The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER) - Ahmedabad is an Institute of National Importance established by an Act of Parliament under the aegis of Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India. The Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India has recognised NIPER- Ahmedabad as Centre of Excellence in Medical Devices through the gazette of India on 16th August 2023.
Online applications are invited from eligible and suitable Indian Nationals for BioNEST supported Biopharma incubation centre (BIC) at NIPER Ahmedabad for the post of Chief Executive Officer and Technical Manager purely on contractual basis. These positions are temporary in nature, and the engagement shall initially be for one year and may be continued up to maximum duration of the project based on the performance assessment. Number of posts, essential qualifications and upper age limit are mentioned below.
Chief Executive Officer (one Post) for BioNEST, NIPER-A
Salary : Rs. 1,00,000/- per month fixed
Nature of Vacancy : Temporary /Contractual
Qualifications Required :
(a) Essential PhD or MBA/PGDM or PMP certification with any science, engineering, management bachelor degree with 3 years of experience in startup incubators or MSc/MTech/MS/M Pharm/ME with at least 5 years of experience in startup incubators.
(b) Desirable i) Experience in any incubator or start-up or tech transfer.
ii) The incumbent should possess good communication managerial and leadership skills and possess good drafting and noting skills.
iii) Should be conversant with official procedures and capable of writing grant proposal.
iv) Experience in organization of seminars, Training, Workshop and high-level meetings.
(c) Age limit : The candidate must not exceed 45 years on the last date of application. Age may be relaxed for experienced and well qualified candidates.
Job Description :
The CEO will be entrusted with the following responsibilities:
i) Identify potential start-ups/idea for incubation at BIC and develop the facility accordingly
ii) Manage/Purchase/procure and commission equipment and research facilities at BIC.
iii) Preparation of inventory of mentors, their expertise and available translatable technologies for start ups.
iV) Organize seminars, hackathons, trainings, workshops and sensitization programs for the Faculty, Students, Start-ups & industry. v) Assist the faculty coordinator of BioNEST NIPER-A in preparing various report and other works, if any, in connection with the centralize facilities, as directed by Coordinator BioNEST NIPER-A.
vi) Implement user charges of the centralized equipment in coordination with the various stakeholders to help BioNEST NIPER-A to build a corpus for self-sustenance of the centralized facilities.
vi) Liaison with the different department of the University, Industry, Start-ups and other organization.
Vii) Attracting and ensuring business for optimal utilization and sustainability of the facility.
Selection Process : Through Interview and Personal Interaction by a duly constituted Selection Committee. In case of high number of applicants, a written test may also be conducted.
Technical Manager (one Post) for BioNEST, NIPER-A
Salary : Up to Rs. 60,000/- per month fixed
Nature of Vacancy : Temporary /Contractual
Qualifications Required :
(a) Essential B.E. or B.Tech. or Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical/ Chemistry/ Life sciences and allied areas/ Engineering with experience of minimum 2 years in Incubation Center/ Startup/ Industry.
(b) Desirable i) Prior experience in Incubators/ Startups/ Startup ecosystem will be favorable
ii) Lab management experience including ordering reagents, managing, purchasing and maintenance of equipment, and responsibility for overall organization in the lab
iii) Excellent oral & written communication skills and networking skills
(c) Age limit : The candidate must not exceed 40 years on the last date of application. Age may be relaxed for experienced and well qualified candidates.
Job Description
• Act as a Technical cum administrative person directly reporting to CEO of the Biopharma Incubation Center
• Contribute to setting up of the lab and office space, development of SOPs, protocols and policies for lab operations in coordination with NIPER-A Management
• Contribute to building scientific support systems and resources for incubatees including specific expertise and library
• Manage procurement, shipping, and receiving and inventory management
• Contribute to conceptualization and execution of technical workshops, events of use to entrepreneurs, start-ups, budding entrepreneurs etc.
• Assist startups, students and innovators in design of experiments, setting up lab equipment, connect them to various resource persons
• Create a pipeline of potential incubates and any other activities necessary to support and strengthen the bio-pharma incubation mentoring activities
• Other tasks assigned by CEO on time-to-time basis.
Selection Process : Through Interview and Personal Interaction by a duly constituted Selection Committee. In case of high number of applicants, a written test may also be conducted.
General Instructions
• Candidates of Indian nationality can only apply for these posts.
