Positions Vacant: Microbiologists (MB)
Location(s): Cuttack, Lucknow, Patna,
Siliguri, Aligarh (Please Note: Cuttack, Lucknow and
Patna vacancies are on urgent basis)
Job description:
The MB will report
administratively to the Director and Head of the concerned TB Lab and shall
functionally be under the direct supervision of the Senior Project Manager,
Technical Officer and Medical Officers of FIND India.
The MB shall assist the
technical team in the implementation of WHO approved newer
diagnostics for TB drug resistance.
S/he will coordinate with the Director and Head of RNTCP
TB Laboratory for Culture & Drug Susceptibility Testing
(C& DST),
concerned national reference laboratories and FIND India’s technical and
administrative staff, to ensure the smooth implementation of Rapid TB
Diagnostics at the designated TB Lab.
Key Responsibilities:
·
Providing
technical support to assist the C & DST lab in expansion of the
full range of newer TB diagnostic activities for rapid diagnosis of TB
including drug resistant TB.
·
Supporting
the Director and Head of TB Laboratory in planning and scaling-up of quality
assured line probe assay (LPA) and liquid culture (LC)with rapid speciation (RS) using lateral flow immune
chromatographic assay for MDR-TB diagnosis.
·
Acquiring
expertise in approved newer diagnostics tests such as LPA, LC and RS through
National Trainers trained by FIND.
·
Conducting
on-site training in the newer TB diagnostics at the allotted and/or any other
site indicated by FIND India’s technical team.
·
Introducing
and implementing the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)for TB Laboratories, in
consultation with FIND India, including SOPs for
specific aspects of LPA, LC and RS including specifications
for equipment, infection control, etc., for ensuring Good Laboratory Practices
(GLP).
·
Ensuring
proficiency in the identified newer TB diagnostics at the allotted site before
they are applied for patient care under RNTCP. Also maintenance of
ongoing proficiency in these diagnostics, ensuring accuracy of results being
communicated to the TB patient.
·
Ensuring
testing of patient specimens at the lab and the subsequent communication of
results to concerned officials and service providers, in a timely manner.
·
Providing
technical support to state authorities, in consultation with FIND India’s Technical team for
strategic planning, relating to laboratory activities in the state, including
workable rapid specimen transportation systems.
·
Providing
technical support to the Director and Head of TB Laboratory in Annual National/
Zonal National Laboratory Network Meetings and the implementation of their
recommendations.
·
Managing
clinical and laboratory aspects of the lab and ensuring the collection,
recording and reporting of clean, quality data.
·
Liaising
and facilitating with concerned agencies/ officials for regular bio-safety
verification of the lab, regular MIS functioning, maintenance of all lab
equipments including AMCs, logistics of various lab consumables, etc, in close
coordination with FIND India.
·
Supervising
and supporting lab technical staff in day to day activities connected with
newer TB diagnostics, ensuring appropriate quality control.
·
Providing
monthly / quarterly and annual reports and an end-of-assignment report in the
prescribed formats on activities, achievements, challenges and recommendations.
·
Urgently
reporting all adverse events in laboratory functioning to the Director and Head
of TB Laboratory and the FIND India technical team.
·
Liaising
and facilitating with the FIND India technical team on all
technical matters relating to laboratory functioning.
·
Undertaking
any other job assigned by state authorities and the FIND India technical team, as per
project need.
Qualifications and Experience:
Applicants must meet the following qualification
requirements:
(1) MBBS with MD (Microbiology), preferably with one
years experience in TB diagnostics or
(2) Ph.D. in Microbiology, with minimum one years experience in TB diagnostics, or
(3) M.Sc. with specialization in Microbiology/ Medical Microbiology/ Applied Microbiology/ Clinical Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Medical Biotechnology, with a minimum three years of work experience, preferably in the field of TB diagnostics;
(4) Experience of Rapid TB diagnostics shall be an advantage.
(2) Ph.D. in Microbiology, with minimum one years experience in TB diagnostics, or
(3) M.Sc. with specialization in Microbiology/ Medical Microbiology/ Applied Microbiology/ Clinical Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Medical Biotechnology, with a minimum three years of work experience, preferably in the field of TB diagnostics;
(4) Experience of Rapid TB diagnostics shall be an advantage.
Skills and Attitude:
(1) Good oral and written communication skills;
(2) Strong team orientation;
(3) Ability to work independently, with minimum handholding and supervision;
(4) Energetic, resilient and passionate;
(5) Professional, mature and confident.
(2) Strong team orientation;
(3) Ability to work independently, with minimum handholding and supervision;
(4) Energetic, resilient and passionate;
(5) Professional, mature and confident.
Compensation Offered:
Gross compensation budgeted for the position on a cost to
organization (CTO) basis is Rs.7.20 lacs per annum. Please note that gross
compensation is fully taxable.
(Note: Candidates shall be
working on the payroll of SAMS, a leading HR Agency for the health and
development sectors in India).
The selected candidate shall be initially offered a one
year consultancy contract, renewable annually, based on satisfactory
performance.
About the organization:
The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics
(FIND),
is a respected, not-for-profit foundation, recognized by the Swiss government
as an “other international organization.”
Headquartered in Geneva and represented in India through
a Liaison Office at Delhi, FIND facilitates the
development and implementation of diagnostic tools for poverty-ridden diseases.
The foundation is presently engaged in the development of new diagnostic
techniques for TB, Malaria and Sleeping Sickness (HAT), across the world and
specifically for MDR-TB, in India.
Contact Info:
Senior Consultant
Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.,
1/1B (Ground Floor), Choudhary Hetram House,
Bharat Nagar, New Friends Colony, New Delhi -110 025;
(Landmark: Behind Mata Mandir)
Phone: 011+41653612; 26842162; 41011564, 41011565
Website: www.sams.co.in
Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.,
1/1B (Ground Floor), Choudhary Hetram House,
Bharat Nagar, New Friends Colony, New Delhi -110 025;
(Landmark: Behind Mata Mandir)
Phone: 011+41653612; 26842162; 41011564, 41011565
Website: www.sams.co.in
To apply for the position:
Eligible candidates interested in this position are urged
to fill the ‘online’ application form provided at http://www.sams.co.in/forms/onlineapplicationfind.htm.
Candidates who are unable to fill the ‘online’ form may
alternately download the standard form available at http://sams.co.in/JAF-FIND-LabStaff.doc and mail it to mb-find@sams.co.in.
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