AddressApplication closing date : 20/1/2024
Position: Research Assistant
Appointing Organization:
Tata Translational Cancer Research Centre
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata
The Tata Medical Center and the Tata Translational Cancer Research
Centre
The Tata Medical Center (TMC) is a multispecialty institution for tertiary cancer
care based in New Town, Kolkata. At TMC, clinical and research activities are
integrated to provide state-of-the-art care for patients with cancer. This
integration is enabled by the Tata Translational Cancer Research Centre (TTCRC),
the research arm of TMC. TTCRC is within a dedicated academic space and spread
over 3 floors. At TTCRC, a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, scientists,
academics and industry professionals collaborate to develop a systems medicine
approach in cancer research. This approach is focussed on developing innovative,
indigenous, cost-effective and equitable strategies to improve cancer diagnosis;
develop treatments that match disease characteristics and are adapted to
treatment response; and, identify prognostic and predictive disease biomarkers.
These strategies are multi-dimensional and involve an iterative pathway that
include clinical studies, high-throughput laboratory investigations,
computational strategies to integrate, analyse and model data, hypothesis-based
pre-clinical studies and evidence-based translation of findings to clinical practice.
For additional information on work at TTCRC, visit https://tinyurl.com/TTCRC-
systems-medicine and https://tinyurl.com/TTCRC-childhood-ALL.
The Position
In this position, you will work as part of the Genomics group at TTCRC. The
person will work directly with the Department of Cytogenetics in Tata Medical
Center & Clinical Research Unit (CRU) group at TTCRC and has close links with
Tata Consultancy Services Life Sciences Division. There are ongoing national and
international collaborative studies. It has a dedicated laboratory facility equipped
with Illumina, Sanger and Nanopore sequencers and is an internationally
accredited centre for the minimal residual disease detection in childhood ALL. A
dedicated informatics supports data analyses. This group is focussed on
dissecting out childhood ALL patients using both PCR and high-throughput
technologies. Your primary responsibility will be to continue the existing
workflow, and to further optimize the high-throughput platform that includes
hands-on experiments and data analysis. This will involve working closely with
the hospital’s multidisciplinary clinical service, the biorepository unit and with
colleagues in the ALL cancer biology group. The post holder will have a
designated desk and computer.
Minimum required qualifications/experience
(a) M.Sc. (with 1-4 years of experience) in Biological Sciences with expertisein
Molecular Biology and Genomics
(b) Expertise in DNA extraction, qPCR, Sanger Sequencing, NGS (preferable)
(c) Soft skills: MS Office, Laboratory and clinical data management, Data analysis
tools using R packages, PRISM, SPSS etc.
Necessary qualities
(a) Integrity, motivation, enthusiasm, responsibility and reliability
(b) Focus and commitment in carrying out tasks and duties
(c) Critical analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of independent work
(d) Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
Appointment and reporting
Appointment to the position will initially be for 3 (three) years. The first year is
probationary Confirmation in the position and progression to year 2 and 3 will be
subjected to satisfactory review of performance through periodic appraisals.
Appraisals will also determine salary increments and promotions. The
consolidated monthly salary would be commensurate with qualifications and
experience. The person would directly report to the group lead.
Enquiries
(a) For further details refer to TMC and TTCRC website, visit
www.tmckolkata.com
(b) Submission of applications by post or by e-mail to:
Mr Suvasish Mukherjee; Head, Human Resources; Tata Medical Center; 14
Major Arterial Road (East-West); Newtown, Rajarhat; Kolkata 700 160
e-mail: suvashish.mukherjee@tmckolkata.com
(c) For informal enquiries,
Mr. Satadru Dey (satadru.dey@ttcrc.tmckolkata.org)
Knowledge/ Requirements Essential / Information from
Aptitude/Skills, desirable
a. Integrity a. Essential Application form
1. Disposition / b. Flexibility b. Essential CV
Attitude c. Motivated c. Essential Profile
d. Committed d. Essential Interview References
e. Willing to learn new skills e. Essential
f. Works as part of a team f. Essential
g. Receptive to new ideas g. Essential
h. Capable of independent h. Essential
work & to an agreed plan i. Essential
i. Good time management
j. Organized, able to prioritize
responsibilities
k. Works to high technical and
quality standards
2. Education / M.Sc. in Biological Science (1-4 Essential Interview
Qualifications yrs experience) Application form
CV
3. Experience a. Good laboratory practice a. Essential Application form
b. DNA and RNA technology b. Essential CV
c. Library preparation for c. Desirable Interview & References
sequencing d. Desirable
d. Handling Illumina sequencer
4. Skills and ability a. Critical thinking a. Essential Application form
b. Problem solving skills b. Essential CV
c. Readiness to evaluate, c. Essential Interview
develop and test new d. Desirable References
approaches and strategies
d. Mentoring junior team
members
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