Hobson Prior are looking for an Neural Organoid Scientist to join a brilliant pharmaceutical organisation on a contract basis. Our client is focused on offering novel remedies to people suffering from various illnesses.

Please note that to be considered for this role you must have the right to work in this location.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design new or improve existing neural organoid culture protocols.
• Evaluate state-of-the-art organoid culture protocols.
• Automation of large scale organoid culture, phenotyping and screening projects
• Design new scientific projects to improve the upscaling of organoid culture systems
• Assume responsibility for the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of organoid farming and phenotyping activities.
• Assume responsibility for the publication of peer-reviewed papers.
• Summarize experimental results, and review conclusions with supervisor/project leader. Communicate results of experiments. Keep supervisor/project leader informed of work status, particularly of significant findings and results in critical problem areas.
• Participate in the design and organization of experiments in conjunction with the team. Providing input in writing experimental protocols, and reports may be required.
• Assist research groups in the development and implementation of new procedures and evaluate new products and equipment. Assist with generation of written standard operating procedures.
• Train, mentor or supervise junior scientists inside the working team.

Requirements:

• Degree in Biology, Bioengineering, Biophysics, Developmental biology (PhD).
• Experience in Neural Organoids: Brain or retina within academy setting.
• Experience with human cell culture, preferably stem cells and 3D culture systems: organoid, gastruloids, tumoroids and/or cysts.
• Communication skills, ability to work collaboratively in an international team. Fluent in English.
• Experience with Crispr technology is an advantage.
• Postdoctoral experience is an advantage but not a must.
• Experience with high content imaging microscopes is an advantage.

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