Balanagar, Hyderabad - 500 037, Telangana
State
Employment Notification NO: NIPER-HYD/BioNEST/2021-01
Applications are invited from eligible and suitable Indian Nationals for “Avishkaran” a BioNEST supported
pharma incubation centre at NIPER Hyderabad for the post of Chief Operating Officer (COO), Incubation
Manager and Technical Assistant purely on contractual basis.
The posts are temporary and co-terminus with the project. Number of posts, essential qualifications and upper
Age Limit are mentioned below.
The relaxation of 5 years in the upper age limit will be granted to SC/ST/Physically Handicapped/Female
candidates. The upper age limit may be relaxed for an additional duration of earlier work experience in a
project/scheme.
Reservation will be applicable as per GoI norms. No TA/DA will be paid if called for interview.
Last date of Application: 17/06/2021 (up to 6.00 pm).
The applications should be forwarded to info.avishkaran@gmail.com
1. Designation
of the Post
Chief Operating Officer (one Post) for BioNEST, NIPER Hyderabad
Salary Rs. 1,00,000/- per month fixed
Essential - Bachelor’s or master’s degree from a Premier Institute
in Pharmaceutical & Life sciences and allied areas/ Engineering
(with understanding of pharmaceutical scenario in India) with an
M.B.A/ PGDM/ Finance/ Entrepreneurship/ Marketing with first
division/Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical/ Life sciences/ Biological
sciences.
Working experience of minimum 3-6 years especially in
Pharmaceutical/ Life Sciences Incubation Center/ Industry.
Good knowledge in pharmaceutical and life sciences; good
understanding of general laboratory practices, working knowledge
of instruments and business-related concepts.
Desirable
i) Experience in any incubator or start-up or tech transfer.
ii) Organization of seminars, Training, Workshops, and highlevel meetings.
iii) The incumbent should possess good communication,
managerial and leadership skills and possess good drafting
and noting skills. Should be conversant with official
procedures and capable of writing grant proposal.
iv) Working knowledge of partnership handling, client
management, liaising, new business development, and
business development and business initiatives.
(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 COO will be entrusted with the following responsibilities:
i) Manage/Purchase/Procure and commission equipment and
research facilities.
ii) Preparation of inventory of mentors, their expertise and
available translatable technologies for startups.
iii) Organize seminars, hackathons, trainings, workshops and
sensitization programs for the Faculty, Students, Start-ups
& industry.
iv) Assist the Coordinator of BioNEST NIPER-Hyderabad in
preparing various reports and other works, if any, in
connection with the centralized facilities, as directed by
Coordinator BioNEST NIPER-Hyderabad.
v) Implement user charges of the centralized equipment in
coordination with the various stakeholders to help
BioNEST NIPER-Hyderabad to build a corpus for selfsustenance of the centralized facilities.
vi) Liaison with the different departments of the University,
Industry, Start- ups and other organizations.
vii) Attracting and ensuring business for optimal utilization and
sustainability of the facility.
viii) Fundraising for startup cohorts of the incubator through
external investors and setting up deal flows.
Selection
Process
Through Interview and Personal Interaction by a duly
constituted Selection Committee.
2. Designation
of the Post
Incubation Manager
Salary Rs. 50,000/- per month fixed
Essential
MSc/ME/MS/M Pharm/B Tech with at least 3 years of relevant
experience.
(b) Desirable
• Experience in Intellectual Property/Regulatory Affairs
related aspects of Pharma/Biologics/Medical Devices/Tech
transfer/Managing laboratory/ handling instrument/ general
administration.
• Should possess keen interest and drive for promoting
technology innovation/ entrepreneurship.
• Familiarization to sciences/engineering; ability to quickly
comprehend inventions/technology and assess them.
• For bio-incubation activities, academic profile related to
pharmacy, life sciences, bioengineering, biotechnology,
biomedical engineering, medicine, and related disciplines
is preferred.
• Additionally, work experiences and/or education in
business management/ IP management/ project
management/law and agreements/ tech transfer/ incubation
would be preferred.
• Scientific writing: Experience in scientific writing/proposal
writing etc. would be an added advantage.
• Experience in mentoring trainees/students/interns/junior
colleagues etc. would also be a plus.
• The incumbent will be expected to be a self-starter who can
work with minimal supervision and efficiently deliver
project targets.
• Should possess good communication skills and possess
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good drafting and noting skills. Should be familiar with
official procedures and capable of writing grant proposals.
• The candidates with 2 - 5 years of work experience in
Pharmaceuticals or Biotechnology Sectors shall be
preferred.
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
Function as an administrative person for the BioNest program
of NIPER-Hyderabad. The position will directly report to COO,
BioNEST, NIPER-Hyderabad. Contribute to planning and
setting up of the lab and office space as part of the BioNest
program at NIPER-Hyderabad. Assist the COO to develop the
business and enable BioNEST achieve its business objectives
and targets. Analyze financial statements, forecasts and funding
requirements of potential startups. Assist BioNest in creating
scientific support systems and resources for NIPER-Hyderabad
incubatees including specific expertise and library.
Assist in
specification, purchase, and installation of
instruments/equipment. Contribute to management and
operation of labs in coordination with NIPER-Hyderabad
Management. Contribute to envisioning and executing technical
workshops. Participate in organizing events of use to
entrepreneurs, start-ups, budding entrepreneurs etc. Act as a
connecting link between entrepreneurs and innovators,
understand their needs, match them to various resource persons/
facilities etc. Helping entrepreneurs relating to proposals/
pitches/ business plans and fund raising. Create a pipeline of
potential and signed-up incubatees for the Bio- incubator.
Define, build and finalize client agreements. Develop and
maintain relationships with investors, Government bodies,
service companies. Other pursuits to reinforce the bioincubation
mentoring activities. Any other duties periodically assigned by
COO.
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.
3. Designation
of the Post
Technical Assistant (Incubator)
Salary Rs. 25,000/- per month fixed
Essential Science Graduate/Postgraduate with good knowledge of
handling Scientific Instruments related to Pharmaceutical/Life
Sciences. Familiarization with various IT applications is also
essential. with a minimum of 2 years of experience of handling
(b)
Desirable
i) Professional Science degree such as B.Pharm/B.Tech or
equivalent.
ii) Experience in Pharmaceutical Sciences or allied fields.
c) Age limit The candidate must not exceed 30 years on the last date of
application.
Age may be relaxed for experienced and well qualified
candidates.
Job
Description
The position will directly report to COO, BioNEST, NIPERHyderabad. The specific job responsibilities will include the
following:
i) Provide service support to the technical and scientific staff to
ensure that all the specialized technology platforms are
always kept in running conditions.
ii) Troubleshoot the problems/issues for the instruments and
minimize their down-time.
iii) Address the operational issues and priorities on daily-basis
iv) Coordinate with external stakeholders/engineers on a regular
basis to ensure maintenance of the instruments and updation
of skills by vendor/external presentations/tranings.
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.
Last date of online application is 17/06/2021, up to 6.00 PM.
More Info: http://www.niperhyd.ac.in/PDFFiles/bionest_recruitment.pdf
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