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Research Associate Cell Culture and Biochemistry (m/w/d) 40 h per week, permanent/non-permanent position

Freising
Full-time
Permanent employee

Your role and responsibilities:

  • You cultivate and maintain cell lines and handle human and animal sample material
  • You execute and support recombinant protein production workflows, including expression experiments, process optimization, purification support, and QC preparation
  • You plan, prepare and conduct cell culture and biochemical experiments for client and internal research projects in the field of chemical biology and proteomics
  • You collaborate closely with scientists and cross-functional teams to support project goals and timelines
  • You contribute to laboratory organization and take responsibility for specific instruments and workflows

Your profile:

  • You have a Technical Assitant Training (BTA or similar) or hold a B.Sc or M.Sc. degree in biology, biochemistry or related subject
  • You have solid hands-on experience in cell culture, biochemical methods, and laboratory-based experimental work; experience with proteomics workflows is a plus
  • You have experience in genetic engineering (GenTG) or are motivated to develop in this area; ideally, you qualify (or can qualify) as Project Leader (PL) or Biosafety Officer (BBS) under GenTSV.
  • You are eager to contribute to workflow optimization and platform build-up, with a proactive and improvement-oriented mindset.
  • You are highly organized and take ownership for your work, with a strong sense of responsibility and attention to detail
  • You are a reliable and committed team player with a positive, flexible mindset, able to collaborate closely with scientists and deliver high-quality results on time
  • You have strong communication skills in German and/or English and communicate effectively within cross-functional teams
  • You are enthusiastic about expanding your technical and scientific knowledge as part of an experienced team. 

What we can offer you:

  • You actively shape the development of our Cell Culture and Biochemistry group in an innovative, growing biotechnology company
  • You are part of an experienced, highly motivated and diverse team
  • You receive individually tailored training, gain experience and assume increasing responsibility for your area of expertise
  • You work in a company with flat hierarchies, short decision-making processes and an active culture of discussion
  • You receive an attractive remuneration package, the offer of a company pension scheme and flexible working hours
  • You have 30 days vacation
  • You can strengthen yourself with our fabulous espresso, fresh fruit and free lunch catering on our "DeliciOS-Wednesday"
  • You can look forward to our bi-yearly company celebrations that always include a team event such as climbing, rafting or star gazing and are invited to participate in other team activities such as relay marathon runs or city cycling challenges
  • You have the opportunity to become a member of our company fitness provider EGYM Wellpass

Sounds interesting?

We are looking forward to receive your full application, your references, your expected compensation, and a possible start date via our application platform:

Dr. Götz Hagemann, OmicScouts GmbH, Lise-Meitner-Str. 30, 85354 Freising, Germany, 

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About us

Momentum Biotechnologies EU (former OmicScouts GmbH) founded in 2014, is a proteomics company focused on supporting drug and biomarker discovery through unique expertise and innovative technologies. By providing and developing system-wide assays to monitor protein activity and function in a physiological context, OmicScouts enables the identification of small molecule drug targets, target engagement markers, molecular mechanisms of action, and drug response biomarkers. OmicScouts supports a wide variety of drug and biomarker discovery projects with end-to-end solutions tailored to project-specific needs, and the team has a strong track record of successful collaborations with top pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. In 2025, OmicScouts was acquired by Momentum, a Biotechnology company based close to Boston, Massachusetts. expanding to the US market. It now operates as OmicScouts, a Momentum Biotechnologies Company. For more information, please visit www.omicscouts.com and www.momentum.bio.