ACTREC Recruitment 2026: Walk-In for JRF, Research Assistant & Trial Coordinator

ACTREC Recruitment 2026: Walk-In Interviews for Research Assistants, JRFs, and More

ACTREC Walk-In Interviews: September 2026

The Tata Memorial Centre’s Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, has announced multiple walk-in interviews for various project-based research and coordinator positions. Below are the detailed specifications for each role. ACTREC Recruitment 2026.

Research Assistant (1 Post)

Advt No: ACTREC/ADVT-181/2026

Educational Qualification

  • Mandatory: B.Sc. with MLT (DMLT/CMLT/ADMLT, etc.).
  • Desirable Experience: Experience with manual immunohistochemistry, and/or genomic methods such as RNA-ISH, PCR, FISH etc. Experience with healthcare/Clinical Trial project management, understanding of ethics/GCP, and fluency in English. Familiarity with standard tools (Word, Excel, Zoom, MS Teams) is required.

Salary: Rs. 18,000/- to 23,000/- per month (consolidated, based on qualifications/assessment).

Duration: Six months (extendable).

Date & Time: Wednesday, 23rd September 2026
Reporting: 10:00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.
Venue: Meeting Room No. – II, 3rd Floor, Khanolkar Shodhika ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.

Junior Research Fellow (1 Post)

Advt No: ACTREC/ADVT-183/2026 | Project: “Exploring restoration of Cisplatin sensitivity with Alpelisib…” [DBT funded EMR]

Educational Qualification & Experience

  • Essential: M.Sc. degree in Life Sciences, Microbiology, Biotechnology, or related biology subjects from a recognized university. Note: 1-year M.Sc. courses are not considered. Result-awaited candidates are not eligible.
  • Requirement: Must have qualified National Level Exams conducted by Central Govt. Agencies (e.g., DST, DBT, DAE, CSIR-UGC NET, GATE, ICMR, etc.).
  • Essential Experience: 1-2 years of working experience in cancer biology, cell culture, molecular biology, and animal handling. Knowledge of genomics and transcriptomics analysis is preferred.

Salary: Rs. 46,990/- p.m. (Rs. 37,000 + 27% HRA).

Age Limit: 32 Years.

Duration: Six months (extendable).

Date & Time: Monday, 21st September 2026
Reporting: 2.00 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.
Venue: Meeting Room- I, Khanolkar Shodhika, 3rd Floor, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.

Junior Research Fellow (1 Post)

Advt No: ACTREC/ADVT-184/2026 | Project: “Design of de novo Peptides/Peptidomimetics for Facilitation of DEF Formation in the Apoptotic Pathway”

Qualifications & Job Description

  • Educational Qualification: Master’s degree in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, or related fields with not less than 60% aggregate marks. Note: 1-year M.Sc. courses are not considered. Result-awaited candidates are not eligible.
  • Desirable Qualification: Experience in cell-based assays, recombinant protein purification, molecular biology, and biochemistry. Extensive experience in mammalian cell culture, bacterial protein expression, biophysical analysis, and apoptosis assays is preferred.
  • Job Description: Performing molecular biology techniques (gene cloning, site-directed mutagenesis), conducting cell-based assays (MTT, FACS, Western blotting), and biochemical/biophysical studies.

Salary: Rs. 38,440/- per month (consolidated).

Duration: Initially for 3 months.

Date & Time: Friday, 18th September 2026
Reporting: 1:30 p.m. to 02:00 p.m.
Venue: Meeting Room-1, 3rd floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.

Trial Coordinator (1 Post)

Advt No: ACTREC/ADVT-182/2026 | Project: ‘SHyne’ (Comparing Hypofractionated vs Conventionally Fractionated Chemoradiation)

Qualifications

  • Mandatory: Graduate degree in Science (M. Pharm, Life Sciences, Biotech, Zoology, Botany, etc.) WITH a P.G. Diploma in Clinical Research.
  • Work Experience: One year experience is desirable.

Salary: Rs. 27,000/- p.m. (consolidated).

Duration: Six Months & Extendable.

Date & Time: Wednesday, 16th September 2026
Reporting: 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
Venue: Meeting Room-I, 3rd Floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.

Trial Coordinator (1 Post)

Advt No: ACTREC/ADVT-165/2026 | Project: ‘RAdiAN’ (Adjuvant RT Alone Versus Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy)

Qualifications

  • Mandatory: Graduate degree in Science (M. Pharm, Life Sciences, Biotech, Zoology, Botany, etc.) WITH a P.G. Diploma in Clinical Research.
  • Work Experience: One year experience is desirable.

Salary: Rs. 27,000/- p.m. (consolidated).

Duration: Six Months & Extendable.

Date & Time: Wednesday, 16th September 2026
Reporting: 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
Venue: Meeting Room-I, 3rd Floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.

