Lab Operation Support for Upstream Process Development (M/W/N)

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Company Description:

(COMPANY NAME) Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, (COMPANY NAME) works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. (COMPANY NAME) believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.
In over just 30 years, (COMPANY NAME) has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 50,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. (COMPANY NAME) offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.
In 2020, (COMPANY NAME) generated total revenues of EUR EUR 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.
PSS is our award winning service model where we provide and manage scientific services directly within our clients' facilities, mainly within the pharmaceutical sector. It is a global service offering and we have been managing services through this model since 2002.

Job Description:

For one of our teams based in Vienna we are currently looking to hire a Lab Operations Support with a focus on activities in upstream process development. Your main responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
* Execute routine upstream unit operations such as cell culture, microbial fermentation small to medium scale. Ability to follow laboratory instructions and meet regulatory and quality compliance requirements.
* Maintain accurate laboratory notebook, batch records, data sheets, and prepare documents (e.g., Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and reports in English & German
* Maintains organization of work area including but not limited to inventory of regularly used items, daily preparation, and clean-up.
* Hands-on during the calibration and cleaning of equipment and steam in place.
* Understanding of R&D work environment.
* Required to start working early in the morning (around 7am) including weekend work 4/5 hours per month to support business needs.
* Ensure and promote safe environmental and laboratory practices.

Qualifications:

For this interesting opportunity we are looking for somebody with
* Bachelor / master's degree in molecular biology or pharmaceutical science or biochemistry/ food chemistry, analytical science.
* Previous academic or industrial research experience desirable.
* Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Office required, advanced proficiency in Excel preferred.
* Fluency German and English, written and spoken is needed.
* Familiar with fermentation, cell expansion and harvesting, scale-up, purification techniques.
* Good problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
The ideal candidate is open minded and interested in a challenging position involved in driving collaboration between (international) sites, standardization of work and improved analytical testing strategies. Diversity is a key element of our team and a pillar for our success.

Additional Information:

We are offering you an interesting position within a truly global company. After several onboarding trainings, to make sure you have the experience you need, you will be working independently in our team.

* Unlimited, full-time contract with (COMPANY NAME) PSS
* Interesting international as well as national career opportunities
* Comprehensive catalogue of trainings focused on technical experiences as well as leadership and management skills
* Interesting client projects
The collective agreement minimum salary (employment group (Vewendungsgruppe) III) for this position is at least EUR 2155,43 (2023). Due to the responsibilities and the challenging tasks and with appropriate qualifications, there will be an appropriate overpayment.
If this position could be of interest to you or if you have any questions regarding this position, please feel free to reach out to Dhivi Sanghi, (COMPANY NAME) PSS Recruiter and Talent Attraction Specialist for Germany and Austria.

Please note that as per (COMPANY NAME) policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that (COMPANY NAME) will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person, or entity