INDIAN PHARMACOPOEIA COMMISSION
(Ministry of Health & Family Welfare), Govt. of India
Sector-23, Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad -201002
VACANCY CIRCULAR
Appointment of Secretary-cum-Scientific Director
The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Sector-23, Raj Nagar,
Ghaziabad-201002, an autonomous body set up under the Societies
Registration Act, 1860 under the Ministry of Health & FamiIY Welfare
primarily with the objective of periodically bringing out new edition of
Indian Pharmacopdeia, National Formulary of India and other related
tasks such as preparing certification and distribution processes of
other reference substances, is looking for a competent, dedicated and
dynamic person foi the post of Secretary-cum-Scientific Director on
Direct Recruitment basis as per details below:-
Scale of Pay : Pay Matrix Level-14 (Rs. 1,44,200-2,18,200)
Mode of Recruitment : Direct Recruitment basis
Age : Preferably below 50 years
Tenure: – The period of Direct Recruitment basis is for 05 years.
Essential Qualification:
Non-Medical:- Post-Graduate degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences/BioChemistry/ Biotechnology/ Chemistry/ Pharmacology/Microbiology from
a recognized University, with Ph.D. in any of the related fields.
Medical:- Post-Graduate degree in Medical/Biological Science with
specialty in Microbiology/ Pharmacology.
Desirable : Ph.D. in any of the related fields.
Experience Essential: –
1-15 years’ experience including 5 years at senior level in the area of
pharmaceuticals.
2-Research experience in the relevant field with support of paper(s)
published.
Job Description:- He/she shall be the Chief Scientific and Executive
Officer of the Commission and act as member-Secretary of the General
Body, the Governing Body, the Scientific Body and other Committees
formed by Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission. Provide leadership
and strategic direction to the Commission and in the preparation of
monographs for drugs and formulations to be incorporated in the India
Pharmacopoeia. Ensure timely publication of the National Formulary
of India. Also, to ensure the implementation of time bound programme
for availability of the quality certified reference substance required for
quality assurance of drugs.
Applications are invited from citizens of India who fulfil the eligibility
criteria strictly in the application format which can be downloaded
from the website https://www.ipc.gov.in of the Commission together
with attested copies of supporting documents and Annual Confidential
Reports for the last five years in case of candidates employed in
Government Organization or equivalent assessment reports in case
of private employment the employer’s certificate THROUGH PROPER
CHANNEL so as to reach to Shri Bikash R. Mahato, Under Secretary
(Drugs Regulation), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Room
No. 434-C, C-Wing, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi-110011 within 60
days of its publication in the Employment News. The post of Secretarycum-Scientific Director is likely to be filled with effect from lst March,
2025 and the competent authority reserves the right to reject any/or all
application received for the post without assigning any reason.
Senior Administrative Officer, INDIAN PHARMACOPOEIA COMMISSION