Lab Technician at Lincbiotech

TN Spain; Santiago de Compostela; Presencial; EUR 30.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An innovative firm is seeking a motivated lab technician to develop aptamers against soluble proteins using in vitro SELEX. This role is perfect for a junior scientist passionate about pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. You will perform and optimize SELEX experiments, design and execute relevant biochemistry experiments, and maintain excellent documentation of your laboratory work. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will lead to advancements in diagnostic methods, and where your passion for science can flourish. If you are eager to make a difference in the biotech field, this opportunity is for you.

Formación

• 2 years of experience in a biotech industry or research laboratory.
• Strong hands-on experience with PCR and nucleic acid/protein analysis.

Responsabilidades

• Perform and optimize SELEX experiments under senior scientists' guidance.
• Design and troubleshoot molecular biology experiments for aptamer validation.

Conocimientos

PCR Techniques

Nucleic Acid/Protein QC

Data Archiving

Presentation Skills

Educación

B.S. or M.S. in Molecular Biology

B.S. or M.S. in Genetics

B.S. or M.S. in Biotechnology

B.S. or M.S. in Microbiology

Herramientas

SDS-PAGE

Western Blot

Bioinformatics Tools

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27.04.2025

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Job Description:

This position will focus on the development of aptamers against soluble proteins using in vitro SELEX for the development of diagnostic methods. We are looking for an experienced lab technician with extensive knowledge of PCR techniques. This role is ideally suited for a motivated junior scientist who is passionate about pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Key Responsabilities:

• Perform, troubleshoot and optimise SELEX experiments employing conventional PCR, under the leadership of senior scientists with a long track-record in the discovery of aptamers using SELEX.
• Design, execute, and troubleshoot biochemistry and molecular biology experiments relevant to the validation of aptamers’ affinity and specificity.
• Maintain excellent documentation of laboratory work.
• Analyse, interpret, and present results to colleagues in regular meetings

This position will focus on the development of aptamers against soluble proteins using in vitro SELEX for the development of diagnostic methods. We are looking for an experienced lab technician with extensive knowledge of PCR techniques. This role is ideally suited for a motivated junior scientist who is passionate about pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Key Responsabilities:

• Perform, troubleshoot and optimise SELEX experiments employing conventional PCR, under the leadership of senior scientists with a long track-record in the discovery of aptamers using SELEX.
• Design, execute, and troubleshoot biochemistry and molecular biology experiments relevant to the validation of aptamers’ affinity and specificity.
• Maintain excellent documentation of laboratory work.
• Analyse, interpret, and present results to colleagues in regular meetings

Requirements:

Candidate requirements

• Strong and demonstratable hands-on experience with PCR (end-point and real-time), nucleic acid/protein QC and analysis (e.g. primer design and validation, agarose electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE and western blot).
• Excellent organisational, data-archiving and presentation skills.
• 2 years of experience in the biotech industry o research laboratory.

Valuable requirements

• B.S. or M.S. degree in molecular biology, genetics, biotechnology or microbiology.
• Experience with in-silico or cell-SELEX development.
• Experience with bioinformatics tools and public gene and protein databases.
• Experienced in biophysical characterisation of nucleic acid-protein or nucleic acid-ligand interactions (e.g., ELISA, ELONA, SPR).
• English language speaking, listening and writing skills at least at B2 level.
• Publication in a major scientific journal with molecular biology/biochemistry contributions is a plus.