<p align="center" style="text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; margin-left:24px; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4b4b4b">Head of Biotechnology</span></span></span></u></b><br /> <b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4b4b4b">Bengaluru</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; margin-left:24px"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><b>&nbsp;</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; margin-left:24px; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4b4b4b">This role will have primary focus on spearheading New Product Development. We&#39;re seeking a dynamic individual who thrives in a hands-on environment, blending agility with a growth-oriented mindset. This role demands adept collaboration with cross-functional teams, the ability to innovate from the ground up, and skilfully leverage insights from scientific experts.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; margin-left:24px"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><b>&nbsp;</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; margin-left:24px"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4b4b4b">Role Responsibilities:</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul style="color:#222222; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:small; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:#ffffff; text-decoration-thickness:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial" type="disc"> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Lead product identification and complete end to end R&amp;D</span></span></li> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Provide regular progress reports to the CEO, managing timelines and budget</span></span></li> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Champion pilot trials and product development, ensuring commercial feasibility</span></span></li> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Manage technology transfer from R&amp;D to Pilot to final Fermentation, ensuring product specification / parameters are met</span></span></li> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Oversee technology optimization to enable cost efficient process / product</span></span></li> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Manage expenditure budgets and ensure project completion within budgets</span></span></li> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Expertise in Biotransformation</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">,&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Fermentation and Downstream purification of proteins,</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;enzymes and&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">&nbsp;small molecules</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt">Strain Engineering/directed evolution/synthetic biology expertise</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; margin-left:24px"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4b4b4b">Qualification</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4b4b4b">:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul style="color:#222222; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:small; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:#ffffff; text-decoration-thickness:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial" type="disc"> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">PhD in Biotechnology / Biochemistry /&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Molecular Biology</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; margin-left:24px"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:2"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="widows:2"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4b4b4b">Personal Qualifications:</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul style="color:#222222; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:small; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:#ffffff; text-decoration-thickness:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial" type="disc"> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Experience in a biotech/startup environments, comfortable operating within small, dynamic teams.</span></span></li> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Possesses strong analytical skills, adept at swiftly gathering pertinent information and tackling complexity with a problem-solving mindset.</span></span></li> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Demonstrates exceptional oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, effectively conveying strategies and outcomes to diverse audiences.</span></span></li> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Exhibits independence and proactivity, adept at identifying and resolving challenges autonomously while also seeking assistance when needed.</span></span></li> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Capable of strategic thinking while executing on key objectives.</span></span></li> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Proven ability to solve problems effectively and meet ambitious timelines.</span></span></li> <li style="color:#4b4b4b; margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Self-motivated and entrepreneurial, thriving in rapidly evolving environments where structures and processes are still evolving or being redefined.</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#4b4b4b">Mentoring skills to employees across age / experience profiles</span></span></span></li> </ul>