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Professional Galaxy is looking for a Senior Scientist - NGS Molecular Biologist on behalf of our client.

Are you an experienced scientist with great expertise in Next Generation Sequencing and Molecular Biology? We have an opening suitable for you!

Right now, we are looking for a passionate and hard-working Molecular Biologist with NGS skills to join our NGS & Transcriptomics function within the Centre of Genomic Research Department at xx in Gothenburg, as one of the group members is going on parental leave. You will contribute with your expertise in applying molecular biology and NGS to progress drug development pipelines and disease/biology understanding.

What you will do:

This is a hands-on laboratory-based role to effectively support and deliver various clinical and preclinical projects across multiple diseases, species and drug modalities.
Our team is a collaborative group, and you will engage in the supervision and mentorship of other scientists, ensuring that methods run expertly and accurately, developing and guiding the set-up of new techniques. Included in the role is also to nurture strong collaborative relationships with the project investigators, key partners, and data scientists to ensure the smooth running of projects

Highly desirable for the role:

• Experience using laboratory automation / liquid handling systems.

• Hands-on laboratory experience running NGS platforms (Illumina, Oxford Nanopore etc).

• Sample Tracking by LIMS systems.

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What you will do:

This is a hands-on laboratory-based role to effectively support and deliver various clinical and preclinical projects across multiple diseases, species and drug modalities.
Our team is a collaborative group, and you will engage in the supervision and mentorship of other scientists, ensuring that methods run expertly and accurately, developing and guiding the set-up of new techniques. Included in the role is also to nurture strong collaborative relationships with the project investigators, key partners, and data scientists to ensure the smooth running of projects.

In this role you will:

• Utilize prior practical laboratory experience in transcriptomics data generation with a strong emphasis on automation technologies.

• Contribute to planning and execution of projects involving new omics technologies.

• Provide experimental support to project teams.

• Ensure compliance with Safety, Health, and Environmental regulations as well as AstraZeneca’s corporate responsibility policies.

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and identify opportunities for new business initiatives.

• Collaborate with a wide range of scientists from different backgrounds to ensure the highest quality of research.

• Develop and validate cutting edge protocols for the simplification of multiomic research.

Essential for the role:

• Ph.D. degree or MSc with corresponding experience in a relevant scientific discipline.

• Hands on lab-based experience in utilizing advanced molecular biology RNA-sequencing techniques.

• Experience covering all relevant aspects from hypothesis generation, through experimental design and execution, large scale RNA and DNA extraction, sample and library preparation, sequencing, data handling, post sequencing QC and trouble shooting.

Other Information :

Start Date : 2026-02-02

End Date : 2027-03-01

Application Deadline :2026-01-29

Work Model : On-site

Please apply directly through our system with:

- Your updated CV

- Availability to start the assignment

In the motivation, describe why you are suitable for this assignment - refer to previous consulting assignments, employment, education and personal qualities.

Please note: We do not accept any applications through mail. All applications have to be sent through the portal to be valid.