Temporary Lab Technician (Biology) 70% (m/f/d)
Glattbrugg,
Switzerland
Our company is looking for an independent lab technician to temporarily support our Services Process Development team during a maternity leave, preferably from June/July 2025 to February 2026.
Please note that we give preference to candidates that are open to distributing their workload across 4-5 working days of the week to ensure smooth continuation of wet-lab experiments.
Your Challenge
- Passaging, expanding, cryo-stocking and monitoring of mammalian cell cultures, incl. iPSC
- Troubleshooting of cell culture incidents as well as unexpected results
- General lab management duties incl. ordering of reagents, inventorying, stocking, aliquoting, etc.
- Performing of genotyping, lysis, and PCR (using automation)
Your Profile
- Apprenticeship as a laboratory technician or a bachelor’s or master’s degree in cell biology, molecular biology, or a related field
- At least 2 years of practical experience as a lab technician or lab manager in a cell biology laboratory, with first industry experience being of great advantage
- Strong experience in mammalian cell culture with different cell lines
- Experience with iPSC’s is of great advantage
- Proficiency in troubleshooting unexpected results and solution finding
- Strong organizational skills
- Capable of working autonomously, proactively, as well as diligently in the lab
- High proficiency in English (written and spoken)
Our Offer
- Far-reaching responsibilities and the opportunity to actively shape the success 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 cell line engineering and excited about the prospect of contributing to groundbreaking research, we would love to hear from you.