Job Description

General information
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### Organisation

An agricultural cooperative and an international seed group owned by French farmers, Limagrain is driven by its purpose: cooperating for the progress of agriculture everywhere, for everyone. Focused on the genetic progress of plants, Limagrain breeds, produces and distributes field seeds, vegetable seeds and agri-food products


HM.CLAUSE, Business Unit of Group Limagrain, is an innovative global leader in the development, production, and commercialization of vegetable seeds. HM.CLAUSE belongs to the top 5 vegetable seed entities in the world. With over 2,000 varieties in more than 20 vegetable crops, HM.CLAUSE provides innovative solutions to growers worldwide. HM. CLAUSE is a company committed to diversity and inclusion.
### Reference

2023-8937
### Location

PORTES LES VALENCE
Position description
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### Employment Type


Regular Full Time

### Contractual hours


Full-time

### Function


PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS - QUALITY CONTROL

### Main Goal


PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:



Responsible for managing & performing routine molecular lab activities required for F1 seed testing.



POSITION DESCRIPTION SUMMARY:



The primary function of this position is to perform day-to-day molecular lab activities required for SNP testing. This position also needs to communicate with QC team members and with internal stakeholders (Supply chain Planning, Production team) for sample shipments & results coordination.


### Job description


A. Laboratory operations

In charge & responsible for carrying out daily lab activities as follows

• Seed & Leaf Sampling, DNA extraction buffer preparations, sample storage.
• Perform routinely DNA extraction, quantification and carry out q-PCR assays.
• Data analysis, results interpretation & communicate to stakeholders within stipulated Turn Around Time.
• To troubleshoot the errors occurred during experiments.
B. Laboratory Innovations

• To develop and optimize different lab methods and prepare Standard Operating Procedures.
• Proactively look for cost and time effective solutions which will enable to enhance the productivity and reduce the lead time.
• Work with regional QC teams of Asia region for molecular test improvements on local and regional project.
C. Laboratory maintenance

Laboratory maintenance responsibilities include, but are not limited to,

• Maintain Functionality of lab equipment & troubleshoot the equipment problems in coordination with service engineers.
• Maintain the lab records.
• Maintain inventories of reagents, other supplies & communicates with company representative on purchases & Quotations.

### Skills: what we expect of you


Hands on experience in seed and leaf sampling, DNA Extraction, PCR, data interpretation.

• Comprehensive knowledge in other genetic purity testing methods.
• Proficient in MS office, mainly in Excel skills
• Soft skills: curious, rigorous, analytic, and methodic
• Process oriented, agile, and self-motivation are essential for this position
• Good interpersonal skills, communication skills, team leader
• Ability to learn new techniques quickly

### Company


HM CLAUSE

### Local contract


Local contract only

Position localization
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### Job location


Asia, India

### Location


D.No.6-98/4, Sy.No.563/Part, Medchal Mandal, Gowdavalli, Telangana 501401, India
Candidate criteria
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### Minimum level of education required


Master's degree

### Specific expertise

• Agriculture/Agronomy
• Biology

### Minimum level of experience required


3 years or more

### Others


Specialized in SNP testing.

### Languages

• English (4 - Fluent)
• Hindi (4 - Fluent)

Requester
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### Position start date


17/10/2023