Research Scientist Stem Cell

Research Scientist Stem Cell

Evotec

Hamburg, Germany

Responsibilities:

• Provide scientific and disease expertise to identify, develop, and validate new drug targets in neuroscience (neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation and psychiatry) or cardiology (cardiomyopathy, cardio-metabolic diseases) with a strong focus on functional assays;
• Lead drug discovery project(s) scientifically along the pre-clinical drug development process;
• Provide proposals and scientific expertise to support advancements of the iPSC drug discovery platform through novel technologies and project ideas, both internally as well as in collaboration with our partners;
• Maintain an awareness of cutting-edge technological advances and scientific knowledge to improve project performance;
• Line management for a small team of lab scientist;
• Manage multidisciplinary teams and assign their work to meet project timelines and goals;
• Deliver documents, technical reports, and presentations in an accurate and timely manner;
• Represent Evotec’s stem cell drug discovery capabilities internally and externally.

Qualifications:

• PhD in Biology or other relevant field with a strong focus on iPSC biology and disease modelling and some years of experience after PhD;
• Professional experience in drug discovery from pharmaceutical or biotech industry is a plus;
• Extensive disease biology understanding relevant to neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, physiatry or cardiology;
• In depth knowledge of human iPSC (incl. hands-on expertise of maintaining, manipulating and differentiating human iPSC and other in vitro models in the relevant disease areas;
• Experience in assay development and adaptation for high throughput screening;
• Expertise in assessing drug safety/toxicology is a plus;
• High level of motivation, initiative, flexibility, and ability to work well in a cross-functional team;
• Excellent communication & people skills as well as experience in managing and professionally developing other scientists and technical staff;
• Ability to work independently;
• Full proficiency of English language – both verbal and written; German advantageous.

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