Associate STEM Content Analyst (GENSEQ))

About You

• Must be a master’s degree graduate in Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry
• Can be a fresher or candidate with around 1 year experience in working on patents, patent indexing with basic patent knowledge.
• If experienced, must have at least a year’s experience in patent indexing, disease indexing, abstract writing

It would be great if you also had . . .

• 1 to 2 years of experience on patent indexing, gene sequencing, genetics, and disease indexing.
• Good knowledge on computer including MS office, PDF or TIFF images; good exposure to publicly available databases like NCBI taxonomy database, PubMed, etc; and secondary research skills.

What will you be doing in this role?

• You will Apply biotechnology, genetics, and molecular biology concepts to curate biological sequence related information from patent documents in line with editorial policies and conventions.
• Indexers manually curate all biological sequences given in the specification, including those found within PDF or TIFF images, not just those given in the formal electronic sequence listing.
• indexers also create additional sequences which are described in the specification, which often are not given in the sequence listing, but which are claimed. The team will also create individual records for mutated sequences and for claimed SEQ ID fragments where the whole sequence has not been claimed.
• Achieve weekly production volume and quality targets and to maintain the consistency.
• To make positive efforts to promote personal safety and that of others by taking reasonable care at work, by carrying out the requirements of the law or following recognized codes of practice provided or advised by management to ensure safe working practices.

About the Team

GENESEQ Team is one of the key knowledge-driven teams in Intellectual Property Group in Clarivate. The team consists of 37 colleagues, in various roles with different experience and skill set in various domains like Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry; are reporting to a Team Manager. GENESEQ product includes Nucleic Acid sequences of minimum 10 bases or 8 if claimed and Amino Acid sequences of minimum 4 residues.

Hours of Work

8.30 AM to 5.30 PM IST (includes 1 hour break), subject to slight changes based on business needs.