TTCRC under Tata Medical Center is hiring for Research professionals | Opportunity to work under Cancer Research | Apply Now
If you are searching for a Pharma Research job, this opportunity at Tata Translational Cancer Research Centre (TTCRC) is an excellent chance to grow in advanced cancer research. As part of TMC careers, the institute is hiring Research Assistants for the Organoid Laboratory (SOLi3D group) in Kolkata. This Pharma Research job offers candidates the opportunity to work with multidisciplinary research teams, advanced organoid culture models, and translational cancer research programs under the prestigious TMC careers initiative.
- Job Position: Research Associate
- Location: Kolkata
About the Company
The Tata Medical Center (TMC) is a multispecialty institution for tertiary cancer care located in New Town, Kolkata. Tata Translational Cancer Research Centre (TTCRC), the research arm of TMC, is within a dedicated academic building on the same campus.
At TTCRC, a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, scientists, and industry professionals collaborates to develop a systems medicine approach in cancer research. This approach is focused on developing innovative, indigenous, cost-effective, and equitable strategies to improve cancer diagnosis, develop treatments that match disease characteristics and are adapted to treatment response, and identify prognostic and predictive disease biomarkers.
Key Responsibilities
- Developing, establishing, and maintaining tumour organoid cultures from patient tissue samples
- Clinical sample processing and organoid culture work
- High-throughput confocal microscopic imaging
- Extraction of biomolecules (DNA, RNA, Protein) and quality checks
- Sample preparation for histological analysis, NGS, and protein mass spectrometry
- Drug response testing and cell biology assays
- Planning and performing hands-on experiments
- Recording and analysing research data
- Presenting data and papers in group meetings and national conferences
- Preparing scientific reports and manuscripts
Qualifications
- M Pharmacy in Pharmacology
Relevant Experience
- Minimum 1 year
Essential Experience
- Extensive experience in mammalian cell culture techniques
- Familiarity with DNA, RNA, and protein extraction techniques, quality check, qRTPCR and Western Blot
- Familiarity with good laboratory practices
Preferable but Not Essential
- Experience with patient samples handling
- Experience with 3D (spheroid/organoid/organ-on-chip) cell culture models
- Experience in high-throughput drug screening assays
- Experience in automated high-throughput confocal imaging
- Experience in hydrogel bioprinting
- Experience in automated liquid handler/digital dispenser use
- Knowledge of LIMS (e.g., LabVantage) use for biobanking clinical samples
- Knowledge of advanced MS Excel, R programming, and image analysis software
Necessary Qualities
- Strong integrity, motivation, and enthusiasm
- Focus and commitment in carrying out tasks and duties
- Flexibility of working hours as needed for research involving patient samples
- Critical analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of independent work
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary collaborative team
- Strong written and oral communication
- Scientifically interactive with clarity of thoughts and expression
Salary / Retainership
- Research Assistant level I/II: INR 25,000 – 28,000 per month, consolidated.
Appointment Nature and Tenure
The position is a sanctioned regular position of the institute, funded by an intramural core grant to TTCRC by TMC Careers. However, appointment of the successful candidate to the position will initially be for 1 year. Further renewal of the contract is subject to satisfactory performance assessed through periodic appraisals.
Selection Process
Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. Based on their interview performance, the recruiting panel will select the successful candidates.
Application Procedure
- The application should be submitted by email to the following, in addition to the online application through the TMC website.
- In the email, please attach your resume along with a 150-word statement of purpose mentioning why you would like to join the SOLi3D group at TTCRC and why you think you are a good fit for the position.
Send applications to
- Mr Suvasish Mukherjee
Head, Human Resources
Tata Medical Center
14 Major Arterial Road (East-West)
Newtown, Rajarhat
Kolkata 700160
Email: suvashish.mukherjee@tmckolkata.com
Copy the email to
- Mr Satadru Dey
Administrative Assistant, TTCRC
Email: satadru.dey@ttcrc.tmckolkata.org - Dr Dwijit GuhaSarkar
Lead Scientist – Organoid Laboratory, TTCRC
Email: dwijit.guhasarkar@ttcrc.tmckolkata.org - Last Date to Apply: 20 March 2026
