# Uzair Ahmad

Uzair Ahmad is a remote worker on Himalayas, Project Research Scientist at ICMR Headquarters, based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@uzairahmad6

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Research programme professional at ICMR Headquarters assessing biomedical grants and coordinating budgets for funded healthcare research.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 140k+ INR |
| Job categories | Programme Manager, Clinical Research Manager, Research Scientist, Healthcare Innovation Manager |
| Skills | Research Program Management, Grant Budgeting, Grant Budget Review, Clinical Research, Translational Research, Biomedical Research Proposal Assessment, Regulatory Compliance, Research Operations, Diagnostics Product Development, Molecular Diagnostics, Clinical Execution, Quality Management, Financial Compliance, Programme Monitoring, Data Analysis |

## What I'm looking for

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I’m interested in AI-enabled healthcare innovation and roles that connect translational research with scalable healthcare solutions.
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## About

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At ICMR Headquarters, I assess biomedical research proposals for national funding programmes, including their scientific merit and budget justifications. My work supports funding decisions and programme priorities.

I coordinate with research institutions and government stakeholders on grant budget administration, and monitor funded programmes for progress, budget utilization, and regulatory compliance.

At Plotnew Bio Innovation Private Limited, I led R&D strategy and clinical study execution for neonatal and diagnostic product development initiatives. I also managed regulatory compliance, quality standards, and project governance.

My earlier work includes developing molecular diagnostic solutions and lateral flow assays, and contributing to translational research on tuberculosis diagnostics. I bring experience in clinical research operations, grant administration, and data analysis using Python, SQL, and Tableau.
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## Experience

### Project Research Scientist (current)

ICMR Headquarters. Jun 2025 - Present

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Evaluates biomedical research proposals under national funding programmes, including budget review and scientific merit assessment. Coordinates with institutions and government stakeholders on grant budget administration and monitors compliance and progress of funded healthcare research programmes.
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Skills: Biomedical-Research, Grant-Budget-Review, Financial-Compliance, Regulatory-Compliance, Program-Management, Stakeholder-Coordination, Performance-Monitoring

### Project Manager (R&D) / CTO

Plotnew Bio Innovation Private Limited. Sep 2023 - Mar 2025

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Led R&D strategy and clinical study execution for neonatal and diagnostic product development. Directed cross-functional teams, managed regulatory compliance, and oversaw assay development and molecular diagnostics programmes.
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Skills: R&D-Strategy, Clinical-Execution, Regulatory-Compliance, Quality-Management, Project-Governance, Assay-Development, Molecular-Diagnostics, Cross-functional-Leadership

### Scientist

Aditum Life Sciences. Aug 2021 - May 2022

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Led strategic development of molecular diagnostic solutions for COVID-19 variant detection. Applied data-driven and AI-based approaches to enhance diagnostic performance and directed research initiatives.
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Skills: Molecular-Diagnostics, Covid-19, Data-Analysis, AI, Translational-Research, Product-Validation, Team-Leadership

### Scientist B

ICMR – National Institute of Pathology. Nov 2020 - Jul 2021

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Led a 17-member team delivering large-scale COVID-19 testing operations, improving diagnostic capacity. Managed end-to-end testing workflows, data analysis, and operational processes, overseeing testing of 25,000+ samples.
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Skills: COVID-19-Testing, Team-Leadership, Data-Analysis, Operational-Management, Regulatory-Compliance, Performance-Monitoring

### Research Associate

IIT-Delhi / Jamia Hamdard. Feb 2019 - Sep 2020

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Contributed to a DBT-funded translational research programme on tuberculosis diagnostics. Led biomarker identification and protein analysis, and developed lateral flow diagnostic assays for TB-related immune responses.
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Skills: Translational-Research, Biomarker-Identification, Protein-Analysis, Lateral-Flow, Tuberculosis-Diagnosis

### Researcher (PhD)

Jamia Millia Islamia. Sep 2013 - Nov 2019

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Conducted doctoral research in biotechnology and molecular microbiology, focusing on translational research and diagnostic development.
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Skills: Biotech, Molecular-Microbiology, Research, Translational-Research

### Trainee

CSIR – Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology. Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

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Completed a training position at CSIR-IGIB, gaining experience in genomics and integrative biology research.
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Skills: Genomics, Integrative-Biology, Research

## Education

### Coursera

Google Project Management Certificate (Foundation Level), Project Management

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Currently pursuing the Google Project Management Certificate at the foundation level, focusing on project management principles and practices.
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### Jamia Millia Islamia

Ph.D., Biotechnology / Molecular Microbiology. 2013 - 2019

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Pursued a Ph.D. in Biotechnology and Molecular Microbiology, focusing on translational research and biomarker identification.
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### Jamia Millia Islamia

M.Sc., Biotechnology. 2011 - 2013

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Completed a Master of Science in Biotechnology, building a strong foundation in molecular biology and research techniques.
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### Chaudhary Charan Singh University

B.Sc., Biotechnology. 2007 - 2010

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Earned a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, gaining fundamental knowledge in biological sciences and laboratory practices.
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## Tech stack

- Tableau
- Python
- SQL

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