Temporary Biologist – Automation 80-100% (m/f/d)
Glattbrugg,
Switzerland
Our company is looking for a motivated scientist to temporarily join our Services Process Development team for 12 months, starting as soon as possible.
Do you have a strong technical background to contribute to our cell line engineering service business? This role is ideal for cell biologists that are keen on smart lab technologies.
Please note that we are only open to part-time employments (80% or 90%) if distributed on all 5 working days of the week to ensure 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 finding novel approaches to tackle automation challenges
- Design and carry out wet-lab tests to qualify automation solutions
- Identify automation opportunities and present them to the team
- Write work instructions and transfer knowledge to the Services Fulfillment team with the ultimate goal of scaling up project execution capacities
- Troubleshoot and solve technical problems
Your Profile
- Master or PhD degree in cell biology, molecular biology, biotechnology, bioengineering, or a related field
- 2-3 years of practical experience after finalization of your Master or PhD degree, with first industry experience being of great advantage
- Strong technical knowledge of mammalian cell culture, incl. maintenance and expansion, as well as general laboratory techniques (DNA extraction, PCR, sequencing, immunofluorescence, etc.)
- Comfortable with wet-lab work and experimental troubleshooting
- Ability 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 set the problem space and define key questions with a problem-solving mindset
- Excellent communication skills with the desire to work in an interdisciplinary environment
- High proficiency in English (written and spoken)
Our Offer
- Far-reaching responsibilities and the opportunity to actively shape the success and automation of our service business
- Working with a unique technology on a groundbreaking new approach to generate engineered cell lines
- A structured goal setting and execution framework based on Objectives and Key Results (OKR’s)
- Innovative environment where your ideas are welcome and needed
- High growth potential
About us
Cytosurge is a synthetic biology enabler. We are dedicated to fulfilling the unmet need for implementing complex genetic designs into gene-edited mammalian cell lines. We thereby bridge the manufacturing gap between the advances made in data driven genetic design tools and tangible applications of genetically engineered cells. The company applies a patented single cell bottom-up gene editing process and groundbreaking dynamic gene expression analysis capabilities to construct, evaluate, and debug complex synthetic mammalian cell lines. We are thereby effectively addressing a major pain point of current genetic engineering workflows in mammalian cell lines. Our initial focus lies in enhancing therapy manufacturing for future cures, with the ultimate goal to empower genetic engineers to concentrate on designing next-generation gene edited mammalian cell lines, confident that their visionary concepts can be realized.
Cutting-Edge
Technology
Collaborative
Company Culture
Awesome
Team
Great
Work-life balance
Why should you join the team?
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.