Research Scientist Biochemistry with Focus Plate-Based Assays (gn)

Stellenbeschreibung:

You will be a member of our interdisciplinary teams alongside colleagues from project management, protein production, protein crystallography, medicinal and computational chemistry.
Within these experienced teams you will be responsible for developing biochemical binding and functional assays as well as biophysical assay formats to support internal and customer early drug discover projects.
Your focus is on plate-based assays for profiling and library screening, assessing target-ligand binding or ligand effect on enzymatic activity (e.g. TR-FRET, AlphaLisa, luminescence, FI, FP, FRET/BRET).
Experience in biophysical techniques will be a plus (e.g. nanoDSF, TSA, MST, ITC, SPR).
You will work within our state-of-the-art biochemistry and biophysics platform, performing experiments and instructing lab staff. You will analyze and report your results to our customers and internal project teams.

You have a PhD degree in biochemistry, biophysics or a comparable discipline.
You are familiar with the drug discovery process from screen to lead and have 2+ years of relevant work experience in a drug discovery environment.
You have advanced experience with biochemical and biophysical technologies including a deep understanding of enzymology and binding kinetics and with integrating them into early drug discovery programs
You are able to plan experiments, generate and analyze biochemical/biophysical data and report to drug discovery teams. You are experienced in discussing data from neighboring disciplines and to integrate your data in the context of drug discovery projects.
Your positive, communicative and open personality helps you to understand other opinions, and contributes to productive project discussions with internal and customer project teams.
Fluent English and basic German language skills are required.

Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
An innovative field of work in an exciting industry
A long-term, responsible position in a healthy, growing, and future-oriented company
Comprehensive onboarding to prepare you optimally for your area of responsibility
Multicultural teams and an open corporate culture
A competitive salary