Scientist post at C-CAMP Bangalore

 Position: Senior Scientist (Molecular Diagnostics)

Applications are open for the position of Senior Scientistfor Indigenization of Diagnostics Program at C-CAMP. This is a supervisory and a hands-on laboratory position. This is a contractual position and is tenured for one year, likely to be renewed further.

The CCAMP-InDx Program for Indigenisation of Diagnostics is a GOI initiative towards Atmanirbhar Bharat - Diagnostics. The program is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and anchored at C-CAMP, Bangalore.The program has successfully enabled the indigenous manufacturers to produce over a million indigenous diagnostic kits per day to support COVID-19 testing in the country. This has been executed by building a robust supply-chain of Indian MSMEs capable of producing high quality molecular diagnostic kits and reagents, technology developers and service providers facilitated by a dynamic world class digital platform. The program hand-holds MSMEs in meeting both quality and capacity goals by providing support from the CCAMP-InDx Centres of Excellence operating out of leading research institutes in the country. Currently we have close to 200 members from Diagnostics industry as well as Academia, including kit and component manufacturers, service providers and technology developers.

Responsibilities:

1. Design, plan and execute projects on molecular diagnostic of infectious diseases
2. Supervise, train and manage a team of scientists associated with the CoE
3. Manage and ensure smooth functioning of the CoE laboratory
4. Collaborate and coordinate with project management and outreach team, other InDxCoEs and InDx cohort members
5. Draft/Review/Approve Results, Reports, Tech Transfer documents, workflows and SOPs
6. Establish and ensure compliance to cGLP
7. Lead and coordinate activities around laboratory accreditations
8. Provide management updates
9. Any other as assigned

Education / Experience:

1. Ph.D. in Molecular/Cell Biology or any related stream in Biosciences with at least 5 years of postdoctoral and industry/academic experience
2. Must have a deep domain understanding of development of Molecular Diagnostic tests. Research experience in the area of infectious diseases will be preferred
3. Must be well versed with analytical method development and validations
4. Should have excellent working knowledge of Quality systems, cGLP and regulatory requirements
5. Should have people management experience and excellent collaboration and coordination skills to seamlessly work with all stakeholders
6. Should have excellent communication skills and good documentation practices.

To apply, send your detailed CV to "hr at ccamp dot res dot in" on or before June 30, 2022.

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Position: Scientist (Molecular Diagnostics)

Applications are open for the position of Scientist for Indigenization of Diagnostics Program at C-CAMP. This is a hands-on scientist position responsible for laboratory activities. This is a contractual position and is tenured for one year, likely to be renewed further.

The CCAMP-InDx Program for Indigenisation of Diagnostics is a GOI initiative towards Atmanirbhar Bharat - Diagnostics. The program is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and anchored at C-CAMP, Bangalore. The program has successfully enabled the indigenous manufacturers to produce over a million indigenous diagnostic kits per day to support COVID-19 testing in the country. This has been executed by building a robust supply-chain of Indian MSMEs capable of producing high quality molecular diagnostic kits and reagents, technology developers and service providers facilitated by a dynamic world class digital platform. The program hand-holds MSMEs in meeting both quality and capacity goals by providing support from the CCAMP-InDx Centres of Excellence operating out of leading research institutes in the country. Currently we have close to 200 members from Diagnostics industry as well as Academia, including kit and component manufacturers, service providers and technology developers.

Responsibilities:

1. Design, plan and execute experiments for projects on molecular diagnostic of infectious diseases
2. Establish develop and validate analytical methods for testing of molecular diagnostics
3. Perform data analysis and interpretation
4. Comply with cGLPand adopt good documentation practices
5. Prepare Reports, Tech Transfer documents, Workflows and SOPs
6. Manage procurements for laboratory activities
7. Coordinate and collaborate with InDxCoEs, member organizations and other stakeholders
8. Provide regular management updates
9. Any other as assigned

Education / Experience:

Ph.D. in Molecular Biology or any related stream of Biosciences with deep domain expertise and hands-on experience in molecular diagnostics.  Should have at least 2 years of post-Ph.D. working experience in RT-PCR based molecular diagnostic for infectious diseases. Experience with other Nucleic acid testing (NAT) such as LAMP and CRISPR will be preferred. Must understand the nuances of Primer/probe design and must be adept at using software tools for in-silico design Must be good at DoE for Optimization of run conditions and analysis. Should have a working understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and Good Documentation Practices (GDP). Must be meticulous and keep extensive, regulatory quality records of all tasks and lab work

To apply, send your detailed CV to "hr at ccamp dot res dot in" on or before June 30, 2022.

More Info: https://www.ccamp.res.in/careers