Senior Technical Assistant
The Position
Work with us to shape the future of medicine!
Become part of a leading pharmaceutical company where your skills, expertise and team spirit will make a direct contribution to improving patient health and expanding our drug portfolio.
For our interdisciplinary and international research team in the field of Cardio-Renal-Metabolism Disease Research (CRMDR) at the Biberach site, we are looking for a committed and motivated individual as Senior Technical Assistant in the Obesity & Sarcopenia team.
In this exciting role, you will bring cutting-edge technical and analytical expertise to evaluate novel therapeutic targets and decipher their mechanisms of action in various metabolic cell models - including adipocytes, myocytes, hepatocytes and neurons.
We look forward to receiving your application!
This position is part time eligible with 80 %.
Tasks & responsibilities
- In your new role you will independently design, analyze and interpret complex in vitro and ex vivo assays to understand the underlying target biology and pharmacology related to metabolic diseases.
- In addition, you will confidently use professional software tools such as Prism, MegaLab, image analysis programs and Office products to continuously expand your expertise.
- With high quality standards, you will document your results promptly and professionally to ensure a well-founded assessment of data quality.
- In internal meetings and in exchanges with external cooperation partners, you will present and discuss your results in English.
- You will be responsible for the organization and implementation of safety training within the team and the working group.
- Moreover, you will actively contribute to the optimization of existing biological test systems and contribute new ideas for further development.
- With your structured way of working, you will be able to manage several projects in parallel and always maintain an overview.
Requirements
- Masters degree in Biology or related discipline or alternatively Bachelor degree with several years of experience or apprenticeship with long-standing experience as a Technical Assistant in a pharmaceutical company
- Extensive hands-on experience in cell culture, including primary cell culture (e.g adipocytes and/or muscle cells), and tissue using state of the art technologies to interrogate e.g. signaling pathways and energy metabolism.
- Hands-on experience in gene and protein expression analysis as well as diverse functional assays
- Solid understanding of cellular and molecular biology
- Ability to work independently and demonstrate advanced analytical skills
- Fluency in English (written and spoken); proficiency in German is a plus
Ready to contact us?
If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com
Recruitment process:
Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until July 30th, 2025
Step 2: Virtual meeting in the beginning of August
Step 3: On-site interviews mid-end August
Please submit your application documents in English.
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