Biochemical Assays/Cell-Based Assays

Designation: Assay Biologist

Job Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad

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 companys 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:

To be a part of the Assay Biology group and support various assay development activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• To develop cell based assays- optimization and assay validation on different assay formats
• Biochemical, Enzyme based assay development
• Screening of the compounds- small and large molecules.
• Data analysis and report preparation
• Possess the knowledge and exposure to environment, health, and safety (EHS) practices
• Follow environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace ensuring individual and lab/plant safety.

Educational Qualification:

• M.Sc/M.Tech in Biological Sciences

Technical/functional Skills:

• Expertise and in-depth knowledge of mammalian cell culture.
• Experience in conducting TR-FRET, HTRF, Fluorescence Intensity, Alpha screen, Radioactive assays and Luminesce based assay.
• Experience in ELISA and Luminex based assays for cytokine estimations
• Experience with human primary cells and tissue samples
• Experience with RT-PCR and Westerns would be desirable
• Experience in Flow cytometry and immune-phenotyping would be desirable
• Ability to analyse and present data using excel, ppt and statistical tools (Graph Pad Prism, Excel-fit)
• Willingness and flexibility to work in cross functional teams across technical domains
• Ability to plan and execute work and perform multiple activities in parallel.

Experience:

• M.Sc/M.Tech with 2 to 10 years of experience

Behavioral Skills:

• Good work ethics.
• Good interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to work with coworkers professionally.
• General ability to thrive in a growing infrastructure and culture and also think out of box approach when troubleshooting and problem solving.

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