Job Description: Senior Operations Associate

About the Organisation

India's Translational Research Initiative (ITRI) is a collaborative philanthropy initiative focused on strengthening the pathway from scientific discovery to real-world application by addressing gaps in India's lab-to-market ecosystem. It supports research institutions in building the infrastructure, capabilities, and partnerships needed to advance translational research and enable stronger industry linkages.

As part of this effort, ITRI is creating and augmenting Translational Research Centres (TRCs) within leading academic institutions to support technology advancement, prototyping, testing, and early deployment across high-impact areas such as life sciences and health, energy and sustainability, advanced materials, and engineering and computational technologies, including AI for science and next-generation manufacturing.

Website: itri.org.in

Role Details

Designation: Senior Operations Associate

Location: Mumbai (office-based)

Qualifications

Essential
- 4–8 years of experience in an operations,



coordination, or HR administration role — for example, operations associate, HR operations associate, process associate, or equivalent.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Solid organisational ability and follow-through, with a demonstrated capacity to manage multiple workstreams and bring tasks to closure.
- Proficiency with checklists, trackers, and calendars, and in coordinating across multiple stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
- Clear written and verbal communication, with a proactive and dependable working style.

Desirable
- MBA (HR, Operations, or General Management), M.Com, or an equivalent master's degree.
- Experience in a non-profit, philanthropic, or research/consulting environment.
- Exposure to HR operations, vendor coordination, or working alongside external CA, CS, or legal partners (beneficial, though it can be developed on the job).
- Experience supporting senior leadership or managi

📌 Senior Operations Associate (Mumbai)
🏢 The Convergence Foundation
📍 Mumbai