Bangalore Jobs

Director

Category: Biotechnology

The Director will coordinate and lead efforts of the company to pursue a vigorous resrarch program and provide leadership in all areas The Avestagenome Project.The candidate will provide genetic research and scientific leadership having an extensive experience and established abilities in the design and execution of a large, complex multidisciplinary scientific enterprise that is aimed at mapping and sequencing the human genome, and determining various aspects of its function. A deep awareness is required to deal with ethical and legal issues in such genetics based research projects. The incumbent will lead and manage cross-funcltional teams to successful execution with clear impact for near and long-term. The job entails implementing strategic planning which will include scheduling and defining targets, coordinating with functional heads and the finance team. The incumbent will also help to ensure appropriate level of high calibre recruiting activity to sustain rotation of talent required for the operations. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal are a definite requirement. In-depth industry knowledge in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry would be an asset. Applicants must hold a PhD and/or MD, have a record of sponsored research program management. Additional requirements include a strong record of peer-reviewed research publications and research funding.

Reference Code: (AGT_AGP_001)

Epidemiologist

Category: Biotechnology

The successful candidate will be responsible for and carry out propulatin genetics studies for the Avestagenome Project. Applicants should have excellent academic record, international scientific standing and relevant extensive institutional management experience of 20 years in population studies. The incumbent will be skilled in the design, analysis and interpretation of scientific studies and have experience with large and complex data sets. A track record of effectively communicating and collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team environment is essential. Publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals with population genetics would be desirable. Responsibilities include: A leadership role in conducting genetically informative studies, such as studies of familial aggregation, candidate gene and whole genome association scans, studies of gene-gene and gene-environment interaction, linkage and gene expression. Collaboration with other investigators in the project. Statistical analysis of complex data. Preparation of grant applications. Minimum qualifications include MD and/or PhD in (genetic) epidemiology, behaviour genetics, statistical genetics or related field and post-doctoral specific experience in genetic epidemiology.

Reference Code: (AGT_AGP_002)

Bio-Statistician

Category: Biotechnology

The successful candidate should have an excellent academic record, international scientific standing and relevant extensive institutional management experience of 20 years in statistical analysis. The incumbent will be required to conduct effective interactions with international institutions and the world scientific community at large, and carry out statistical analysis of the data obtained from he Avestagenome Project. Leadership, organizational teamwork and interpersonal skills are desirable with excellent verbal, written and presentation skills. Project management, project design, project strategy, tactics and data analysis are essential. Responsibilities include: Statistical design and sample size estimates, planning and performing statistical analysis. Reporting statistical results in research report formats. Assist clinical database administrators in the design of project databases. Provide final quality assurance checks of research reports. Summarizing trial results for publications or regulatory filings. Minimum qualifications include PhD in Bio-statistics plus post-doctoral research experience in handling large-scale projects that include Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis.

Reference Code: (AGT_AGP_003)

Head - Clinical Trials

Category: Biotechnology

The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring and managing clinical trials activities for The Avistagenome Project. Thorough knoledge of Regulatory compliance for Clinical trials in India and other countries and developing and implementing Protocols is a must. The candidate will extrapolate and draw conclusions from the pre-clinical data for testing in humans, lead and managel CRO relations, manage preparation of technical and scientific publications and communicate with the physicians in the trials. The successful candidate should be PhD / MD / MS / MSc with relevant experience of 10 years in clinical trials of new vaccines or drugs.

Reference Code: (AGT_AGP_004)

For all the above positions strong technical, written and oral communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team, are essential. Interested candidates may email their resumes to the HR Department within 7 days, mentioning the position applied for (alongwith the Job ID) in the subject line, at: careers@avesthagen.com For further queries please contact: + 91 80 28411665 Ext: 5048/ 5075.