Research Scientist (all genders)
About this role
Responsibilities:
- Independently apply advanced knowledge of scientific research in within area of expertise (neuroscience, particularly in neurodegeneration/neuroprotection) and CNS-related fields to manage and coordinate the in vivo activities to support the projects
- Serve as a representative on multi-disciplinary project teams to perform screening and characterization experiments to understand compound pharmacokinetics, potency, and functional activity, interfacing internally with Chemistry, DMPK and Biology
- Participates in proposal preparation in in vivo pharmacology within stand-alone and/or integrated drug discovery projects, including review of proposals. Make presentations to potential clients.
- Provides therapeutic, scientific and technical expert advice to colleagues
- Ensures close interaction, collaboration, and communication with other In Vivo Pharmacology departments to communicate new research results and development concepts, actively resolves problems and addresses scientific challenges
- Identifies and champions the development and implementation of new or expanded in vivo capabilities that will impact future collaborators and research projects; liaises with other groups/departments to achieve this
- Supports and provides guidance to technical staff - Coordinates, schedules and assigns project-related work to meet completion dates
- Maintains knowledge of scientific and competitive progress within areas of expertise
Required qualifications
- PhD degree in a Life Science discipline such as pharmacology, biology, neuroscience, with sustained performance and accomplishments, ideally with industrial experience or equivalent (>2 years) in the requested areas
- Strong scientific and technical background in the field of expertise and underlying target biology/disease mechanisms
- Thorough knowledge and hands-on experience of animal models of neurodegenerative diseases and any other neuroscience-related areas
- Capability of working with a high degree of autonomy and independence
- High level of initiative and motivation. Excellent interpersonal, technical, and communication skills to be an effective member on cross-functional teams
- Proficiency in written and spoken English language, German would be a plus
Further ideal qualifications
- Intensive experience in handling of laboratory animals and FELASA B certificate (or equivalent)
- Ideally strong experience with CNS-related techniques in rodents (like tissue/cell engraftment, stereotactic implantation, CNS biological sampling type CSF...)
- Disease expertise in other therapeutic areas like neurodevelopmental and rare diseases and epigenetics would be an advantage
FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.
ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.
Company at a glance
Just – Evotec Biologics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Evotec SE, is an innovative and trusted CDMO for complex biologics, incl. mAbs, bi/multispecifics, and biosimilars. We provide our partners with highly differentiated services for the development and manufacturing of biologics. Our world-leading AI-driven in silico molecular optimization and continuous bioprocessing platforms combined with our revolutionary J.POD® facilities, which represent a paradigm shift within the industry, are helping to reduce the cost of goods and expand global access to affordable, high-quality biotherapeutics in addition to providing a highly agile cGMP manufacturing strategy to support rapid ramp up and uncertain demand scenarios.
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