Vacancy Announcement Punjab Skills Development Project PSDP - JobsBlogs
🏢 Vacancy Announcement Punjab Skills Development Project PSDP - JobsBlogs📍 Rawalpindi🗓 Posted 26 Jul 2026👥 20 posts
The Vacancy Announcement Punjab Skills Development Project PSDP - JobsBlogs has announced 20 vacant positions in Rawalpindi.
Vacant positions & eligibility
| Sr. | Post/Scale | Qualification | Minimum Experience | No. of posts | Experience in relevant field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deputy Chief Scientist (Biological Production) PPS-10 | Ph.D/M.Phil /MS/ MSc in Bio-technology / Bio-processing Engineering | 15-20 Years | 01 | • Minimum 10 years' experience of biological development / production. • Expertise in regulatory compliance (GMP, DRAP, FDA, EU etc.). • Preferably 7 years' experience in Govt / Private organization dealing with Biological Pharma manufacturing in Lab/Clean room environment. • Product commercialization including (market demand, production, stability). • Experience in technology transfer, upstream and downstream operation, PPP, establishment & business collaboration. |
| 2 | Deputy Chief Scientist (Microbiology Production) PPS-10 | Ph.D/M.Phil /MS/ MSc in Microbiology / Immunology / Biotechnology or relevant Biological Sciences | 15-20 Years | 01 | • Minimum 10 years' experience of working in the field of infectious diseases research/Microbiology/ Virology/ Immunology. • Preferably 5 years of hands-on work in certified containment labs. • Preferable experience in virus isolation and culturing, viral pathogenesis studies, challenge models and viral vector platforms for vaccine development. • Proven experience as safety officer and students to conduct R&D. • Expertise in Biosafety and Biosecurity SOPs development & compliance. • Expertise in CRISPR technology, system biology. |
| 3 | Scientific Officer-I (Virology) PPS-09 | Ph.D/M.Phil /MS/ MSc in Biotechnology or relevant Biological Sciences | 08-13 Years | 01 | • Essential experience in field of virology - Minimum 5 years. • Preferably 5 years of hands-on work in certified containment labs. • Demonstrated expertise in handling viruses, virus isolation and propagation. • Well versed with cell culture system, expression system, viral titration and molecular characterization. • Active participation in accomplishing vaccine research activities. • Expertise in CRISPR technology, system biology. |
| 4 | Scientific Officer-II (Microbiology) PPS-08 | a. Ph.D. b. MS / M. Phil / MSc in Microbiology/ Biochemistry /Molecular Biology / relevant Biological Sciences | a. Nil b. 02-05 Years | 01 | • Essential experience in handling viruses such as bacterial culture, sample processing and maintenance. Bacterial bio-pharmaceuticals. • Proficiency in immuno-assays like ELISA, radio immunoassay, flow cytometry and serological assays. |
| 5 | Scientific Officer-II (Pharmacist) PPS-08 | B.Pharmacy/D.Pharmacy / M.Sc. M. Phil in Pharma Sciences | 02-05 Years | 01 | • 2-5 years experience in process development of translational biology, Biopharmaceuticals/ Formulation. • Experience of working in a clean room/sterile facility/ Clean room. • Preferably proficiency in Up-stream and down-stream processes for biopharmaceuticals/pre-clinical products. |
| 6 | Scientific Officer-II (Molecular Biology) PPS-08 | a. Ph.D. b. MS / M. Phil / MSc in Molecular Medicine / Biotechnology/ Genetics or relevant Biosciences | a. Nil b. 02-05 Years | 01 | • Experience in molecular biology/vaccine biotechnology. • Well versed with molecular characterization of pathogens. • Hands-on technical experience in NGS data analysis/bioinformatics. • Expertise in CRISPR technology, system biology. • Proficiency in vaccine platforms (preferably mRNA, siRNA based vaccine designing). |
