanisms
• Candidate should be capable of solving synthetic problems independently
• Should be excellent in purification and analytical interpretation skills.
• Familiar with operations of relevant apparatus - instrument / equipment.

Education

• M.Sc in general or organic chemistry