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Step out of your comfort zone, excel, and redefine the limits of what is possible. That’s just what our employees are doing every single day - in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people.
We invite you to join the ZEISS Innovation Hub Dresden to shape together with us the future of biotech. Located next to the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, we are turning today’s research into tomorrow’s applications - together with academic partners, students, and entrepreneurs.

You will

• work as part of a team to position ZEISS in the bio-medical field, with a focus on opportunities in engineering biology (e.g., organoids for drug screening, tissue engineering),
• as subject matter expert, engage with relevant ZEISS stakeholders on all levels and provide guidance to an interdisciplinary team,
• identify and evaluate opportunities in the innovation sweet spot of desirability, feasibility, and viability by conducting innovation and market studies,
• identify customer needs, and develop solution concepts together with pilot customers beyond the current ZEISS portfolio,
• initiate and steer projects (incl. external partners) in the development of novel solutions (e.g., proof-of-concept demonstrators) and ensure the transfer of relevant knowhow to ZEISS,
• contribute to long-term roadmaps and innovation strategies in the bio-medical field,
• support the successful transfer of concepts, technologies, and solutions to ZEISS business units

You have

• A university degree in life sciences, medicine, STEM (MINT) preferably with a PhD,
• a proven track record in workflow and technical understanding of organoids, tissue engineering, stem cells or similar,
• a keen interest in driving early-stage innovation in the field of biomedicine, biotech, or pharma,
• workflow understanding of pharma applications (e.g., toxicology testing, drug development, R&D) is a plus,
• passion for proactively driving ideas and engaging stakeholders; experience in project management is a plus,
• fluent English language skills, an open mind, excellent problem-solving and communication skills

In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.
If you feel inspired by this role, we encourage you to apply, even if you may not fulfil 100% of the requirements
Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow.
Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Christian Hohaus