Technical Officer for The Drug Screening Platform - Barcelona, España - Somm Excellence Alliance

Somm Excellence Alliance

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Barcelona, España

hace 2 semanas

Publicado por:

Isabel García

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Descripción

IRB Barcelona is seeking a Technical Officer to join the Drug Screening Platform.

At IRB Barcelona, we have set up a screening platform with state-of-the-art technology, which allows HTS and provides support for Hit to Lead and Lead Optimisation projects in an efficient and automated way.

Currently, we are expanding our facility in order to support the scientific community and move the science a step forward to the discovery of new medicines.

This position is under the framework of the INVESTIGO Programme for recruitment of young job seekers to carry out research and innovation - Funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU.

DUTIES:
Assay development (Cellular and biochemical assays)

High Throughput Screening (Cellular and biochemical assays) execution in 384 format and support to H2l and LO activities.

Use of automated screening platforms at user level.

Support compound management activities.

Perform cell culture activities.

CRITERIA INVESTIGO PROGRAMME:

Not having previous labour relations with the IRB Barcelona within a period of 6 months, before the beginning of the contract.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS:

Must Have - Required:

Experience:

Degree on biomedical field

Experience working in Tissue Culture

Experience in biochemical and cell biology techniques ideally in 96/384 well formats

Skills:
Good Planning skills

Detail-oriented

Well organized

Clear sense of accountability

Teamwork skills

Customer orientation

Strong initiative and innovation abilities

Ability to learn tasks quickly

Enthusiasm and self-motivated individual with the ability to work independently or with mínimal supervision.

Desirable:

Experience:

More than 3 years in drug discovery in pharma/biotech/academic research.

Experience with assay development, High Throughput Screening (HTS) and compound profiling for both, biochemical and cellular assays.

Familiar with a wide range of targets (enzymes, PPis, GPCRs etc) and technologies (Alpha, HTRF, FP, luminescence, etc).

Familiar with HTS sample processing, data generation, data interpretation and data reporting.

Familiar with HTS equipment (Echo650, multidrop, pipettors, readers, workstations such as CellExplorer etc)

Knowledge:

on drug discovery processes, screening equipment and technologies and a wide range of protein targets, and on how to address the assay development for each one.

WORKING CONDITIONS & ENTITLEMENTS:

Working conditions:

Contract linked to the INVESTIGO Programme, to allocate young people in search of a job in the research field, under the framework project: "Pla de Recuperació, Transformació i Resiliència".

Employed in compliance with Spanish legislation and regulations under a full-time contract. Employees receive the benefits of the Spanish Social Security system covering sickness, maternity/paternity leave and injuries at work.

Estimated annual gross salary: 24.875€. Salary might be negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

International Environment:
The opportunity to join a prestigious, diverse and inclusive international research institution.

Benefits:
Continuous training in a high-quality environment with unique professional career opportunities.

Deadline:
May 9, 2024

Job category:
Technician

Area:
Life Sciences