Senior Lab Technician Flow cytometry (f / m / x)

Helmholtz Zentrum München; München; Vor Ort; EUR 45.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Helmholtz Munich is seeking a Senior Lab Technician for Flow Cytometry to support core operations in an interdisciplinary environment. The role involves training users, maintaining equipment, and developing methodologies in a diverse and inclusive workplace. Candidates should have significant flow cytometry experience and a relevant educational background.

Qualifikationen

• ≥6 years of relevant flow cytometry experience.
• Extensive hands-on experience with flow cytometry.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Aufgaben

• Daily operation of cell sorters and analyzer platforms.
• Training new users in cell sorting and analysis.
• Developing new flow cytometry methodologies and workflows.

Kenntnisse

Communication

Organizational skills

Customer service orientation

Ausbildung

Bachelor's/Master's in cell biology/immunology or related field

Research/lab technician (MTA/BTA/CTA)

Tools

BD Aria III

BD FACSSymphony S6

BD Symphony A3

Miltenyi MACSima

Diva

FlowJo

FCSExpress

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Lab Technician Flow Cytometry (f/m/x)

102412

Full time

We are Helmholtz Munich. In a rapidly changing world, we discover breakthrough solutions for better health.

Our research focuses on metabolic health/diabetes, environmental health, molecular targets and therapies, cell programming and repair, bioengineering, and computational health. We aim to accelerate medical innovation and transfer our research to society to improve quality of life.

Join us to utilize your talents and passion as we advance scientific progress.

Our new Core Facility for Flow Cytometry at Helmholtz Munich seeks a highly motivated research support specialist with experience in flow cytometry. The successful candidate will support core operations in cell sorting and analytical flow cytometry within an international, interdisciplinary environment.

You will ensure smooth operation of the facility, conduct user training, operate and maintain equipment, and interpret basic data. Working closely with team members, you will help complete projects efficiently and provide excellent customer support. This role offers opportunities to learn about advanced flow cytometry applications and other -omics technologies used across platforms.

We value diverse perspectives, believing they foster better solutions and innovation. Our Diversity Management Strategy reflects our commitment to an inclusive culture based on mutual respect, with diversity-sensitive processes implemented organization-wide.

Your responsibilities include:

1. Daily operation of cell sorters and analyzer platforms, supporting users.
2. Training new users in cell sorting and analysis.
3. Creating training content and informational materials.
4. Routine maintenance and quality control of instruments.
5. Troubleshooting technical issues and liaising with service engineers.
6. Developing new flow cytometry methodologies and workflows, including cross-platform integration.
7. Adhering to safety and SOPs, maintaining detailed records.
8. Assisting users with experimental planning, troubleshooting, and data interpretation for high-end experiments.
9. Managing core operations such as ordering, billing, scheduling, and supply management, and maintaining a clean, organized lab environment.
10. Backing up data and maintaining databases, scheduling core services.

Your profile:

• Research/lab technician (MTA/BTA/CTA) with ≥6 years of relevant flow cytometry experience, or a Bachelor's/Master's in cell biology/immunology or related field.
• Extensive hands-on experience with flow cytometry, in a core facility or similar setting.
• Practical experience with instruments like BD Aria III, BD FACSSymphony S6, BD Symphony A3, Miltenyi MACSima.
• Knowledge of complex high-end panel design (>20 parameters), optical configurations, and compensation rules.
• Proficiency in MS Office and software such as Diva, FlowJo, FCSExpress.
• Experience in lab management, SOP development, molecular biology, cell culture, or immunology assays.
• Experience in user training and independent work with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, proactive attitude, and customer service orientation.
• Excellent English skills; German is highly desirable.
• Experience working at BSL2 containment level.
• Additional experience with high-throughput imaging, spectral analyzers, single-cell, and spatial biology applications, microscopy, histology, or high-dimensional flow cytometry data analysis is advantageous.

Since 2005, we have held the TOTAL E-QUALITY award for exemplary equal-opportunity practices. Helmholtz Munich is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equality, promoting a respectful and inclusive work environment.

This position may offer a salary up to E 11, with social benefits based on the Collective Wage Agreement for Public-Sector Employees (TVöD). It is initially fixed-term for 2 years, with the possibility of permanence.

We encourage applications from all talented individuals regardless of gender, background, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, abilities, religion, or age. Qualified applicants with disabilities will be prioritized.

Applicants with foreign degrees will need to provide additional documentation for degree equivalency.