BIRAC Recruitment : Post of Mission Director

JOB DESCRIPTION

BIRAC Recruitment : Post of Mission Director

The National Biopharma Mission is an Industry-Academia Collaborative Mission of Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India for Accelerating Early Development for Biopharmaceuticals; to be implemented by Biotechnology Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a Public Sector Undertaking of DBT.

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) a Public Sector Undertaking of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India has been entrusted the responsibility of implementing this Program. It houses the Program Management Unit (PMU) and works as an operational and functional arm to oversee and monitor program implementation.

Applications are invited to fill the following post in the Project. :-

1. Mission Director

JOB DETAILS

BIRAC Recruitment : Post of Mission Director

1. Name of Post : Mission Director

2. Number of Posts : 01

3. Location of Job : Delhi

4. Age Limit : 55 years as on Date of Closing of Application.

5. Job Type : The engagement on the position is for a period up to June-2023 co-terminus with the Project or on completion of the work. The contract shall be renewed depending upon the extension of the Project or the need for continuance of service.

6. Essential Qualifications : A PhD/equivalent in life sciences/biological sciences or allied areas.

7. Experience : At least 19 years & above experience, including 5 years of management experience, preferably in the Industry with understanding of product development.

8. Desirable : 

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• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for product development.
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• Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
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• Proven negotiation and issue resolution skills required. Ability to proactively identify and act to resolve project issues, including those related to timing, resources and funding, to prevent delays in project milestones is required.
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• Excellence in team building skills and organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget.
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• Experience cultivating partnerships across diverse stakeholders (i.e. potentially across industry collaborations, through governments, or other NGO partnerships) as well as with academia and the start-up ecosystems.
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• Strong marketing and public relations with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures.
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• Past success working with a Board of Directors with the ability to cultivate relationships.
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• Knowledge of the national and global ecosystem including in-country needs and opportunities.
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• Ability to point to specific examples of having developed and operationalized strategies that have taken an organization to the next stage of growth.
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• Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.
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• Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation.

9. Last Date to Apply : 24.08.2020

10. Scale of Pay : Min. - Rs. 150000 to Max. - Rs. 420000

11. How to Apply : Interested candidates may apply at the vacancy.birac@nic.in in the prescribed format.

12. Job Responsibility :  The Mission Director is a Senior Level position requiring strong leadership. The Mission Director will lead the Mission programme at the Program Management Unit (PMU) and be responsible for effective management (organization, planning, execution and evaluation) of the i3 Program. He/She will oversee the establishment and management of strategies, build efficient teams, monitor program progress and ensure financial accuracy. Working closely with global and national thought leaders and scientific experts, the Mission Director will have an opportunity to engage with multiple stakeholders (academia, industry, SMEs) and lead a team of Technical Coordinators to enable accomplishment of activities in alignment with the i3 Program strategy and vision.

13. Official Notification : https://www.birac.nic.in/desc_new.php?id=738

ABOUT BIRAC

BIRAC Recruitment : Post of Mission Director

Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) is a not-for-profit Section 8, Schedule B, Public Sector Enterprise, set up by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India as an Interface Agency to strengthen and empower the emerging Biotech enterprise to undertake strategic research and innovation, addressing nationally relevant product development needs.

BIRAC is a industry-academia interface and implements its mandate through a wide range of impact initiatives, be it providing access to risk capital through targeted funding, technology transfer, IP management and handholding schemes that help bring innovation excellence to the biotech firms and make them globally competitive. 

In its Eight years of existence, BIRAC has initiated several schemes, networks and platforms that help to bridge the existing gaps in the industry-academia Innovation research and facilitate novel, high quality affordable products development through cutting edge technologies. BIRAC has initiated partnerships with several national and global partners to collaborate and deliver the salient features of its mandate.

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