Pathology Research Associate

Pathology Research Associate (f/m/d) – ImageJ / in vitro / histology / IHC / English

Project:
For our pharma customer in based in Basel we are looking for a highly qualified Pathology Research Associate.

Background:

In our client’s Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development organisation (pRED), we make transformative medicines for patients in order to tackle some of the world’s toughest unmet healthcare needs. 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 talented people are empowered and inspired to bring forward extraordinary life-changing innovation at speed.

You will join the pharma company Institute of Translational Bioengineering (ITB), an organisation within pRED whose goal is to harness and advance the use of human model systems in drug discovery and development, as well as personalized medicine. Our interdisciplinary research bridges academic and pharmaceutical research, connecting biologists, engineers, and data scientists. We partner and collaborate with leading scientific institutions worldwide to tackle grand challenges by assembling, funding, and leading interdisciplinary teams of experts to work on highly ambitious and complex scientific questions. You will work closely with the Non-clinical Investigative Pathology team to establish and adapt innovative tissue technologies to Human model systems.

The perfect candidate:
The perfect candidate thrives in a dynamic, inclusive environment which gives full accountability for the candidates own contributions and development. They are resourceful, meticulous and flexible in problem solving and in working in a collaborative and inclusive manner. The candidate is dedicated to establishing a culture of mutual support, cross-training, continuous learning and self-organization to meet project and functional goals.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

– Support the characterization of human model systems through robust and standardized pathology workflows
– Innovation of tissue based technologies applied to human model systems
– Coordinate among the ITB teams and with the PS Pathology chapter the tasks to be done and perform pathology related experiments (tissue processing, sectioning, staining, imaging, documentation)
– Training for immunostaining for ITB scientists
– Lab work includes Embedding, sectioning, staining
– Organizing protocols

Must Haves:
– A university degree, BSc or MSc, in biology or a life science discipline or an apprenticeship in biology/medical lab environment and justify a strong understanding of cell biology, physiology, and/or tissue engineering.
– min. 1 year Experience with manual and automated pathology procedures: tissue processing (trimming, dehydration, embedding), sectioning (microtome/cryostat), clearing methods, immunostaining (histology, IHC, IF), in situ hybridization, scanning (brightfield and fluorescence), antigen retrieval
– Ability to design, test and optimize multiplex IHC/IF stainings including on challenging samples (e.g. organoids and microfluidic chip formats)
– Manual and automated quantitative image analysis (ImageJ, Imaris and/or HALO)
– proficient English level
– Excellent organization, documentation and interpersonal skills

Nice to have:

– Confocal microscopy
– Spatial phenotyping
– 3D in vitro cell culture
– Experience with histology evaluation is an asset

Reference Nr.: 922371
Role: Pathology Research Associate
Industrie: Pharma
Workplace: Basel
Pensum: 80% – 100%
Start: 13.03.2023
Duration: 12++
Deadline: 06.02.2023

If you are interested in this position, please send us your complete dossier via the link in this advertisement. If this position does not fit your profile and you wish to be considered for another position directly, you can also send us your dossier via this ad or to jobs[at]itcag[dot]com.

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About us:

ITech Consult is an ISO 9001:2015 certified Swiss company with offices in Germany and Ireland. ITech Consult specialises in the placement of highly qualified candidates for recruitment in the fields of IT, Life Science & Engineering.

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