| 7 | Scientific Officer-II (Bioinformatics) PPS-08 | a. Ph.D. b. MS / M. Phil / MSc in Biotechnology / Molecular Biology / Bioinformatics / Molecular Medicine or relevant Biological Sciences | a. Nil b. 02-05 Years | 01 | • Experience in pathogen genomics and large-scale biological data analysis. • Demonstrated expertise in NGS data analysis (Viral genomics, metagenomics, transcriptomics, whole genome etc.). • Experience in protein biochemistry supporting infectious disease research. • Well versed with Alpha Fold-3, protein expression, immune simulation, homology/structure modeling & Alpha/PLD system. • Preferable hands-on experience applying AI/ML approaches for vaccine antigen prediction, epitope mapping and structural based vaccine design. |
| 8 | Engineering Officer-II (Bio-Process Engineering) PPS-08 | BE (Chemical/ Mechanical)/ MS/MSc (Biotechnology) | 02-05 Years | 01 | • Experience in pharmaceutical industry / bio-processing. • Preferably experience with upstream, downstream processing, automation, Projects (R and implementation, E&P). • Prior work experience in vaccine, biologics and therapeutics manufacturing. • Work relevant with bioreactors upscale operations in vaccine production. • Good managing of biologics regulatory compliance, quality control & assurance. |
| 9 | Scientific Officer-II (Veterinary Science) PPS-08 | a. Ph.D. in the relevant field. b. DVM or MS / M. Phil in relevant biological Sciences | a. Nil b. 02-05 Years | 01 | • Experience in zoonotic disease investigation. • Well versed in veterinary pathology and disease modelling. • Experience in animal quarantine management. • Proven experience in managing experimental animals of vaccine and biological therapeutics knockdown. • Experience in mentoring junior staff and supporting role in R&D research projects. |
| 10 | Coord Officer (Commercial) PPS-08 | MBA, MPA, or equivalent in the relevant filed | 02 Years | 01 | • Extensive experience in PSDP projects Audit, Budget related issue. • Experience in strategic planning, institutional enterprise development. • Track record in technology evaluation & organizational improvement through business analysis, cross functional collaboration an evidence-based decision. • Foresight research collaboration between academia & Industry. |
| 11 | Scientific Officer-III (Microbiology) PPS-07 | M.Sc. preferably MS/ M.Phil in Microbiology/ Biotechnology/Molecular Biology / Immunology | 02 Years | 02 | • Hands on experience in relevant research techniques like, molecular cloning, RT and qPCR, bacterial culture, sterility testing, immunoassay, sequencing etc. • Preferably experience in animal genomics studies and cell culture studies. |
| 12 | Scientific Officer-III (Biochemistry / Analytical) PPS-07 | BS/MS/M.Phil. in the relevant field | 02 Years | 02 | • Hands-on experience in handling of analytical chemistry lab tools and techniques. • Well-use in Cleaning in Place (CIP) and Steam In Place (SIP) concepts. |
| 13 | Scientific Officer-III (AI Bio-Domain) PPS-07 | BS/MS in Bioinformatics, Software Engg, Computer Sciences, Artificial Intelligence | 02 Years | 02 | • Experience/expertise in application of AI tools & techniques in bio domain/biotechnology. |
| 14 | Engineering Officer-III (Biomedical/ Chemical Engineering) PPS-07 | B.E/B. S in Biomedical / Chemical Engineering | 02 Years | 02 | • Project Based / Lab based Experience will be preferred. • Proficiency Experience in repair / maintenance of laboratory equipments. |
| 15 | Medical Officer PPS-07 | MBBS with successful completion of house job | Nil | 01 | • Experience of infectious lab/environment is preferred. • Experience in Govt / Private organization dealing with employees medical and health related issue. |
| 16 | Engineering Officer-III (Industrial/ Mechanical / Safety Engineer) PPS-07 | BE/BS/MS/ M.Phil. in Engineering/Sciences with relevant courses in safety domain | 02 Years | 01 | • Hands on experience with upstream and downstream processing technology. • OHSAS, NIOSH and relevant HSE certifications. • Experience in GMP facilities preferable. • Familiar with Cleaning in Place (CIP) and Steam in Place (SIP) concepts. • Supervision of developing junior staff and supporting role in R&D research projects. • Familiarization with SOPs of office working in restricted domain. |