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Bangalore JobsAvesthagen is India's leading integrated systems biology platform company that focuses on achieving convergence of food, pharma and population genetics leading to preventive personalized healthcare. The Company employs - 500 people worldwide and is headquartered in Bangalore since 2001. Avensthagen is offering the opportunity to be involved in defining science and to think beyond boundaries. The Avestagenome Project, (Noture, March 29, 2007, Vol 446, p475) is unique in its goal. The project will have as its main goal the search for the Longevity gene(s) and build a complete genetic, genealogical and medical database of the Zoroastrain community, thus leading us to a better understanding of human health care for the world. The Avestagenome Project seeks applications for the following positions: Address: Avesthagen, Discoverer, 9th Floor, International Teck Park, Whitefield Road, Bangalore 560066. Tel: +91 80 2841 1665 F: +91 80 2841 8780 www.avesthagen.com Email: careers@avesthagen.com
Email: careers@avesthagen.com
Telephone: +91 80 2841 1665
Published On: 26/09/2007 Head - Computational ChemistryCategory: Biotechnology The successful candidate will be responsible to carry out research by using computational chemistry, chemoinformatics and molecular modeling approaches for The Avestagenome Project. The candidate should be PhD or Masters in Computational Chemistry / Chemoinformatics / Biochemistry, with an extensive knowledge in chemistry. A good understanding of protein-ligand interactions and chemical structures will be essential, as will experience of relevant software on a Linux platform. It is preferable that the candidate possess one or two years of academic or industrial pharmaceutical experience. The incumbent will need to have demonstrable expertise and working experience in computational chemistry & chemoinformatics research and its applications in drug discovery and will supply the latest computational techniques to design pharmacophores leading to the discovery of new drugs / medicines. Reference Code: (AGT_AGP_005) | Head - BioinformaticsCategory: Biotechnology The successful candidate will be responsible for and carry out genomic annotation, orthology detection, functional prediction methods and sequence comparison / clustering. Applicants should be PhD / ME or equivalent in Computer Science (with Bioinformatics background) or Bioinformatics, with a sound knowledge of Perl / JAVA programming skills and hands-on experience with BioPerl and/or GMOD/Chado based applications such as Gbrowse. This role includes collaboration and communication with teams developing software to exploit the data and those using the data under varying experimental regimes. A particular goal will be to push the performance of all aspects of the systems beyond the vendors specifications where possible. Development and extension of algorithmic and data processing methods to extract maximum value from genotype technology is very critical and these methods are to the embodied in prototype software that can be shred with other development and production teams as part of their efforts. Also the incumbent will be responsible for designing cline taking system, EST databases, ADePt, Microrray, SNP platform and also developing data analysis pipelines and exchanges with other biological databass, besides being involved in developing web-based interfaces for The Avestagenome Project. Reference Code: (AGT_AGP_006) | Head - Cell BiologyCategory: Biotechnology The successful candidate will be responsible for and carry out cGMPs methods, viabilit cell counts using both manual and automated systems, bioassays, immunofluoroscence and cythochemical staining protocols . The successful candidate should be PhD / MSc / MS in the Sciences or related discipline with 10 years cell culture / biology experience. Extensive knowledge of cell culture techniques and aseptic technique is preferred for The Avestagenome Project. Reference Code: (AGT_AGP_007) | Head - Stem CellsCategory: Biotechnology The successful candidate will be responsible for and carry out new cancer stem cell lines, Development of HT assays with cancer stem cells for evaluation of plant bioactie against cancer stem cells, Assist in the establishment and operation of the regenerative biology program, Apply for grants to foundations. international agencies for the Cancer Stem Cell Initiative at Avesthagen. Initiate collaborations for co-partnering with Pharma and Biotech companies for business development. Apply for grants to foundations, institutes with a view to collaborate in the areas of mutual interest and those in which Avesthagen is interested. Initiate new programs for biomarker discovery in Cancer cells and Cancer stem cells for The Avestagenome Project. The successful candidate should be PhD / MSc / MS in Life Sciences or related discipline with 5-10 years stem cell / mammalian cell culture / biology experience. Reference Code: (AGT_AGP_008) | 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. |
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