Scientist –B - National Institute of Health Research (NIHRBB)
(2023-10)
Project entitled: Assessment of integrated surveillance system to study zoonotic diseases: a one health cohort in a peri-urban setting of Odisha, India
- Design and conduct experiments, studies, or investigations.
- Develop new technologies, methods, or scientific knowledge.
- Analyse and interpret research data.
- Work on funded research projects.
- Prepare project proposals, progress reports, and technical documents.
- Publish research findings in scientific journals.
- Present work at conferences, seminars, and workshops.
- Maintain research records and laboratory documentation.
- Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Ensure quality control and safety compliance.
- Work with senior scientists, research associates, and students.
- Coordinate with universities, industries, and government agencies.
- Participate in multidisciplinary research teams.
- Contribute to training programs and works
Project Technical Officer - Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC-ICMR)
(2019-06 - 2023-09)
Project entitled: Phase 3 clinical trials - A phase –III, Randomized Double-blind Three Arm Placebo controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of two vaccines VPM1002 and Imuvac (Mw) in preventing Tuberculosis (TB) in Healthy Household Contacts of Newly Diagnosed Sputum positive pulmonary TB patients
- Maintain Investigator site file (ISF), Study document and status report and document quality control.
- Assist in submission and notification to Ethics Committees and regulatory authorities.
- Provide clinical support for projects according to SOP, ICH guidelines and GCP.
- Data management. Performs or assists in data entry. Provide data entry guidance and training on TRIAL specific information management systems to other team members on e-CRF.
- To assess the social condition of the patients and provide appropriate counseling.
- To help the patient in smooth transition from hospital to the community and maintain the link with the patient, the community and the health services.
- Managed to do follow up with family so as to stabilize the gains made during treatment, this may involve case work, one to one counseling method, group work and Community organization.
- Guided field workers to select healthy participants from household by maintaining inclusion and exclusion criteria as for protocol.
- Preparation of protocol deviation and violation form informing IEC.
- Assist doctors for good documentation for SAE & AE
- Managed to retention of participant for follow up visits
- Managed all administrative work related to participants.
Technical Assistant - Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC-ICMR)
(2017-03 - 2019-03)
Project entitled: Effectiveness of Food Supplementation on Treatment Outcomes & Nutritional Status of Adults with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Odisha
- Motivated TB patients for sputum test.
- Distributed nutrition to patients those are under Dots.
- Conducted meeting in community level to aware them regarding TB.
- Strengthening grassroots level workers regarding TB.
- Measured anthropometry of the TB patients.
- Worked with RNTCP in monitoring and supervising for Active Case Finding.
- Given training to Asha and Anganwadi regarding new regime of Dots (daily dots).
Research Assistant - Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC-ICMR)
(2014-06 - 2017-02)
Project entitled: Improving Health Status of Under Five Children in Rayagada District, Odisha
- Collection of IMR and MMR data from study area.
- Given training to Asha and Anganwadi workers as per the guidelines of IMNCI.
- Monitoring and supervising the ANC and PNC cases in respected study area.
- Preparation of IEC material for hygiene and sanitation, immunization etc.
- Strengthening grassroots level workers.
- Social mobilization in study area by participatory Learning Approach.
- Coordination and management with DHH and NHM staffs.
- Making community awareness regarding all the govt oriented schemes.
Field investigator - Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC-ICMR)
(2011-02 - 2014-05)
Project entitled: Effectiveness of a Bivalent Killed Whole Cell based Oral cholera vaccine introduced in Satyabadi, Odisha.
- To build healthy relation with target population of study and control area,
- To chalk out their problems regarding diarrhea mortality and morbidity
- Collecting data and analyzing, sample coding and decoding.
- Monitoring and evaluation of research based programes/activities and reports.
- Programmer development for health interventions & implement the best Health policies for them in state as well as national level.
- Monitoring and supervising of vaccination in study area.
