JOB DESCRIPTION

Designation: Scientific Director - Protein, Structural & Analytical Sciences

Job Location: Bangalore

Department: Lead Discovery Optimization (LDO)

About Syngene,

Incorporated in 1993, Syngene International Ltd. is an innovation-focused global discovery, development and manufacturing organization providing integrated scientific services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutrition, animal health, consumer goods and specialty chemical industries around the world. Syngene’ s clientele includes world leaders such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Baxter, Amgen, GSK, Merck KGaA and Herbalife. Its cutting-edge culture is driven by the passion of its 4240- strong team of scientists who work with clients from around the world to solve their scientific problems, improve R&D; productivity, speed up time to market and lower the cost of innovation.

Job Purpose:

BBRC seeks an experienced Scientific Director of Protein, Structural and Analytical Sciences to lead protein production, purification, and analytics for early biotherapeutic discovery.



As a people manager and scientific leader, this individual will oversee three integrated sub-teams: Upstream Mammalian Protein Production, Downstream Protein Purification, and Protein Analytics & Characterization..

Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic & Operational Leadership:
- Set and execute BBRC Protein Sciences strategy, ensuring reliable research- and tox-grade biologic supply.
- Manage space, capital, and resources across all three sub-teams.
- Partner across Protein Engineering, US Protein Sciences, PCO, NCS, and Biologics Development–CMC to advance candidates and deliver material to NCS.
- Own KPIs for delivery, yield, purity, endotoxin, and turnaround time.
- Represent BBRC Protein Sciences across Discovery Biotherapeutics and Biologics Development.
- Adopt technologies that increase scale, speed, and tox-batch consistency.
- Ensure safety, ELN, EHS, regulatory, and ethical compliance.
- Manage cross-functional relati

📌 Scientific Director (Bengaluru)
🏢 Syngene
📍 Bengaluru