(Senior) Associate Scientist - Liquid Formulation R&D (all genders)

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Your role:

As an (Senior) Associate Scientist in the Biomolecule Formulation Team within Actives and Formulation R&D, Life Science, you will contribute to setting up our capabilities to study virus stability. You will be instrumental to develop analytical methods to study the stability of viral vector systems and contribute to the development of new products for these novel modalities. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, fit-for-purpose evaluations of analytical methods, designing experimental protocols / experiments, performing assays required to characterize the formulation in detail, interpreting the generated data in order to propose meaningful follow-up actions and to present to interdisciplinary audiences. The applicant should be a highly curious, independent, yet collaborative individual with excellent communication skills.

Who you are:

•   B.Sc. in Virology, Biology, Biochemistry or another relevant discipline or Lab Technician, with 5 years of relevant working experience
• Experience working with viral vector systems such as AAVs, Lentiviral Systems or other pharmaceutically relevant viral vectors
• Ideally Experience in formulation development of viral vector systems
• Experience with biophysical and/or cell biological methods to study virus stability, experience with protein formulation/-biochemistry is desirable
• Work well independently and in a team, able to work without close supervision and a creative and curious personality
• Fluency in English & German desired

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