Job Description

Date of Advertisement: 05 October 2026

Number of Positions: 1 [Guwahati]

Term of Employment: 1 year 6 months extendable up to 3 months as per the project requirements.

Likely Date of Joining: 01 November 2026

Work Locations: Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI), Guwahati Assam

Employing Organization:Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC), New Delhi, is a not-for-profit research organization of health professionals and social scientists engaged in knowledge generation and knowledge translation for the prevention and control of non-communicable (chronic) diseases in varied settings of the developing countries. CCDC has been recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. CCDC also holds recognition as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Surveillance, Capacity Building and Translational Research in Cardio-metabolic diseases and as an ICMR Collaborating Centre for Health Research.

Study site: Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI), Guwahati, was established in 1973 and recognized as Regional Cancer Centre by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India in the year 1980. BBCI is a premier Institution involved in quality medical research and healthcare. The Institute was formally taken over by Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India in 2017 as a unit of Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai. It is a 259-bedded Hospital at present and is involved in several research projects. The Institute has Population and Hospital Based Cancer Registry under National Cancer Registry Programme of Indian Council of Medical Research. A DBT Centre for Molecular Biology and Cancer Research was started in February 2010. BBCI constantly works at providing excellent care to those who are disadvantaged and marginalized.

Project Brief: The project titled Evaluating diet, essential minerals, oral bacteria, and body fat for head and neck cancertreatment: A prospective study in two large cancer centres in India is a 3-year project funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR, New Delhi). The study sites are Cancer Institute (WIA) at Chennai & BBCI at Guwahati. This is a prospective research study among head and neck cancer patients from diagnosis to treatment and post-treatment, i.e., recruiting at diagnosis with up to 6-months post diagnosis follow-up. We aim to investigate how diet, essential minerals, body fat and oral bacteria together (termed as diet exposome) may influence the response to treatment and quality-of-life among head and neck cancer patients, while accounting for several other lifestyle and environmental factors. This project will employ participatory approach involving multistakeholder participation. Head and neck cancers are a major public health concern in India and globally and are high-nutritional risk cancers. The study findings will provide important information relevant for regional and global population to help guide dietary interventions to improve head and neck cancer outcomes regionally and globally.

Job Description

The Project Research Scientist will contribute to the implementation of the study in the following manner:

They will be stationed in Chennai or Guwahati & will be primarily responsible for data collection and management on daily basis at the respective study sites. Data collection (baseline, 3-month follow-up, & 6-month follow-up) involves securing informed consent of the eligible participants, and administering structured questionnaires, medical record abstraction, documenting measurement forms, recording physical measurements of participants such as anthropometrics and blood pressure, and saliva sample collection.
They will be responsible for saliva sample processing and temporary storage and safe transportation of samples to analytic laboratories and permanent storage facilities and maintain a detailed sample logistics record.
They will be responsible for coordinating multistakeholder meetings and workshops at the study sites.
They will be responsible for all the on-site activities and ensure smooth functioning of the project by coordinating across departments, study sites, laboratories & project team at CCDC & will be responsible for patient navigation at the study sites as required.
They will be responsible for timely follow up of the study participants as scheduled and maintain a detailed participant recruitment logistics record.
They will be responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of the collected participant data.
They will be responsible for compiling project-related data and reports on regular basis and for maintaining all project-related documentation systematically.
They will be responsible for the administrative formalities of the project including study clearances and agreements.
They will be responsible for liaising with the CCDC administration for the procurement and transport of project-related equipment and consumables.
They will be responsible for liaising with the concerned at the study site for the deployment, collection, repair/maintenance of project related equipment, accessories, and consumables.
Any other tasks assigned by the principal investigator.

Responsibilities And Requirements

Essential: Master's degree in life sciences (anatomy, physiology, anthropology, medical sciences, epidemiology, biochemistry, clinical research, genetics, biotechnology, medical lab technology, public health).

Experience of field data collection by interacting with study participants.

Desirable

Good knowledge about the respective study locations.
Data collection, and monitoring experience using data management software
Quantitative data management and analytic skills
Willingness to travel within and across the study sites, laboratory facilities and CCDC office if required.

Experience: 2 years of experience in health research studies

Competencies

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and the regional language (Tamil/Assamese)
Working knowledge in Hindi
Good computer skills including Microsoft word, PowerPoint, Excel, data management software.
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to work in cross-cultural teams
Ability to plan, conceptualize and organize
Ability to manage the team's performance
Ability to make logical decisions and ensure transparency
Ability to execute exactly as decided in group meetings and ensure a high-level work transparency
Experience of field data collection efforts in health surveys
Experience of coordination between field activities and laboratory analysis
Experience of coordination across the partners within multi-centre studies

Emoluments: Commensurate with ICMR guidelines.

Application Process Information

Please send detailed CV along with a cover letter to [Confidential Information] with the title Project Research Scientist-I in the subject line. Last date for sending your application is 7th October 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview.

CCDC envisions to reduce chronic disease burden and promote innovative science that has the potential to improve human health through implementation and translational research.

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