Junior Application Scientist (m/f/d)

SCIENION; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training and personal support

Continuous learning and training opportunities

Top location in Berlin-Adlershof

Job summary

A leading biotechnology company in Berlin is seeking a Junior Application Scientist to work on innovative drug discovery solutions. This role offers the opportunity to engage in hands-on R&D with a focus on cell culture and assay protocols. The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree in a relevant field and proven experience in mammalian cell culture techniques. Join a dynamic team that values technology and laboratory automation in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in aseptic mammalian cell culture techniques.
• Experience in testing, verification, and validation procedures.
• Excellent English communication skills and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Work with R&D Team on next generation products and protocols.
• Run verification and validation plans for new products.
• Culture basic and advanced cellular models with good laboratory practices.

Skills

Aseptic mammalian cell culture techniques

Laboratory automation

Excellent English communication

Problem-solving mindset

Handling sophisticated laboratory instruments

Education

Master’s degree in biotechnology or related field

Bachelor/BTA with 5 years lab experience

Tools

Fluorescence microscope

Flow cytometer

Liquid handler

Laboratory robots

Job description

Junior Application Scientist (m/f/d)

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Your mission

We are looking for a Junior Application Scientist (m/f/d) with a strong focus on cell culture, single cell dispensing and technology validation. Join our headquarters in Berlin (Germany) if you are passionate about biotechnology and new instrumentation that brings more automation and efficiency into drug discovery and single cell‑omics development workflows to produce therapeutic proteins, gene and cell therapies. The ideal candidate is an analytical team player who feels comfortable working in a matrix environment. The candidate brings experience not only in mammalian cell culture and single cell cloning but is also tech‑savvy and familiar with verification and validation activities in product and feature development. This role will become a power user of our automation technologies. This is a hands‑on R&D position with great potential to shape the next generation of tools for life science.

Responsibilities

• Work with our interdisciplinary R&D Team on the next generation products and protocols for cell line development and drug discovery
• Run verification and validation plans of new products, features and software
• Become an expert and power user of our latest technologies and upcoming products
• Verify and validate cell line development and assay protocols on automated platforms
• Proactively investigate and resolve problems, identifying root cause and proposing process improvements
• Culture basic and advanced cellular models with good laboratory practices

Your profile

• Master’s degree in the field of biotechnology, molecular and cell biology or similar, or bachelor/BTA with at least 5 years of laboratory experience
• Proven experience in aseptic mammalian cell culture techniques
• Oids (spheroids, organoids, tumoroids) experience is a plus
• Track‑records of handling sophisticated laboratory instruments (Fluorescence microscope, Flow cytometer, Liquid handler, laboratory Robots) and associated software are desirable
• Experience in testing, verification and validation procedures of new products and features is desirable
• First experience with liquid handling equipment and microscopy techniques is a plus
• Getting‑Things‑Done Mindset and ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment
• Excellent English communication skills and ability to work in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams. German is a plus
• Passionate about technology and laboratory automation

We provide

• Top location: Berlin‑Adlershof – modern, urban, well‑connected
• Real onboarding: Comprehensive training and personal support
• Development: We foster your know‑how through continuous learning and training opportunities
• Hybrid work model and international exposure through the BICO group

About Us

SCIENION’s mission is to empower the development of innovative, reliable, and cost‑efficient diagnostic and bioanalysis workflows. With headquarters in Berlin (Germany) and subsidiaries in Phoenix, Arizona (USA), Portsmouth (UK), Lyon (France), and Shanghai (China), our 140 employees, while culturally diverse, are united by their passion for best‑in‑class solutions for this dynamic market. At the same time, we are supported by the BICO group, the world's leading bioconvergence company, adding strength and efficiency to our business. Since 2001, we have grown as a renowned specialist in precision liquid handling, enabling applications from research to high‑throughput production of assays in diagnostics and life sciences. Our cellular products, sold under the Cellenion brand, provide solutions for single cell and 3D cellular model analysis, helping researchers globally to move biological science forward, and make us global leaders in the field of single cell proteomics.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Science and Research

Industries

Medical Equipment Manufacturing