PopVax is an Indian full-stack biotech building first-in-class and best-in-class vaccines and cancer immunotherapies using machine learning-driven design and relentless empiricism. We design, develop, and manufacture our own RNA medicines end-to-end because we believe great pharmaceutical science can only flourish in tight feedback loops that iterate rapidly. PopVax’s experimental work and clinical dose production is based at the RNA Foundry, our integrated R&D and GMP-capable clinical dose production facility in Hyderabad.
PopVax's north star is our goal of developing novel vaccines and therapeutics over the next decade with the cumulative ability to save 1 million lives each year – the Million Lives Mission. To that end, we are developing first-in-class vaccines against Hepatitis C Virus, Strep A, and adult pulmonary TB, broadly-protective best-in-class vaccines against COVID-19, influenza, and HPV, and precision immunotherapies against hard-to-treat solid tumours such as liver cancer and pancreatic cancer.
Our work is funded by Vitalik Buterin’s Balvi Fund, the Gates Foundation, the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), and Renaissance Philanthropy. Our first vaccine program will begin a Phase I clinical trial in the US in mid-2026 conducted & sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). We intend to put 6 novel vaccines and immunotherapies into Phase I clinical trials over the next 3 years.
No matter the job title, each person’s role at PopVax is ultimately focused on helping take safe & effective new medicines that represent a step-change improvement on the current standard-of-care to the people who need them as fast as possible. If you want to work where the ambition is high, the learning curve is steep, and the work matters to billions, you’ll feel at home here.
If you’re excited by the idea of advancing scientific, clinical, and regulatory frontiers of vaccines and immunotherapies, spending each day developing medicines with the potential to save millions of lives, and building a generational global pharmaceutical company in India along the way – join us!
We’re looking for a procurement executive to join our procurement team, reporting to the Senior Manager - Procurement.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Purchase of materials for R&D, including liaison with R&D personnel to understand the requirements, identify vendors, negotiate rates, place orders and monitor deliveries
Customs clearance of imported materials including documentation and liaison with the CHA
Coordinate with PopVax Operations department to source and purchase machinery and specialised equipment
QUALIFICATIONS
2-3 years of experience highly preferred in sourcing a wide range of pharmaceutical materials, including biological materials like enzymes and other reagents, as well as instruments and specialised equipment (with a particular emphasis on GMP-grade materials)
Experience dealing with small and large local and multinational vendors with proven negotiation skills and commercial acumen
Well versed with customs clearance procedures for imports
Familiarity with logistics of materials supply, especially international freight forwarding of temperature sensitive materials
Knowledge of ERP systems like SAP for purchase activities is a plus
Good oral and written communication skills with the ability to work with multifunctional teams
We offer very competitive compensation, comprehensive health insurance covering immediate family (including pre-existing conditions), and, most importantly, a collaborative work environment focused on solving the cutting-edge multidisciplinary challenges of our novel mRNA platform.