Associate STEM Content Analyst - GENESEQ

Clarivate Plc; Chennai District; On-site; INR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarivate Plc in Chennai invites an Associate STEM Content Analyst to join the GENESEQ process. You will curate biological sequence information from patent documents, index sequences across PDFs, and generate additional sequences described in specifications.

The role demands strong biotech knowledge and familiarity with public databases. The team emphasizes accuracy, efficiency, and collaboration within a 37-person GENESEQ group under IPG.

Qualifications

• Must have a Master’s degree in Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Genetics, Molecular Biology or Biochemistry.
• Freshers or candidates with around 1 year of patent indexing experience are acceptable.
• If experienced, minimum 1 year in patent indexing, disease indexing, and abstract writing.
• 1–2 years in patent indexing, gene sequencing, genetics, and disease indexing.

Responsibilities

• Apply biotechnology, genetics, and molecular biology concepts to curate sequence information from patent documents.
• Index and curate biological sequences from PDFs or TIFFs beyond the listing.
• Create additional sequences described in specifications, including mutated sequences and SEQ ID fragments.
• Achieve weekly production volume and quality targets.
• Promote safety and compliance with applicable laws and codes of practice.

Skills

MS Office

Patent indexing

Secondary research

Biology awareness

Education

Master's degree in Biotechnology

Tools

PubMed

NCBI Taxonomy

PDF/TIFF handling

Job description

Associate STEM Content Analyst – GENESEQ

We are looking for an Associate STEM Content Analyst to join our GENESEQ process in Chennai. This is an amazing opportunity to work on GENESEQ process in IPG. We would love to speak with you if you have skills in Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry.

About You

• Must be a master’s degree graduate in Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry
• Can be a fresher or candidate with around 1 year experience in working on patents, patent indexing with basic patent knowledge.
• If experienced, must have at least a year’s experience in patent indexing, disease indexing, abstract writing
• 1 to 2 years of experience on patent indexing, gene sequencing, genetics, and disease indexing.
• Good knowledge on computer including MS office, PDF or TIFF images; good exposure to publicly available databases like NCBI taxonomy database, PubMed, etc; and secondary research skills.

What will you be doing in this role?

• You will Apply biotechnology, genetics, and molecular biology concepts to curate biological sequence related information from patent documents in line with editorial policies and conventions.
• Indexers manually curate all biological sequences given in the specification, including those found within PDF or TIFF images, not just those given in the formal electronic sequence listing.
• indexers also create additional sequences which are described in the specification, which often are not given in the sequence listing, but which are claimed. The team will also create individual records for mutated sequences and for claimed SEQ ID fragments where the whole sequence has not been claimed.
• Achieve weekly production volume and quality targets and to maintain the consistency.
• To make positive efforts to promote personal safety and that of others by taking reasonable care at work, by carrying out the requirements of the law or following recognized codes of practice provided or advised by management to ensure safe working practices.

About the Team

GENESEQ Team is one of the key knowledge-driven teams in Intellectual Property Group in Clarivate. The team consists of 37 colleagues, in various roles with different experience and skill set in various domains like Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry; are reporting to a Team Manager. GENESEQ product includes Nucleic Acid sequences of minimum 10 bases or 8 if claimed and Amino Acid sequences of minimum 4 residues.

Hours of Work

9 AM to 6 PM IST (includes 1 hour break)

At Clarivate, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. We comply with applicable laws and regulations governing non-discrimination in all locations.