For our customer located in Basel/Switzerland we are currently looking for a: Lab Technician, Genetics & Genomics (m/f/d)
The perfect candidate:
The perfect candidate has a masters degree in biology and at least 2 years of hands on experience with PCR/qPCR/ddPCR.
General Information:
• Start date: asap
• latest Start Date: 1.6.23
• End date: 1 Jahr
• Extension: possible
• Workplace: BS
• Workload: 80-100%
• Remote/Home Office: on-site required, 1 day per week home office possible
• Team: 25 people
Tasks & Responsibilities
- The development, implementation and execution of qPCR, and ddPCR assays on a variety of platforms, eg. Biorad, Quantstudio etc.
- DNA and RNA isolation using manual and automated workflows
- Scientific and technical contribution to experimental design
- Maintenance of lab equipment and infrastructure, ensure compliance with local requirements
- Proper assay documentation, following F.A.I.R. (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data generation principles.
- Performing assigned tasks independently, on time and within forecasted budget
- Training of other technicians and/or students.
- Knowledge in NGS applications (eg. RNAseq, DNA-seq, single cell RNA seq) including sample preparation, library generation and sequencing on eg. 10X Genomics & Illumina systems would be a plus
Must Haves
- You have a Master’s degree in Science or equivalent in a relevant biological discipline (no PhD applicants)
- Min 2-3 years of exp. within an academic or industry setting working with PCR
- Strong molecular biology laboratory skills, specifically with PCR/qPCR/ddPCR platforms
- Min. 2-3 years experience in custom assay development and optimization
- Problem solving and organizational skills
- Familiarity with databases, tools, and resources commonly used for primer design, data QC/analysis etc.
- Experience with NGS (including sequencing data QC) desirable
- Fluency in spoken English and good communication and presentation skills are required
- Quality and customer oriented mindset
- Open minded and new technology savvy
- High spirit of collaboration and ability to work in a highly self-managed manner in an agile matrix team with a sense of urgency and ability to deal with complex situations
Did we catch your interest?
The SimplyVision-Team is looking forward to receive your application (Word file is highly appreciated).
Kindly be informed that our customer is located in Switzerland. Therefore only applications from candidates within the EU or candidates holding Swiss work permission are required.