Applications are invited for the post of Associate / Senior Associate- Scientific Services at Venture Center, Pune.

• Assist in the running of Bio Lab at Venture Center
• Assist in establishing bioassays for characterizing biosimilars and biotherapeutics such as ADCC, CDC, neutralisation, cell proliferation, cell death, and cytokine release assay. This includes handling relevant equipment such as plate readers, flow cytometer, assays in 384-well microplate format¸ data analysis and report preparation.
• Assist in establishing the lab with GLP standards & Venture Center’s EHS policy
• Assist in organizing technical workshops with demos & hands-on sessions
• Contribute to building scientific support systems and resources for our Scientific Services, VC incubatees, including specific expertise and library.
• Contribute to expanding service offerings
• Assist with procurement of reagents and equipment

Postgraduate in Life Sciences (preferably Microbiology/​Biotechnology)

• Minimum experience of 1 – 2 years is required. Prior experience in handling flow cytometer and confocal microscope will be preferred.
• Should have an orientation suitable for hands-on lab experiments and interest in engaging with inventors/​entrepreneurs etc in a service mode.
• Very strong interest and skills in hands-on work in lab management, equipment handling and maintenance of the same. Interest, orientation, willingness to learn, ability to learn fast will be more important than detailed prior experience.
• Should have strong basic training in sciences; ability to quickly grasp inventions/​technology, visualize them and assess them
• Will be expected to be a self-starter who can work with minimum supervision and efficiently deliver project goals.
• Must possess strong communication skills, especially in the context of the proposed training programs.
• Shop-floor management experience including for safety, user training, attention to details etc will be useful.
• Skills required: Be hands-on with equipment/​instruments, methods, building processes etc; Needs to be a people person who can engage with others; Teaching/​mentoring talent.

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