Research Associate Microorganisms Characterisation – 7 months contract (W/M)

Lesaffre; France; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in microbial sciences in France is seeking a Research Associate focused on Microorganism Characterization. Responsibilities include developing flow cytometry methods, designing assays, and managing multiple projects in parallel. The ideal candidate will have experience in technical quality assurance and training protocols. Join a dedicated team working on innovative solutions across various industrial applications, including baking and pharmaceuticals.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing flow cytometry methods for microorganism characterization.
• Proficient in designing assays for industrial applications.
• Experience in miniaturized cultures at microtiter-plate scale.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply flow cytometry methods for microorganism characterization.
• Design assays to screen microorganisms effectively.
• Operate miniaturized cultures for yeast, bacteria, and fungi.

Skills

Flow cytometry methods development

Assay design

Microtiter-plate culture

Technical quality assurance

Protocol training

Project management

Job description

LESAFFRE Microbial Sciences team delivers to the Lesaffre’s Mission of “Working together to better nourish and protect the planet.”

Our Approach

Webuild an international team of motivated, risk-taking scientists and engineers to merge genetic, biology, engineering, informatics to characterize the potential of our organisms and select the best one to fulfil a wide portfolio of application for different Lesaffre business in Health and Nutrition.

Our Scope

We develop assays at small scale, link genotype and phenotype performance in order to select the best microorganism for industrial biotechnology applications including baking, brewing, bioethanol, flavors and fragrances, food and feed, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals.

As our Research Associate focus on Microorganism Characterization, your main responsibilities will be :

• Developing and applying flow cytometry methods for the characterization of microorganisms
• Design assay to screen the potential of our microorganisms in our industrial applications.
• Developing and operating miniaturized cultures and/or assays at microtiter-plate scale for characterization and selection of Yeasts, Bacteria and Fungi.
• Working with engineers from other teams (fermentation, downstream process…), and data scientists to ensure the technical quality.
• Identifying improvements in group practices and protocols.
• Training of technical team members to protocols, workflows, and best practices.
• Ability to work on several projects in parallel.