Project Co-ordinator (Outsourced Contract)

Advt No: OS-A/99/2026 | Employed through A-1 Facility and Property Managers Pvt. Ltd.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Essential: Graduate/Post Graduate Degree in Science/Maths/Statistics/Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Epidemiology/Population science or related fields AND a Postgraduate diploma/certificate course in cancer research/clinical research/cancer registry.
  • Experience: Minimum 03 years in Clinical research. Well-versed with MS-OFFICE, scheduling, and virtual conferencing software.
  • Desirable: Experience with REDCap, Cancer registry case abstraction/data analysis/SPSS. Prior history of managing scientific projects, IEC submissions. Experience with data-mining and AI tools (co-pilot, LLMs) is desirable.

Salary: Rs. 34,000/- to 40,000/- p.m. (consolidated, based on experience).

Age Limit: Up to 30 Years (relaxable based on experience).

Duration: 6 months (Extendable).

Date & Time: Thursday, 10th September 2026
Reporting: 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Venue: Conference Room 115, R. Chidambaram Shodhika, TMC-ACTREC, Sec-22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.

Scientific Assistant (Outsourced Contract)

Advt No: OS-A/CCE/015/2026 | Employed through A-1 Facility and Property Managers Pvt Ltd. | Location: Centre for Cancer Epidemiology (CCE)

Qualifications & Experience

  • Essential: M.Sc. Statistics, M.Sc. IT, M.Sc. Computer Science, M.Sc. Public Health, M. Tech/B. Tech Biotechnology, M.Sc. Biotechnology/M.Sc. Life Science (Botany/zoology/Biochemistry/Applied Biology/Microbiology).
  • Desirable: One-year experience in Cancer registry.
  • Note: An MCQ examination may be conducted prior to the interview for eligible candidates.

Salary: Rs. 28,450/- to 35,000/- p.m. (consolidated).

Age Limit: Up to 35 years (relaxable based on experience).

Duration: Six months (Extendable).

Date & Time: Tuesday, 08th September 2026
Reporting: 10.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.
Venue: Room No. 205, 2nd floor, CCE, TMC-ACTREC, Sec-22, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.

Research Associate (1 Post)

Advt No: ACTREC/ADVT-180/2026 | Project: “Inter laboratory comparison program for immunophenotyping by flow cytometry (ILCP)”

Qualifications

  • Mandatory: Postgraduate Degree in Life Sciences/Biotechnology/Microbiology/Biostatistics. Note: 1-year M.Sc. courses are not considered.
  • Desirable Experience: 6 Months work experience in Bioinformatics, data management, documentation, and Statistical data analysis.

Salary: Rs. 33,000/- per month (consolidated).

Duration: Six months (extendable based on satisfactory progress).

Date & Time: Wednesday, 9th September 2026
Reporting: 10:00 am to 10:30 am.
Venue: Meeting Room No. – II, 3rd Floor, Khanolkar Shodhika ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.

Research Associate (1 Post) & Junior Research Fellow (1 Post)

Advt No: ACTREC/ADVT/174/2026 | Project: ‘Bio-Artificial Intelligence Hubs under DBT-BIRAC Biomanufacturing initiative’

Position 1: Research Associate

  • Qualification: PhD degree in Biochemistry/Biophysics/Structural Biology with extensive enzymology experience. In-depth knowledge of protein structure, enzyme kinetics, and biophysical properties.
  • Experience: Minimum Two years in molecular cloning, recombinant protein purification (bacterial systems), biophysical tools (CD, Thermal shift assay, DLS), protein-small molecule binding assays, and enzyme activity assays.
  • Salary: Rs. 73,660/- per month. | Age Limit: 40 years.

Position 2: Junior Research Fellow

  • Qualification: Master’s degree in life science or M.Tech in Biotechnology (with Biochemistry, Biophysics, etc.). Note: 1-year M.Sc. courses are not considered.
  • Technical Expertise: Mandatory experience in Cloning, protein expression, optimization, scaling up, purification (chromatographic methods), SDS page analysis, and enzyme activity assays.
  • Salary: Rs. 46,990/- per month. | Age Limit: 35 Years.
  • Note: A written examination may be conducted to short-list candidates if $15\pm5$ candidates appear.

Duration: One year (extendable).

Date & Time: Monday, 07th September 2026
Reporting: 9.45 a.m. to 10.15 a.m.
Venue: Meeting Room I, 3rd Floor, Khanolkar Shodhika, ACTREC, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.

General Instructions for all Walk-Ins: Candidates must bring a recent CV, passport-size photograph, original and Xerox copies of all relevant certificates (educational qualifications, work experience), and an ID proof (Preferably Aadhaar Card).

For more details, please visit the official ACTREC website: www.actrec.gov.in

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