Clinical Development Services Agency (CDSA) is an extramural unit of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) and has been established as a not-for-profit society to provide cost affective, high quality preclinical and clinical product development support services to meet the country’s growing healthcare needs. It will tend enterprises; particularly SMEs involved in new technology innovation and facilitate translation of scientific know-how into viable products.

Post : Program Manager

Project : “Translation Research Consortium for Establishing Platform Technologies to Support Prophylactic and Therapeutic Strategies for Dengue Discovery to Proof-of-Concept”

Emoluments : Up to 1,00,000 per month

Duration : The study duration is four years. The initial appointment will be for a period of one year to be continued subject to performance.

Age : Up to 45 years

Job profile
Essential Functions
A new Translational Research Centre (TRC) for establishing platform technologies to support prophylactic and therapeutic strategies for dengue discovery to proof-of-concept is being established in India. Funded by DBT-BIRAC, under the aegis of the National Biopharma Mission, the Dengue TRC is a four-year collaborative project with project investigators from ICGEB, THSTI, NII, IIT Delhi, CDSA, AIIMS, CMC Vellore and MAHE. The Program Manager will lead the Program Management Unit formed within CDSA for operational oversight and to ensure smooth administration of the Dengue TRC across all member institutions of the consortium. The activities of the Program Manager will aid management, monitoring and outreach for TRC activities.

Responsibilities
• Organizing a launch function bringing together all consortia partners with key stakeholders
• Preparation of a program management plan and relevant SOPs for program management
• Regular tracking of project and financial milestones
• Compiling clinical data and research data received from all participating institutions
• Ensuring the upload of all data on publicly available servers
• Maintaining details of publications, talks and other communications for the TRC
• Risk Management for the TRC
• Archiving program related documents, reports and others
• Compiling annual progress reports for the TRC, with input from project partners and administration
• Organizing annual and other interim meetings of consortia partners and other stakeholders
• Supporting external stakeholder communications for the TRC via websites and social media
• Supporting outreach to DBT BIRAC on behalf of the TRC
• Compiling a final report of milestones achieved and information delivered

Qualifications and Experience
• A Masters in Life Sciences (preferably trained to Ph.D. level)
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in scientific administration post PhD or 5 years’ experience in scientific administration post a Master’s degree
• Prior experience working with GoI grants
• Prior experience in organizing meetings and workshops
• Prior experience compiling reports

Desirable:
• Prior experience working within a research/academic setting
• Project management
• Prior experience using social media and other communication tools

Skills
• Good understanding of needs for project and job responsibilities.
• Extensive knowledge of GCP/GLP, observational studies and appropriate regulations and guidelines.
• Ability to develop and implement clinical and laboratory monitoring plans, SOPs, database concepts, and formats
• Ability to build effective project teams, ability to motivate others, delegation, drive and timely/ quality decision making
• Operational skills including focus and commitment to quality management and problem solving
• Influencing skills including negotiation and teamwork.
• Effective communication skills to provide timely and accurate information to stakeholders
• Ability to assess non-compliance situations and recognize potential or real wider strategic risk to project, escalates when needed.
• Ability to identify systematic causes of complex quality problems and recommend long-term solutions
• Fair and ethical. Creates a culture that fosters high standard of ethics.
• Basic business computer skills (MS Word, Excel, e-mail)

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GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS:
1. All educational professional and technical qualification should be from a recognized Board/ University and full-time.
2. The experience requirement specified should be experience acquired after obtaining the minimum educational qualifications required for the post.
3. Persons working in Govt. or Public Sector undertaking should produce “No Objection Certificate” at the time of Interview.
4. The qualification, experience and other requirements for the post can be relaxed at the discretion of the Chairman of the Interview Committee, in case candidates are otherwise well qualified.
5. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview
6. Incomplete applications will stand summarily rejected without assigning any reasons. 7. The salary is a consolidated sum as per sanctioned order without any other benefits. Salary mentioned against the position is the maximum and can be lesser based on candidate’s experience, qualifications, skill set, etc.
8. This position is strictly project-based.
9. All results will be published on our website and all future communications will be only through email
10. Candidates (Including SC/ST and other backward classes) are not entitled for the travel reimbursement or any other reimbursement for attending the interview.
11. This position will be placed in CDSA Faridabad office at NCR Biotech Science Cluster at Faridabad Gurgaon Expressway, Faridabad.
12. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

Procedure for filling online application:
a. Before filling up the online application, keep the following documents handy:
i) A soft copy of your passport size photo and signature. (only jpeg/jpg format, file size 50 kb maximum)
ii) A comprehensive CV (PDF format only, file size 1 mb maximum) containing details of qualification, positions held, professional experience/distinctions etc. iii) The documents in support of educational qualification and experience (PDF format only, file size 1 mb maximum) as mentioned below:
• Matriculation Mark sheet
• Intermediate Mark sheet
• Graduation Degree/Mark Sheet
• Post-Graduation Degree/Mark Sheet
• Ph.D degree
• Relevant experience certificates
• Caste certificate in the format prescribed by the Govt. of India, if applicable
• Disability certificate in the format prescribed by the Govt. of India, if applicable
• List of Publications (if any)
• List of patents (if any)
b. Candidates are requested to use Google Chrome internet browser for best results in submission of online application.
c. Once online application is submitted, no correction/ modification is possible.
d. In case of difficulty in filling up the online form, please send an e-mail to mahendersingh.cdsa@thsti.res.in
e. On successful submission of your application, a pop up window will appear showing the reference number. Please keep a note of the reference number for future correspondence.

Note: In case a suitable candidate is not found, the call for application will remain open till suitable candidate is found. As soon as suitable candidate is found, this recruitment notice will be closed on our website.

Last date for receipt of online application is : 20th July 2019

CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AGENCY
3rd Floor, THSTI Building, 3rd Milestone, Gurgaon-Faridabad Expressway,
Faridabad – 121001 (Haryana)