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 are looking for a Human Resources & Administration Manager to join our team in Hyderabad.
Responsibilities will include:
Overseeing the employment cycle at PopVax, including the coordination of recruitment, interview scheduling, onboarding, training & development, performance management, and exit formalities
Independently seeking out candidates through online and other sources, based on requirements drawn up by the Management and PopVax departments
Developing, implementing and monitoring HR policies, systems, procedures, and SOPs
Ensuring compliance with labour laws and other statutory rules, and all applicable regulations
Filing returns, maintaining registers, advising internal stakeholders on various aspects of labour laws, handling notices, liaising with authorities when necessary, and working with labour law consultants to keep track of changes to relevant laws and regulations
Managing employee relations, including coordinating conflict resolution, investigations, and disciplinary actions
Developing methods for employee engagement and retention
Managing day-to-day HR responsibilities, including payroll activities, attendance records, and leave requests; maintaining up-to-date information in our HR software, and from time to time preparing reports related to these
Organising and coordinating company-wide meetings, annual day, and other engagement activities, as well as presenting ideas for these
Other administrative responsibilities which may come up as the company expands
The ideal candidate will have:
A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in a technical field
Command over English, with proficiency in Hindi and Telugu strongly preferred as well
Excellent knowledge of common office software, including Word, Excel, and the Google Suite
A proven ability to quickly and efficiently record and present information, and to manage communications with multiple external and internal parties at once
Experience in a fast-paced administrative environment, ideally in an HR-related position
A willingness to learn new software and tools, and to quickly adapt to PopVax’s methods and work environment
This role is based in Hyderabad, and will not be considered for remote work. Candidates already based in Hyderabad are preferred, but other candidates may be considered if they confirm a willingness to relocate to Hyderabad quickly to take up the role.
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.