Tissue Culture Lab Lead

PepsiCo


Date: 8 hours ago
City: Lahore
Contract type: Full time
Overview

To maintain world class standards at the facility, proper maintenance and handling of potato germplasm, periodic DNA finger printing and virus tests of all the clones to maintain genetic purity and health. Timely multiplication of plantlets to fulfill seed pipeline requirement and identification of key supplier and sustain relationship with Suppliers/stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Ensuring world class standards are being maintained at the facility
  • Establish relationship with NARC and Frito-Lay, USA to have SOPs for media preparation, handling lab, growth room and germplasm conservation
  • Execute protocols and SOPs to maintain sanitation, handling glass wares and media preparation operations
  • Ensure proper maintenance and handling of potato germplasm.
  • Arrange for long term preservation of all the potato clones
  • Arrange for maintenance of all the germplasm lines by periodic sub-culturing
  • Ensure periodic DNA finger printing and virus tests of all the clones to maintain genetic purity and health
  • Identify right sources to obtain periodic DNA finger prints and virus testing of all the clones
  • To maintain genetic purity and health of all the clones, arrange timely and periodic DNA finger print and virus testing of al the clones being maintained in the facility
  • Maintain documents/ record obtained from DNA finger prints and ELISA tests conducted at regular interval
  • Ensure timely multiplication of plantlets to fulfill seed pipeline requirement
  • Maintain close relationship with seed team to know the seed pipeline requirement
  • Understand the process of generation advancement and field multiplication processes
  • Arrange mass multiplication of desired clones to deliver right number of plantlets for MT production
  • Ensure identification of key supplier – glass ware / chemical / facilities for DNA fingerprints and potato health and sustain relationship with them
  • Identify best suppliers for lab glass wares and chemicals and maintain good relationship with them
  • Identify best and trustworthy biotech facilities to test genetic purity and health of all the clones.

Qualifications

Knowledge / Skill:

Experience:

Competencies:

  • M.Sc. / M.Phil. in Bio-Technology / Microbiology, Tissue Culture / Seed Science
  • Proven experience of media preparation, dealing with lab suppliers
  • Understanding of obtaining DNA finger printing virus testing procedures
  • Experience of dealing with local government authorities, suppliers, transporters, farmer unions
  • Min 4 – 5 Years’ Experience in sub culturing/ mass multiplication of plant lets preferably on potato crop
  • 2 – 3 Years’ experience in a leading role
  • Innovative and understand key business
  • Ability to understand Lab equipment and recommending the alternates
  • Team Management with efficient and comprehensive approach
  • Auditing and influencing skill
  • Communication and facilitation capability

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