R&D Scientist - Biopharma Applications (m/f/d)

Your Profile:

• PhD Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Bioengineering or a related field. (Candidates with a Bachelors/Masters degree in the same fields could be considered with a compensating experience)
  
• Experience developing methods in at least two (preferably more) of the following areas:
  • Oligonucleotide analysis by chromatography, mass spectrometry or electrophoresis
    
  • Ion exchange chromatography
    
  • Preparative scale separation of biomolecules
    
  • Analysis of virus-like particles (VLPs), AAVs or lipid nanoparticle vectors
    
  • Analysis of proteins, glycans or lipids by LC/MS
• Experience in designing experiments, performing data analysis, identifying issues and providing plans & solutions.
  
• Capacity to both understand & solve interrelated issues between assay chemistry, reagents, consumables, hardware, and software.
  
• Ability to document experimental work and prepare presentations, technical reports, summaries, procedures and protocols

On a personal level, you are agile and able to adapt to different working methods/environments, and you show good problem solving skills. You also have great communication skills to interact with both internal and external partners. You enjoy both working within a team and autonomously. Finally, you are capable of taking ownership and leading a variety of projects

Your Tasks:

• Plan & conduct experiments with the goal of developing products for the analysis of biomolecules or supporting existing products.
  
• Document experimental work to allow the efficient recovery of experimental data. Prepares presentations, technical reports, summaries, procedures and protocols.
  
• Contribute to scientific literature and conferences such as publication of papers, patents and application notes.
  
• Help to build new capabilities for the R&D lab by planning the acquisition and installation of new equipment, instruments or finding training opportunities.
  
• Research technical aspects of competitor and academic literature, suggest ideas for new projects and help refine existing project plans.
  
• Support transition of product design to production and delivery by working in cross-functional teams (marketing, manufacturing and business process roles).
  
• Engage with other business units within the company (mass spectrometry division, liquid phase separation division, software division) to align research and commercialization activities.
  
• Share expertise with colleagues.

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