Position Description

Job Title: Research Associate, Discovery R&D; IAVI India (Consultancy)

Location: Gurugram, India

Reports to: Director, Discovery R&D;

Are you a scientifically curious, analytical thinker who enjoys turning complex research into meaningful insights? We’re seeking a Research Associate Consultant to support our Discovery R&D; team through literature reviews, scientific analysis, evidence synthesis, and knowledge management. You’ll work across evolving research areas and help provide the clear, rigorous information our scientists need to make informed decisions.

The Research Associate will provide research, analytical, and knowledge-management support to the Discovery R&D; team. The role will independently conduct literature reviews and assigned analyses, synthesize scientific evidence from diverse sources, organize research information, and prepare explicit outputs that support team decision-making. The position requires scientific rigor, critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, effective communication, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to new subject areas and manage multiple assignments with appropriate guidance.

Key Responsibilities:

- Conduct literature reviews and synthesize scientific, technical, policy, and programmatic evidence relevant to assigned research and product-development questions, identifying key findings, limitations, gaps, and implications.
- Collect, organize, analyze, and interpret qualitative and quantitative information from multiple sources and maintain structured datasets, evidence tables, trackers, templates, and research repositories with appropriate quality checks and source traceability.
- Conduct research landscaping and comparative analyses of scientific approaches, technologies, institutions, laboratories, experts, networks, and other relevant stakeholders or initiatives.
- Develop accurate, concise, and audience-appropriate presentations, reports, summaries, briefs, dashboards, visualizations, and other knowledge products.
- Contribute research and analytical inputs to project documentation, technical discussions, stakeholder materials, reporting, proposals, grant applications, knowledge-sharing activities, and reviews of research tools or workflows.
- Deliver on assigned tasks, communicate progress and risks proactively, incorporate feedback, collaborate effectively, and maintain confidentiality and research integrity.

Education and Work Experience:

- Post-graduate degree in microbiology, biotechnology, life sciences, immunology, biomedical sciences, or related discipline is required. Additional training in research methods, evidence synthesis, or data analysis is desirable.
- Approximately 2-4 years of relevant experience in scientific research, life-sciences consulting, product-development or a related field, with demonstrated experience in literature review,



scientific writing, data extraction, analysis, and preparation of technical presentations or reports.

Qualifications and Skills:

- Strong ability to critically appraise scientific literature, interpret methods and results, synthesize evidence across sources, and identify meaningful gaps and implications.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, including structured datasets, analytical tables, dashboards, and visualizations; familiarity with relevant research and analytical tools is desirable.
- Excellent scientific writing, communication, presentation, organization, time-management, and attention-to-detail skills, with a self-starter mindset and the ability to structure unfamiliar questions, learn new scientific areas, work independently on assigned tasks, manage multiple priorities, collaborate constructively, and deliver high-quality outputs within agreed timelines.
- Broad understanding of infectious diseases, biomedical research, diagnostics, vaccines, biologics, or product-development concepts or related scientific and regulatory environments is desirable.

Organizational Overview: IAVI is a nonprofit scientific research organization dedicated to addressing urgent, unmet global health challenges including HIV and tuberculosis. Our mission is to translate scientific discoveries into affordable, globally accessible public health solutions. Through scientific and clinical research in Africa, India, Europe, and the U.S., IAVI is pioneering the development of biomedical innovations designed for broad global access.

We develop vaccines and antibodies in and for the developing world and seek to accelerate their introduction in low-income countries. IAVI programs and partnerships are grounded in the regions of the world where the disease burden is the greatest, and our approach emphasizes sustainability. Our network of clinical research center partners in Africa and India helps strengthen in-country research capacity and supports the training and education of the next generation of scientists.

The global impact of our science includes fundamental contributions to understanding the biology of HIV infection, which IAVI and others are applying toward advancing vaccine science and immunology. IAVI accelerates scientific discovery and development by fostering unique collaborations among academia, industry, local communities, governments,



and funders to explore new and better ways to address public health threats that disproportionately affect people living in poverty. Our global reach, including a clinical research network in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa and in India, has allowed us to make fundamental contributions to understanding the epidemiology, transmission, virology, and immunology of HIV.

This work played a key role in facilitating the design of promising HIV vaccine candidates, as well as the discovery of broadly neutralizing antibodies that are now being advanced as promising approaches for HIV prevention. Our integrated capabilities in vaccine and antibody discovery, development, and clinical research take advantage of bio-pharmaceutical industry expertise to accelerate the development and testing of prevention methods for HIV and other diseases. Through the Product Development Center, we support external researchers with technical and scientific expertise to accelerate the development of their own products.

IAVI CORE VALUES:

Commitment: We deliver on our mission, proactively transforming promises into tangible results

Stewardship: We steward IAVI's resources responsibly to ensure IAVI's long-term success and global health impact

Integrity: We uphold strong moral principles to maintain our credibility as a nonprofit scientific research organization

Collaboration: We work as one IAVI team and partner with others to deliver globally accessible, urgently needed, public health solutions

Disclaimer: Nothing in this restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship. IAVI is an equal opportunity employer and applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

IAVI is an equal opportunity employer. It is IAVI’s policy to provide equal opportunity without regard to race, citizenship, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, height, weight, disability (including physical and mental conditions unrelated to job performance), religion, creed, caste, home language, ancestry, national origin, pregnancy, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, ethnicity, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristic, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, HIV status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

📌 Research Associate, Discovery R&D IAVI India (Consultancy) (Gurugram)
🏢 India
📍 Gurugram