Junior Staff Scientist

Company Description

At QIMA, we are on a mission to offer our clients smart solutions to make products you can trust. 
Operating in over 100 countries, we serve the consumer products, food, and life sciences industries and help more than 30,000 brands, retailers, manufacturers, and growers achieve quality excellence. We combine on-the-ground expertise with digital solutions that bring accuracy, transparency and intelligence for quality and compliance data (https://www.qima.com).

 
Our Life Sciences Division brings together QIMA BioAlternatives, QIMA Newtone, QIMA Monasterium, and Skinpharma (https://qima-lifesciences.com). QIMA Life Sciences is a key player in contract research for the cosmetics, nutraceutical, dermatology, pharmaceutical, and biotech sectors. With over 2000 m² of lab space across France and Germany, we offer comprehensive services in bio-prediction, preclinical efficacy evaluation, and clinical trials. Our team of 150 experts, including 34 PhDs, delivers innovative solutions at every stage of product development. We are committed to scientific excellence and sustainability, contributing to a healthier future alongside our clients. 

QIMA Monasterium is based in Münster, Germany, and specializes in pre-clinical and clinical services in dermatology for therapeutics, cosmeceutical, and nutraceutical applications, offering among other clinically relevant ex vivo and in vivo pre-clinical models and state-of-the-art techniques.

We are seeking a team-orientated and highly motivated Junior Staff Scientist (m/f/d) full time to join the QIMA Monasterium team in Münster, Germany. 

Job Description

• Organize the workload in order to meet the deadlines of the project 

• Serve as Study Lead for contract ad internal R&D projects 

• Provide project updates to the Study Manager and/or Study Director 

• Supervise and train technicians 

• Perform lab works, including hair follicle isolation and ex vivo culture; ex vivo skin organ culture; tissue cryosectioning; immunofluorescence staining, imaging and evaluation; RNA isolation from skin tissue; gene expression analysis 

• Professional and responsible data documentation and archiving

• Perform statistical analysis and presentation of data with Excel and GraphPad Prism 

• Prepare reports with PowerPoint and Word 

• Participating in scientific lab meetings

• Build scientific knowledge in regards to the topics relevant for each assigned project 

• Execute laboratory work for each assigned project 

• Organize work packages in order to meet deadlines 

• Establish and validate new techniques 

• Critical and professional data analyses 

• Supervise and train student assistants 

• Critical and professional project documentation following internal QM guidelines 

• Perform statistical analysis and presentation of data with appropriate software (e.g. Excel, GraphPad Prism, FlowJo) 

• Professionally prepare drafts for milestone reports and manuscripts 

• Provide project updates to Staff Scientist and/or Team Leader 

• Discuss scientific results with other company employees 

• Participating in scientific lab meetings 

• Proposing new innovative techniques 

Qualifications

Eligibility 

• Completed training as PhD, or thesis defense foreseen within 6 months 

• Post-doctoral experience not necessary 

• Substantial experience in biological research laboratories 

• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English (Company language: English) 

• Priority will be given to applicants with documented experience in skin, hair follicle and/or immunology research, and/or in the following techniques: organ culture, immunostaining, FACS, FACS cell sorting, MACS, cytokine array or ELISA, RNAseq, single cell RNAseq 

Requirements 

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team 

• Excellent organizational, time management and problem-solving skills 

• Ability to prioritize work in order to meet tight deadlines 

• Flexibility 

Additional Information

What we offer:

• Temporary contract with the possibility of extension and eventually unlimited contract. 

• Secure job in a future-orientated growing industry. 

• Individual, long-term, personal and professional career development. 

• Excellent learning and development opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge. 

• A good work-life balance thanks to flexible working hours. 

• Attractive social benefits (company pension scheme, bonus package). 

• A company culture that values respect, diversity, and social responsibility. 

• Open working atmosphere with flat hierarchies. 

• Advanced technology in a modern workplace