Job Description Job title: Lead Scientist -Veterinary Job location: Bangalore Department: Safety Assessment About syngene: syngene (<a href="http://www.syngeneintl.com">www.syngeneintl.com</a>) 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 <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Overall adherence to safe practices and procedures of oneself and the teams aligned</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Contributing to development of procedures, practices and systems that ensures safe operations and compliance to company’s integrity & quality standards</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Driving a corporate culture that promotes environment, health, and safety (EHS) mindset and operational discipline at the workplace at all times.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">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.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">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</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Compliance to Syngene’s quality standards at all times</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Hold self and their teams accountable for the achievement of safety goals </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Govern and Review safety metrics from time to time </li> </ul> Core Purpose of the Role: The candidate will support safety assessment vivarium program, including vivarium operations, provision of veterinary medical care and management of animal care staff. The candidate will also provide support to ethical animal care and use by promoting 3Rs including the efforts to maintain AAALAC standards in vivarium. The incumbent will help us supervise the day-to-day operational and administrative activities and ensuring that all processes are followed / executed as per the timelines. Role Accountabilities: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:4.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Clinical and health monitoring of laboratory animals and maintain the standards in vivarium</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Ensure that practices and procedures are aligned with Animal Welfare Regulations and AAALAC</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Effective management with cross functional team members of discovery and regulatory environment.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Ensuring the regulatory compliance such as CPCSEA, GLP at all times in the facility.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Co-coordinating animal imports and quarantine procedures with stakeholders.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Supervision and training of team members including of laboratory animal care technicians </li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Participate in design / review of research protocols and involvement in studies.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Ensure appropriate resources are available to conduct day-to-day operations.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Support continuous improvement process in the vivarium</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Biosecurity and maintenance of SPF animals including sentinel program.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Supporting Attending Veterinarian (AV) and facility veterinarians on daily operations.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:3.0pt 0.0cm 6.0pt 0.0px;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Responsible for capacity utilization, excellence in vivarium maintenance by increased efficiency</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:105%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri Light', sans-serif;color:#262626">Motivation towards outreach efforts, publications and continuing educational programs.</li> </ul> Syngene Values All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:#262626;font-weight:bold"> Excellence</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:#262626;font-weight:bold"> Integrity</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:#262626;font-weight:bold"> Professionalism</li> </ul> Specific requirements for this role Experience <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Foundational </li> </ul> Skills and Capabilities: • Proficiency in laboratory animal science and management. • Health monitoring program and outbreak management. • Support animal imports and quarantine procedures. • Knowledge in Regulatory guidelines. Education <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:#262626;font-weight:bold">MVSC </li> </ul> 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.

Facility Veterinarian (Bangalore, KA, IN, 560099) @ syngeneinternational

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