JOB
DESCRIPTION
Technical Officers, Foundation for Innovative
New Diagnostics (FIND), India
1.
POSITIONS VACANT: Technical Officers (TO); Multiple vacancies, based at
different laboratories being strengthened by FIND
India.
2. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:
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.
FIND has progressed diagnostic approaches that
have been proven in principle and transformed them into effective products for
identifying TB in partnership with academia, public and private research
institutes and industry.
FIND recently received a grant from The Global Fund (TGF) Round 9 as a sub-recipient of the Central Tuberculosis Division (CTD), for strengthening
selected laboratories engaged in the detection of MDR-TB in India, with Human Resources and their Payroll Management. A total of
43 laboratories spread over 26 States/ Union Territories are to be strengthened
in a phased manner as per the schedule agreed with TGF andCTD, comprising 27
laboratories in Year 1, 12 laboratories in Year 2 and 4 laboratories in Year 3.
For more
information about FIND,
please visit, http://www.finddiagnostics.org.
3. JOB
DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES:
The TO will report administratively, on a day-to-day
basis to the Director and Head of the concerned TB Laband shall functionally be under the direct
supervision of FIND
India’s Technical
Team, as well as the TB Lab-in-Charge.
The TO will assist the Technical Team and the Microbiologist in-Charge of rapid diagnostics
with the implementation of WHO approved newer TB diagnostics,
including the diagnosis of 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:
(1)
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;
(2) Testing of patient specimens on LPA and LC at the lab in a timely manner;
(3) Managing clinical and laboratory
aspects of the lab and ensuring collection, recording and reporting of clean,
quality data;
(4) Supporting the Director and Head of TB
Laboratory in planning and scaling up of quality assured LineProbe Assay (LPA) and Liquid Culture (LC) with Rapid Speciation (RS) using lateral flow immune chromatographic assay for
MDR-TB diagnosis;
(5) Acquiring
expertise in approved newer diagnostics tests such as LPA, LC and RS;
(6) Implementing the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for TB laboratories, including SOPs
for specific aspects of LPA, LC and RS and specifications for equipment,
infection control, etc, to ensure Good
Laboratory Practices (GLP);
(7) 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;
(8) Providing support to the Lab-in-Charge for all laboratory operations including
regular MIS functioning, maintenance of all lab equipments, logistics of
various lab consumables, etc.;
(9) Supervising and supporting the lab
technicians at the lab, in day-to-day activities connected with newer TB
diagnostics, ensuring quality control;
(10) Assisting the Lab in-Charge in providing monthly / quarterly and
annual reports in the prescribed formats on activities, achievements,
challenges and recommendations;
(11) Urgently
reporting all adverse events in laboratory functioning to the Lab in-Charge and FIND IndiaTechnical Team;
(12) Liaising and facilitating with the FIND India technical team on all technical
matters relating to laboratory functioning in consultation with the Lab-in-Charge;
(13) Undertaking
any other job assigned by state authorities and the FIND India technical team, as per project need.
4.
QUALIFICATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Qualification:
Masters
in Science with a specialization in Microbiology/ Medical Microbiology/
Applied Microbiology/ Clinical Microbiology/ Biotechnology/ Medical
Biotechnology, or higher qualification.
Experience:
Candidates with experience in Rapid TB Diagnostics or Molecular Techniques shall be given preference.
Candidates with experience in Rapid TB Diagnostics or Molecular Techniques shall be given preference.
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.
(5) Professional, mature and confident.
5.
COMPENSATION OFFERED:
Gross
compensation budgeted for the position on a cost to organization (CTO) basis is
Rs.3 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).
6. NATURE
OF APPOINTMENT:
The
selected candidate shall be initially offered a one year consultancy contract,
renewable annually, based on satisfactory performance.
7.
LOCATION:
Vacancies for TOs exist at multiple locations, details
of which are available at http://sams.co.in/Location-Details-FIND-TO.htm
8. REFERENCE:
TO-FIND
9.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Senior
Consultant
Strategic
Alliance Management Services P Ltd.
B 372 New
Friends Colony
New Delhi 110 025
New Delhi 110 025
Phone
No.: 011-4290-9936; 011-4290-9937
Email: to-find@sams.co.in
Email: to-find@sams.co.in
10. LAST
DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:
Eligible
candidates interested in this position are requested to courier or email their
applications to the above address or email id (Apply by: Open). Applicants
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 the email id mentioned above, on completion.
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