Clinical Research - Infection control

Position: Clinical Research Manager – Infection Control

Location: Mumbai (Preferred) / Delhi

Experience: 4–5 Years (Mandatory experience in hospitals in infection control) & Clinical Research

Department: Clinical Research

Company: Thermaissance

About the Role

Thermaissance is looking for an experienced Microbiologist / Infection Control professional to support infection-control initiatives, hospital engagements, clinical research, scientific activities and evidence generation related to healthcare textiles and infection prevention.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and microbiological expertise in infection prevention and control (IPC) activities.
• Support Thermaissance in identifying and engaging with suitable private and government hospitals, infection-control teams, microbiologists and investigators.
• Provide inputs on hospital infection-control practices, protocols, implementation challenges and opportunities for improvement.
• Support the design and coordination of infection-control related clinical research studies, including research questions, protocols, endpoints and study tools.
• Coordinate with investigators, hospital teams and participating sites for study feasibility and implementation.
• Monitor research activities, review study data and provide scientific/microbiological interpretation and recommendations.
• Support development and review of clinical, microbiological and infection-control evidence for Thermaissance products and research.
• Participate in KOL meetings, conferences, CMEs, roundtables and scientific discussions as mutually agreed.
• Prepare, review or deliver scientific presentations related to infection prevention, healthcare-associated infections and Thermaissance-supported research.
• Provide inputs for health technology assessment (HTA) and other evidence-generation activities, where relevant.
• Support documentation, scientific reports, publications and other agreed research outputs.

Eligibility

• BSc / MSc Microbiology or relevant qualification in microbiology, infection control or a related field or MBBS / MD
• Minimum 4–5 years of relevant hospital-based experience in Infection Prevention & Control is mandatory.
• Prior experience working with hospital infection-control committees/teams will be preferred.
• Experience in clinical research, study coordination or scientific publications will be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of hospital infection-control practices, microbiology and healthcare-associated infection prevention.
• Good communication, presentation and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Experience

• Hospital Infection Control
• Infection Prevention & Control (IPC)
• Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
• Clinical research
• Microbiological surveillance
• Hospital quality and infection-control protocols
• Scientific presentations and KOL engagement

Engagement

This is may be part-time or full time consultancy role, with the scope and engagement duration to be mutually agreed based on the requirements of Thermaissance