Associate STEM Content Analyst - GENESEQ

Clarivate Analytics; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarivate’s GENESEQ team in Chennai seeks an Associate STEM Content Analyst to curate biological sequence data from patent documents, applying biotechnology and molecular biology concepts. The role handles sequence curation from PDFs/TIFFs, creates additional sequences, and records mutated sequences, aiming for weekly output and accuracy; includes safety duties and collaboration with the IPG team.

A master’s degree in relevant life sciences is required; freshers or candidates with up to 2 years’

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Genetics, Molecular Biology or Biochemistry.
• Fresher or ~1 year patent indexing experience; basic patent knowledge.
• If experienced, at least 1 year in patent indexing, disease indexing, and abstract writing.
• 1–2 years in patent indexing, gene sequencing, genetics, and disease indexing.
• Proficient in MS Office; comfortable with PDF/TIFF images; exposure to NCBI taxonomy, PubMed and secondary research.

Responsibilities

• Apply biotechnology, genetics, and molecular biology concepts to curate biological sequence information from patent documents.
• Indexers manually curate all biological sequences in specifications, including those in PDFs or TIFFs.
• Create additional sequences described in the specification, including claimed sequences.
• Create individual records for mutated sequences and claimed SEQ ID fragments.
• Achieve weekly production volume and quality targets; maintain consistency.
• Promote safety and comply with laws and codes of practice at work.

Skills

Biotechnology

Bioinformatics

Microbiology

Genetics

Molecular Biology

Biochemistry

Patent indexing

Gene sequencing

Public databases

Education

Master’s degree in Biotechnology or related

Tools

MS Office

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 It would be great if you also had . . .
• 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)

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