Junior Scientist

MIMETAS - The Organ on a Chip Company; Leiden; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Annual company bonus

Friday team activities

Job summary

MIMETAS is seeking a Junior Scientist to join our Model Development team in Leiden, the Netherlands. You will develop and validate organ-on-a-chip tissue and disease models, working in multidisciplinary teams and reporting to internal stakeholders.

You will plan and execute experiments, write SOPs, and contribute to lab duties, with English as the primary communication language in a fast-growing biotech environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with max 2 years of work experience, or Bachelor’s with relevant work experience, in biology, pharmaceutical sciences, life science technology, or related field.
• Experienced in tissue culture, (confocal) microscopy and image analysis software.
• Experience with (live) cell-based assays and molecular analysis techniques.
• Work is of high quality, you work accurately and safely.
• You are a motivated, flexible, and positive team player.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement novel organ- and disease-models (e.g., liver, CNS, tumors).
• Model validation by compound challenges, immunoassays, using state-of-the-art cell-based and molecular assays.
• Plan and execute experiments independently.
• Report to internal stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Write standard operating procedures.
• Contribute to general lab duties.

Skills

Tissue culture

Confocal microscopy

Image analysis software

Live cell-based assays

Molecular analysis techniques

English communication

Education

Master’s degree in biology/life sciences

Bachelor’s degree in biology/related field

Job description

MIMETAS is looking for a full-time Junior Scientist, to join our Model Development team inLeiden, the Netherlands.You willbe responsible forthedevelopment oforgan-on-a-chip-basedtissue-anddiseasemodels.Youwilloperatewithin a team of scientistsand regularly reporttointernalstakeholdersand customers.

About MIMETAS

MIMETAS is a world-leading biotech company in the fast-growing ‘organ-on-a-chip’-field. With our innovative products and services that enable 3D tissue modeling, we aim to improve the medicine development process while reducing animal testing. Our clients are pharmaceutical companies and academic institutes who strive to discover new and better treatments for patients. Our team consists of scientists working on services and product development, as well as commercial people spreading the word. Our people are enthusiastic, analytical, and international. Over eighty colleagues work in five locations in Leiden (the Netherlands headquarters) and Enschede (NL), UK, USA, and Japan.

Your tasks will include

• Development and implementation of novelorgan- and diseasemodels (e.g.,liver, central nervous system, andtumors);
• Model validation (e.g.by performingcompoundchallenges, immunoassays,usingstate-of-the artcell-basedand molecularassays);
• Plan and execute experimentsindependently;
• Report on a regular basis to internalstakeholders;
• Write standard operatingprocedures;
• Contribute to general lab duties.

Your profile

• You want to work in the labin multi-disciplinary teams to tackle toughtissue modelingproblems;
• Youhave amaster’s degree with max 2 years of work experience, orbachelor’swith relevant work experience, in biology, pharmaceutical sciences, life science technology, or arelated field;
• Youareexperienced in tissue culture,(confocal) microscopy and image analysissoftware;
• You have experience with(live)cell-basedassays and molecular analysistechniques;
• Your work is of highquality,you work accuratelyandsafely;
• Youarea motivated, flexible,and positiveteamplayer;
• You have excellent communication skills in English.

We offer

• A challenging, full-time position in an international, fast-growing high-techenvironment;
• Challenging research projectson breakthrough science;
• Ample opportunitiesfor personal development andgrowth;
• Dissemination ofyour research at the internationalstage;
• Acompetitivesalary with benefits, such as a pension planandannual company bonus;
• Afun team with colleagues from all over the worldwholove what theydo;
• Friday afternoon drinksas part of an extensive program of social activities.