Do you love lab work for both R&D and QC? Do you have a black belt in communication and collaboration with colleagues from other departments too? Are you thriving in a role as go-to person and having Accountability as your middle name? Then join Sophion!
-We want an ambitious and talented Laboratory Specialist to join our laboratory team, in a company that is developing.
The role
As our new Laboratory Specialist, you support both QC release testing and daily R&D laboratory activities. You play an important role in maintaining efficient day-to-day laboratory operations across the two laboratories, in close collaboration with the Senior Laboratory Specialist in our close-knit and supportive laboratory team.
In addition, you contribute to developing and optimizing the specialized workflows in both QC and R&D. You also have a vital role in the implementation of our brand new instrument, Ethica M: You are part of a collaboration across Sophion, acting as the go-to-person for your colleagues in various other departments needing lab support for Ethica M.
The laboratory team you are in also includes a QC Manager with scientific background, an experienced Senior Laboratory Specialist who will be your closest colleague, and two enthusiastic student assistants - all led by the QA/QC director who you will also report to. As a team, we stick together, help each other, and enjoy supporting our great colleagues across Sophion with a smile.
You will work in the Sophion headquarters in Ballerup. Here we are +90 people of +18 different nationalities under 1 roof, all working together to meet the needs of customers worldwide.
About us
Sophion Bioscience is a leading global life science company founded in 2000 by a group of passionate electrophysiologists, with the aim of making patch clamping objective and independent of user skills.
We specialize in developing and manufacturing automated patch clamp and cell line solutions. With our complete technical, biological, and application support, we help our partners pioneer ion channel research and drug discovery. We take the voodoo out of patch clamping to provide faster, more accurate, and objective patch clamping results for our users.
Through the continued development of our QPatch, Qube 384 platforms and Ethica, we offer uncompromised data quality in a user-friendly environment, from assay setup to advanced data analysis.
We are headquartered in Denmark and have subsidiaries in the United States, Japan and China.
Key Responsibilities
QC and R&D Laboratory Work
- Plan and perform tests in the laboratory, for both QC and R&D.
- Conduct release testing of newly manufactured instruments and consumables.
- Prepare cells, buffers, and solutions for R&D Scientists.
- Support assay runs on our instruments Qpatch, Qube and QPC, in collaboration with R&D.
Ethica M: Product-Related Responsibilities
- Serve as laboratory go-to-person for QC activities related to the Ethica M instrument and consumable.
- Conduct customer-related test work when required.
- Support R&D in assay runs related to their work, focusing on developing and/or optimizing products.
Documentation & Quality
- Create, update and maintain laboratory, QC, and QA written procedures.
- Support handling of non-conformances.
- Participate in root cause analyses together with colleagues from other parts of the organization.
- Help maintain compliance in agreement with internal quality standards.
Key qualifications
- Laboratory technician training completed.
- 3-5 years of working experience from a laboratory.
- Min. 3 years of cell culturing experience is required (our cell lines include, but are not limited to, CHO and HEK293).
- Experience using automated measuring instruments is a plus, but not a prerequisite: We will provide you with the training you may need.
- Strong interest in learning new instruments, tools, and techniques is a must-have.
- English: Fluent, both written and orally.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Profile
- Team player to the bone.
- Service-minded, enthusiastic, and enjoys solving complex technical challenges with a “can-do, will-do” mindset.
- Finds it natural and motivating to take on responsibility.
- Enjoys interacting and collaborating with colleagues from various departments.
- Self-starter with high work ethic and the ability to work independently.
- Structured, organized, and able to maintain a high overview – also when things are a bit busy.
Recruiting manager
If you have questions regarding this position, please contact: Camilla Helmark Duong, QA/QC Director. Tel. +45 42442155.
Deadline: As soon as possible
We will close this recruitment as soon as we have found the right person for the job.
So, if you find this job opportunity interesting, please apply via LinkedIn now.
