Join Our Team as a Scientist
Our company is seeking a motivated scientist to temporarily join our Services Process Development team for 12 months, starting as soon as possible. If you possess a strong technical background and are eager to contribute to our cell line engineering service business, this role is perfect for you. We are particularly interested in cell biologists who are enthusiastic about smart lab technologies.
Please note that we only accept part-time employment (80% or 90%) distributed across all five working days of the week to ensure the smooth continuation of wet-lab experiments.
Your Challenge
- Hands-on development of efficient and automated workflow solutions in collaboration with our interdisciplinary team of automation and software engineers.
- Contribute to requirements definition and explore novel approaches to tackle automation challenges.
- Design and carry out wet-lab tests to validate automation solutions.
- Identify automation opportunities and present them to the team.
- Write work instructions and transfer knowledge to the Services Fulfillment team to enhance project execution capabilities.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical problems.
Your Profile
- Master's or PhD degree in cell biology, molecular biology, biotechnology, bioengineering, or a related field.
- 2-3 years of practical experience following your Master's or PhD degree, with initial industry experience considered a significant advantage.
- Strong technical knowledge of mammalian cell culture, including maintenance and expansion, as well as proficiency in general laboratory techniques such as DNA extraction, PCR, sequencing, and immunofluorescence.
- Comfortable with wet-lab work and experimental troubleshooting.
- Able to work cross-functionally with engineers and software developers to translate biological workflows into automated protocols.
- Experience in designing and optimizing experiments, monitoring performance, and implementing improvements.
- Proven exposure to automation technologies or a strong curiosity to learn about robotic and automated cell culture systems.
- Capable of working autonomously, taking ownership of projects, and driving innovation.
- Ability to define key questions within the problem space with a problem-solving mindset.
- Excellent communication skills and a desire to work in an interdisciplinary environment.
- High proficiency in English (both written and spoken).
Our Offer
- Far-reaching responsibilities and the opportunity to shape the success and automation of our service business.
- Working with unique technology on groundbreaking new approaches to generate engineered cell lines.
- A structured goal-setting and execution framework based on Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
- An innovative environment where your ideas are welcomed and valued.
- High growth potential.
Why Join Us?
At Cytosurge, we are committed to fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. Our team is dedicated to making significant advancements in the field of cell line engineering, and we offer opportunities for professional growth and development.
If you are passionate about automation and cell biology and excited about the prospect of contributing to groundbreaking research, we would love to hear from you. Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.