Organoid Automation Scientist (f/m/d)

Organoid Automation Scientist (f/m/d) – biomedical engineering / automation / liquid handlers / programming skills / english

Project:
For our customer a big pharmaceutical company in Basel we are looking for a highly qualified Organoid Automation Scientist

Background:

In Roche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development Organization (pRED) we believe the rapid advances in science, technology, digital and big data are our greatest opportunity to rethink how we tackle some of the world’s toughest unmet health care needs and to have an even more profound impact on patients and society.

At pRED we are united by our mission to transform science into medicines. Together we create a culture defined by curiosity, responsibility and humility where our amazing people are empowered and inspired to bring forward amazing innovation at speed.

The Organoid Automation Scientist for the Roche Institute for Translational Bioengineering (ITB) will support the establishment of a newly formed initiative in pRED (Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development) whose goal is to disrupt the traditional drug discovery process through innovation/big and bold ideas focused on advancing our ability to use more predictive human
model systems.

The automation scientist will contribute to the prototyping of human organoid cultures on a fully integrated, robotic platform (Organoid Farm). As a member of the Organoid Farm team, she/he will design, evaluate and deploy state-of-the-art organoid culture protocols in a lab framework. The Organoid Automation Scientist will work in close collaboration with other ITB and pRED researchers to develop standard operating procedures (SOP) for the culturing of organoids. This is a rare opportunity to be involved in supporting the creation and growth of a new and exciting institute that brings together scientists and engineers from around the world.

The perfect candidate is a biologist, biochemical engineer or bio-engineer with experience using liquid handlers, ideally hamilton, and integration systems. Furthermore, a candidate should ideally have a minimum of three years of working experience and strong programming skills.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Survey scientific literature for state-of-the-art organoid culture protocols.
  * Implement, adapt and improve existing organoid culture protocols on the robotic platform.
  * Develop SOPs to be implemented in an organoid manufacturing facility.
  * Contribute to the improvement of existing automation procedures.
  * Assist other research groups in the development and implementation of new procedures and in the evaluation of new products and equipment.
  * Assume responsibility for the accuracy, quality and timeliness of organoid farming and phenotyping activities.
  * Participate in the planning and organization of experiments in collaboration with the team.
  * Assist in the preparation of experimental protocols, investigations and reports as appropriate.
  * Train, mentor, or supervise junior scientists within the work team.

Must Haves:

• MSc or PhD in biology, biochemistry or biomedical engineering and experience in automation.
  * Minimum 3 years of experience in automation, preferable with biological systems .
  * Experience with liquid handlers (hamilton devices preferred) and with integration systems.
  * Good programming skills.
  * Your experience and inquiring mindset allow you to work independently, design, perform and interpret experiments, and apply new scientific methods.
  * You have good English communication skills and love to work collaboratively in an international team.

Nice to have:

• Experience with organoids or in-vitro biological systems
  * Experience with bioreactors
  * Experience with scheduling software
  * Experience with image analysis and machine learning algorithms
  * Experience with high content imaging microscopes

Reference Nr.: 921852TP
Role: Organoid Automation Scientist
Industrie: Pharma
Workplace: Basel
Pensum: 100%
Start: 16.09.2022
Duration: 24++
Deadline: 23.08.2022

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