Senior Associate (f/m/d)

Senior Associate (f/m/d) – cell culture and organoid techniques / matrix environment/ high-quality cell-culture laboratory process / Learning Mindset / Agile / English

Project:
For our customer a big pharmaceutical company in Basel we are looking for a highly qualified Senior Associate.

Background:
In Roche’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. The Senior Associate will join Roche’s Institute of Human Biology (IHB), 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 personalised 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. We are offering an outstanding opportunity for an experienced associate to contribute to our mission to disrupt the traditional drug discovery process by advancing more predictive human model systems. The Senior Associate will be responsible for all aspects of our cell line biorepository and contribute to the expansion and build up of capabilities for tissue and organoid biobanking. He/she will work in close collaboration with multidisciplinary experts to establish the workflow for tissue sourcing, organoid expansion, banking, molecular profiling and documentation. The perfect candidate thrives in a dynamic, inclusive environment which gives you full accountability for your own contributions and development. The perfect candidate is resourceful and flexible in problem solving and in working in a collaborative and inclusive manner. He/she is dedicated to establishing a culture of mutual support, cross-training,
continuous learning and self-organization to meet project and functional goals. The perfect candidate has a university degree, preferably BSc or MSc and minimum 2 years experience and deep knowledge of cell culture and organoid techniques including quality control and documentation.

Tasks & Responsibilities:
* Acquisition, processing and storage of cell lines, tissues and organoids, quality control, molecular profiling and inventory management of the Roche pRED Biorepository.
* Master all aspects of cell banking, quality control, cell inventory management and import/export of cell lines. * Ensuring legal compliance regarding cell line, tissue and organoid usage and the sharing of cells and organoids with external partners.
* Maintain inventory of cell culture consumables and supplies.

Must Haves:
* University degree, preferably BSc or MSc, in biology or a life science discipline or equivalent professional experience in stem cell biology or tissue bioengineering
* Min. 2 years‘ experience and deep knowledge of cell culture and organoid techniques including quality control and documentation
* Demonstrated the ability to navigate in a matrix environment to effectively influence, lead, advise, or consult experts to jointly move projects forward
* Excellent biology understanding
* Enjoying practical lab work and executing precise, high-quality cell-culture laboratory process
* Quick learner, inspired by entering new areas to build expertise, and courageously and creatively take initiative to see your ideas come to life
* Good communication skills
* Fluent in English

Reference Nr.: 922918
Role: Senior Associate
Industrie: Pharma
Workplace: Basel
Pensum: 100%
Start: 01.11.2023 (latest Start Date: 01.12.2023)
Duration: 12++
Deadline: 05.10.2023

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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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