Scientific Officer

embl; Heidelberg; Vor Ort; EUR 44.000 - 49.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Private medical insurance

30 days annual leave

Relocation package

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Annual salary review

Free shuttle Heidelberg

Zusammenfassung

EMBL Heidelberg is seeking a Scientific Officer to contribute to high‑quality protein production services within the Protein Expression and Purification Core Facility. You will coordinate projects across expression systems and chromatography platforms, applying specialist knowledge to develop workflows and deliver rigorous scientific outcomes.

You will train users and visitors, maintain chromatography instruments, and support teaching activities while ensuring laboratory safety.

Qualifikationen

• Undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in molecular biology, biochemistry or related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Hands-on experience with recombinant protein expression in E. coli , insect cells and mammalian cells, at different scales and throughputs.
• Strong knowledge of protein chromatography techniques, including affinity, ion exchange and size exclusion chromatography and demonstrated experience in applying them.
• Strong technical skills in the advanced use, troubleshooting and maintenance of protein chromatography platforms (ÄKTA, NGC or comparable systems).
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple projects and priorities in parallel.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, a service-oriented approach to users, and fluency in English.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate protein production projects with the facility's users and team members, from initial project discussion through to delivery and reporting of results.
• Develop appropriate protein production strategies for user projects, including construct design, choice of expression system and purification workflow.
• Deliver high-quality purified proteins to internal and external users through the application of appropriate protein expression and purification methods.
• Develop and optimise high-throughput expression and purification workflows to improve the efficiency and capacity of the facility.
• Maintain chromatography instruments and provide technical support to enable the effective operation of the facility's protein production workflows.
• Train and support users, visitors and new team members working in the facility, and contribute to practical courses, workshops and other teaching activities.
• Ensure that work in the facility complies with laboratory safety requirements.

Kenntnisse

Molecular biology

Biochemistry

Team coordination

English fluency

Project management

Ausbildung

MSc/PhD in biology

Tools

ÄKTA chromatography

NGC systems

Cell expression systems

Laboratory automation

Jobbeschreibung

Your role

The Scientific Officer contributes to the delivery of high-quality protein production services within the Protein Expression and Purification Core Facility. The role coordinates and delivers protein production projects across different expression systems and chromatogratography platforms, working closely with internal and external users and other members of the facility. The position applies specialist technical knowledge to develop appropriate expression and purification workflows and supports teaching and training activities. The role manages multiple projects within agreed priorities and and is accountable for the timely delivery of rigorous scientific outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate protein production projects with the facility's users and team members, from initial project discussion through to delivery and reporting of results.
• Develop appropriate protein production strategies for user projects, including construct design, choice of expression system and purification workflow.
• Deliver high-quality purified proteins to internal and external users through the application of appropriate protein expression and purification methods.
• Develop and optimise high-throughput expression and purification workflows to improve the efficiency and capacity of the facility.
• Maintain chromatography instruments and provide technical support to enable the effective operation of the facility's protein production workflows.
• Train and support users, visitors and new team members working in the facility, and contribute to practical courses, workshops and other teaching activities.
• Ensure that work in the facility complies with laboratory safety requirements.

Capabilities

• Collaboration : Builds constructive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Communication : Accountability: Communicates information clearly and effectively to a range of audiences.
• Accountability : Takes ownership of responsibilities and delivers outcomes within agreed timeframes.
• Problem Solving: Identifies issues and applies sound judgement to determine appropriate solutions.
• Adaptability : Responds positively to changing priorities and organisational requirements.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

You have

• Undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in molecular biology, biochemistry or related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Hands-on experience with recombinant protein expression in E. coli , insect cells and mammalian cells, at different scales and throughputs.
• Strong knowledge of protein chromatography techniques, including affinity, ion exchange and size exclusion chromatography and demonstrated experience in applying them.
• Strong technical skills in the advanced use, troubleshooting and maintenance of protein chromatography platforms (ÄKTA, NGC or comparable systems).
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple projects and priorities in parallel.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, a service-oriented approach to users, and fluency in English.

You may also have

• Good working knowledge of various cloning methods.
• Experience with cell-free expression systems.
• Experience with laboratory automation or liquid-handling systems for high-throughput expression and purification screening.

Contract length

Contract length: 3 years, renewable to a maximum of 9 years.

Salary guidance

Grade 5 with a monthly salary starting from 4.147,92 EUR net of tax, excluding health insurance and pension contributions, plus additional EMBL benefits.

Why join us

EMBL is curiosity-driven, community-oriented and international. As an inclusive, equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity enables us to collaborate more effectively and be innovative in our approaches. We are, therefore, committed to creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation.

We encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing team - we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and personal experiences reflect the diversity of the populations that our science serves. We actively encourage applications from all genders and cultures, ethnic groups and all demographics to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights at this transformational point in our people strategy.

Enjoy lots of benefits:

• Financial incentives: Salary free of income tax, Monthly family, child and non-resident allowances, annual salary review, pension scheme, death benefit, long-term care, accident-at-work and unemployment insurances
• Flexible working arrangements
• Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)
• Generous time off: 30 days annual leave per year, in addition to public holidays
• Relocation package including installation grant (if applicable)
• Campus life: Free shuttle bus (Heidelberg), librar