Biologist - Automation (m/f/d)- Octapharma AG

Octapharma; Heidelberg; Vor Ort; EUR 45.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading biopharmaceutical company in Heidelberg seeks an Associate Expert in R&D Automation. Responsibilities include developing automated workflows and providing technical support for lab automation systems. Candidates should possess a Master's degree in Life Sciences, experience with liquid handling platforms, and Python programming skills. This role offers a full-time position with flexible hours and numerous benefits.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

30 days vacation

Company restaurant with subsidies

Free drinks

Job ticket or parking space

Qualifikationen

• Relevant experience in Life Sciences or early-career professional.
• Practical experience with liquid handling platforms.
• Programming experience in Python; knowledge of VBA is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Develop and maintain automated workflows with R&D scientists.
• Provide technical support for in-house automation systems.
• Document method protocols for automated systems.

Kenntnisse

Liquid handling platforms

Python programming

Interdisciplinary cooperation

English fluency

Ausbildung

M. Sc. in Life Sciences

Tools

Tecan Freedom EVOware®

ThermoFisher Momentum®

Jobbeschreibung

Associate Expert R&D Automation (m/f/d)

Job ID: 60821

Location: Heidelberg, DE

Job Level: Entry Level

Job Category: Research and Development

Employment Type: Permanent position

Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people’s lives better. Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing medicines sourced from human plasma and human cell lines. We are a privately-owned company, where the warmth of family meets the scale of a global organisation. Octapharma Biopharmaceuticals GmbH with more than 200 employees is a subsidiary of the Octapharma group founded in 1997 and successfully expanding. Our core business is the development of recombinant proteins produced in human cell lines for therapeutic use in humans. We strive for effective treatments with an improved tolerability and convenience for our patients.

Join us in shaping our vision to provide new health solutions advancing human life.

We are looking for an Associate Expert R&D Automation (m/f/d) to join the Automation and Data Management group in the Research & Development Department at Octapharma Biopharmaceuticals. The group is responsible for developing, evaluating and maintaining lab automation processes as well as custom data management solutions across projects within R&D.

The successful candidate will take on a stimulating and multifaceted position in the automation team and will be responsible for operating our state-of-the-art fleet of liquid handlers, supporting other scientific groups within the department.

Tasks will include the supervision and maintenance of automated workflows covering a wide variety of biotechnological and analytical methods, streamlining of these workflows, and facilitating data acquisition and data processing via the in-house data management systems and LIMS. Coordination with the project teams and the identification and implementation of new screening approaches will add another exciting focus to the position.

Your Main Tasks And Responsibilities

• Development, adaptation and maintenance of automated workflows in direct cooperation with scientists from all R&D groups
• First-line technical support and troubleshooting for in-house automation systems
• Expansion of the existing systems and technical adaptation to changing requirements
• Coordination of external maintenance tasks
• Internal user training for automated systems
• Documentation of method protocols (non-GxP)
• Linking automated workflows with in-house data management and LIMS systems

Your expertise and ideal skill set

• M. Sc. in Life Sciences with relevant experience, or comparably qualified early-career professional
• Cooperative and communicative behavior, especially in an interdisciplinary environment
• Practical experience with liquid handling platforms (preferably Tecan Freedom EVOware®), including scripting logic; experience with scheduling software (e.g. ThermoFisher Momentum®) is considered a plus
• Ability and willingness to adapt to changing requirements of automated systems in a dynamic R&D department
• Programming experience in Python; additional knowledge in VBA or VBS is considered a plus
• Openness to continuous learning and to developing new screening approaches
• Experience with data management or LIMS tools is considered a plus
• Fluent English skills; good German knowledge is considered a plus

Thrive with us

• A permanent position in full-time (40 hrs./week) in a dynamically growing company
• A modern, "state of the art" working environment
• Flexible working hours
• Regular opportunities for further training
• 30 days vacation
• Own company restaurant with subsidies
• Free drinks such as coffee, tea and water
• Job ticket or parking space for bicycle or car
• An international team in an international corporate environment
• A collegial environment with many opportunities for activities