• All these positions are specifically for the BioNEST supported Biopharma incubation centre (BIC) at NIPER Ahmedabad and are strictly on a contractual and project basis, with no provisions for transitioning into permanent roles at the institute. The duration of these posts is project based and will conclude upon the project's completion. These roles are contingent on the continued funding and scope of the project, and it will not extend beyond the project's tenure. The number of vacancies indicated above may increase/decrease as per requirement and at the discretion of the Competent Authority.
• The selected candidate shall have no claim for regularization against the post.
• The positions are subject to periodic evaluation [every six months] of the performance of the incumbent and if, on such evaluation the performance is not found to be satisfactory, the contract will be terminated with one-month notice.
• No hard copies of applications should be sent to this office.
• No enquiry asking for advice as to eligibility will be entertained.
• The exact date and time for holding physical/virtual interviews of the shortlisted candidates will be intimated through e-mail.
• The prescribed essential qualifications are the minimum and the mere possession of the same does not entitle candidates to be called for interview. The duly constituted Screening Committee will adopt its own criteria for short-listing the candidates. The candidate should therefore, mention in the application all the qualifications and experiences in the relevant area over and above the minimum prescribed qualification, supported with documents. Completion of Ph.D. degree will be reckoned from the date of issue of provisional certificate/notification
• The period of experience rendered by a candidate on part time basis, daily wages, visiting/ guest faculty will not be counted while calculating the valid experience for short listing the candidates for interview.
• In respect of equivalent clause in Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification as per the requirement of advertisement, then the candidate is required to produce order/letter in this regard, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated otherwise the Application is liable to be rejected.
• Any discrepancy found between the information given in application and as evident in original documents will make the candidate ineligible for appearing in interview.
• The appointment will be on full-time basis and he/she will not be permitted to take up any other assignment during the period of contract. The contract will be terminated by either party by giving one-month advance notice in writing.
• The consolidated emoluments are only indicative and shall be decided by the Selection Committee for the selected candidate based on his/her relevant experience and qualification. No other perks or allowances are admissible.
• The incumbent will be required to conform to the rules and regulations of NIPER-A in force from time to time and follow the discipline rules of the Centre failing which the contract may be withdrawn at any point of time.
• All educational, professional and technical qualifications should be from a recognized Board/University. Experience shall be counted for work done after the qualifying degree for the relevant position.
• Candidates must ensure that he / she fulfils all the eligibility criteria as stipulated in the advertisement. If it is found that he / she does not fulfil the stipulated criteria during the recruitment process, the candidature of the candidate will be cancelled. If the same is noticed after the appointment, the candidate will be terminated following due process.
• The incumbent will be entitled for leave as admissible to the contractual staff of the Centre.
• Competent authority has the discretion to relax eligibility for exceptional candidates.
• Candidates canvassing/giving incorrect information/violating norms in any kind, detected at any stage, before or after the selection will be disqualified with immediate/retrospective effect, as the case may be.
• Any dispute arising out of this advertisement including the recruitment process shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
• The decisions of the Competent Authority, NIPER-A will be final and binding in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of applications, mode of selection, and conduct of examination/interview will be final and binding on the candidates
• The candidates should submit separate application for separate posts.
• In case a large number of candidates apply for the position, Selection/Screening Committee will have discretion to shortlist the candidates for interview based on written exam or percentage of marks or desirable qualification/experience or higher qualification or any other criteria deemed fit.
• The selected candidates are expected to join within fifteen days from the date of receiving offer of appointment, after completion of pre-appointment formalities like medical examination and character verification etc.
• Receiving a call for interview does not reserve a right for selection.
• No TA will be paid to the candidates for attending the interview
• Other terms & conditions will be governed as per guidelines issued by the funding agency/NIPER for the engagement of above Project Staff as amended from time to time.
• The positions are purely contractual only with consolidated emoluments and shall not be eligible for any pay level salary, perks & allowances.
How to apply
Eligible candidates who fulfill the above requirements may send their application in the prescribed format along with self-attested copies of certificates of essential qualifications starting from matriculation, date of birth, professional experience and passport size photograph, etc., to The Registrar, NIPER, Ahmedabad on bic@niperahm.res.in on or before 5th February, 2025. Please write “an Application for the Post of [name of the post]” the subject line of the email. Applications received after the last date will NOT be considered. The shortlisted candidates will be called for the interview.
Self-attested copies of following documents must be enclosed with the application form to send on email bic@niperahm.res.in
• Self-attested photocopy of Date of Birth Certificate.
• Self-attested photocopies of educational qualification certificates.
• Attested photocopies of experience certificates, if any.
• List of publications, copies of reprints if any.
• Synopsis sheet duly filled in the prescribed format.
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