Research Leader – Recent Approach Methodologies (NAMs)

Location: New Delhi, India
Employment Type: Full-time

About NITS Engineering
NITS Engineering is a biomedical technology company building the next generation of biomedical devices, in vitro disease models, and engineering systems for drug discovery, regenerative medicine, and diagnostics. We combine precision hardware engineering with biomedical research to build the tools that take science from the lab bench to real world application.

Role Overview
We are seeking a senior scientific leader in New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), 3D bioprinting, and bioengineered tissue models to guide the strategic advancement of our non-animal testing platforms.
In this role, you will define the scientific roadmap for our high-throughput bioprinted tissue constructs, drive platform validation, and engage with external partners across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and regulatory sectors. You will lead efforts to benchmark our 3D models against native human target tissue, proving their structural, functional,



and physiological fidelity to accelerate adoption in discovery research and disease modelling. This work will be carried out in collaboration with CenFab at Vellore Institute of Technology-Vellore.

What You Will Do

Strategic Direction & Market Growth
• Formulate long-term scientific roadmaps for high-throughput 3D bioprinted tissue constructs, organoids, and disease-specific in vitro models.
• Align platform capabilities with evolving guidelines across global and regional regulatory bodies (including FDA, EPA, CDSCO, and OECD).
• Identify commercial partnerships, pilot evaluation projects, and joint research ventures to support annual growth targets (targeting 15% YoY).
• Direct strategic capability investments to expand the company’s portfolio of high-throughput bio-fabricated models.

Target Tissue Benchmarking & Platform Validation
• Lead comparative validation studies demonstrating that bioprinted 3D models accurat

📌 Research Leader – New Approach Methodologies (New Delhi)
🏢 NITS Engineering
📍 New Delhi