Lab Automation Technician (m/w/d)

Your mission

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivatedLab Automation Technicianto join our dynamic team. As a forward-thinking biotechnology company, we are committed to reshaping the future of sustainable production through scientific excellence, innovation, and operational precision. The Lab Automation Technician will play a pivotal role in supporting our bioprocess development efforts by executing, improving, and automating high-throughput experimental pipelines in our biotechnology laboratory. In this role, you will ensure smooth lab operations, conduct high-quality experiments, and contribute to the advancement of our microbial fermentation workflows.

Your Mission:

• Assist in the development, optimization, implementation, and maintenance of automated workflows in our biotech lab

• Conduct aseptic techniques, prepare culture media, buffers, and solutions

• Perform submerged fermentation experiments at microscale (microtiter plates)

• Analyze fermentation products for composition and biological activity

• Contribute to the maintenance and organization of the cell bank

• Take ownership of project tasks, ensuring high-quality results and adherence to timelines

• Collaborate closely within a diverse, multinational team

Your profile

• Preferred degree: BTA (Biological Technical Assistant) or related field

• Proven experience working under aseptic conditions in a biotech lab, and solid laboratory skills in preparing culture media, solutions, and reagents

• Possessing technical skills and a strong willingness to learn and develop automated methods, including robotic liquid handling, analysis of on-line fermentation data and of plate readers output.

• Prior experience with programming, preferably with Python or R for data science, or with C/C++.

• Team-oriented mindset paired with initiative, reliability, and a practical, hands-on approach

• High motivation to explore new techniques and push the boundaries of what can be achieved through automation and data-driven experimentation in the lab

• Excellent communication skills in English (spoken and written); German is a plus

Our Benefits:

• Dynamic and diverse mission-driven team from 20+ different countries

• A fast growing company with opportunities for personal development

• Flexible working hours with entitled Home Office days in an innovative and agile working environment

• Gym Membership, language classes or an attractive alternative from our benefit program

• Flat hierarchies and short decision paths

• Great team events such as “lunch & learn”, “Demo Day”, cultural celebrations and food tastings

• Drinks, cereal bar and fresh fruit at the office, our home products tasting session for new employees

• Lastly, join us in the journey as we change the food system as we know it!