Senior Scientist-assay Biologist

Date: 2 Mar 2026

Location:

Bangalore, KA, IN, 560099

Division: Discovery Services

Job Title: Senior Scientist - Assay Biologist

Job Location: Bangalore

Department: Discovery Biology

About Syngene

Incorporated in 1993, Syngene International Ltd. is an innovation-focused global discovery, development and manufacturing organization providing integrated scientific services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutrition, animal health, consumer goods and specialty chemical industries around the world. Syngene’ s clientele includes world leaders such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Baxter, Amgen, GSK, Merck KGaA and Herbalife. Its innovative culture is driven by the passion of its 4240- strong team of scientists who work with clients from around the world to solve their scientific problems, improve R&D productivity, speed up time to market and lower the cost of innovation.

Job Purpose

The ideal candidate will ensure smooth running of multiple cell based and biochemical assays while maintaining highest quality and integrity of data and meeting established timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to research scientists in terms of planning and executing molecular and/or cellular laboratory experiments and interpreting results.
• Perform Cell based assays like Luminescence, fluorescence, FRET, radio assays, etc.
• Follow environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace ensuring individual and lab/plant safety
• Attend training on environment, health, and safety (EHS) measures imparted company
  
  

Educational Qualification

• M.Sc in Life sciences or related field.
  
  

Technical/functional Skills

• Expertise and in-depth knowledge of mammalian cell culture.
• Experience in biochemical assays
• Experience in conducting TR-FRET, HTRF, Fluorescence Intensity, Alpha screen, Radioactive assays and Luminesce based assays.
• Experience in ELISA and Luminex based assays for cytokine estimations would be advantage
• Experience with human primary cells and tissue samples
• Experience in Flow cytometry and immune-phenotyping would be desirable
• Experience with RT-PCR and Westerns would be desirable
• Ability to analyse and present data using excel, ppt and statistical tools (Graph Pad Prism, Excel-fit)
• Willingness and flexibility to work in cross functional teams across technical domains
• Excellent pipetting skills. Experience with automated liquid handling systems an added advantage
• Experience and good knowledge on assay QC parameters
  
  

Experience

• Foundational years of relevant experience post qualification.
  
  

Behavioral Skills

• Good oral, written communication and presentation skills to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
  
  

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.

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