Laboratory Operations Assistant
Exscientia, Austria
Job Description
Exscientia is an AI-driven pharmatech company committed to discovering, designing and developing the best possible drugs in the fastest and most effective manner. Exscientia developed the first-ever functional precision oncology platform to successfully guide treatment selection and improve patient outcomes in a prospective interventional clinical study, as well as to progress AI-designed small molecules into the clinical setting. Our pipeline demonstrates our ability to rapidly translate scientific concepts into precision-designed therapeutic candidates, with more than 25 projects underway. By designing better drugs, faster, we believe the best ideas of science can rapidly become the best medicines for patients.
The Vienna Laboratory Operations team is searching for a Laboratory Operations Assistant on a full-time basis to help us ensure an organised, safe, and adequately equipped laboratory. As the Laboratory Operations Assistant you will be responsible for supporting the onboarding process for new equipment including installation and documentation activities, as well as ensuring the equipment is properly used and maintained. In addition, you will be involved in everyday wet lab activities supporting our Translational Research teams and making sure their projects can operate smoothly. Your effort will help directly facilitate research that investigates cutting-edge molecular entities that are being developed for treating multiple indications.
Exscientia is a global leader in applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to modernise the way new medicines are created. We do this by applying the latest research, machine learning and modern high-performance computational methods to transform drug design.
Exscientia developed the first-ever functional precision oncology platform to successfully guide treatment selection and improve patient outcomes in a prospective interventional clinical study, as well as to progress AI-designed small molecules into the clinical setting.
A Laboratory Operations Assistant position is crucial to our continuous growth and would help us in our mission to develop better medicines, faster, to people around the world.
- Support delivery, installation, and documentation of new equipment
- Ensure equipment is in working order, including scheduling service and preventive maintenance
- Work in close contact with our quality management department
- Organise, take part or give equipment related trainings
- Perform supply and inventory tracking, including incoming control for lab supplies, validation and release of reagents to be used in the lab
Requirements
- Completed HTL (Höhere technische Lehranstalt), education as MTA or BMA (or equivalent) or a Bachelor degree in the field of Life Science
- Prior work experience in an industrial or research laboratory in the field of life
- sciences, preferably experience in laboratory management
- Advanced organisational skills, great attention to detail with an ability to tackle multiple projects efficiently
- Microscopy experience would be a plus
- Excellent written and spoken English skills, good written and spoken German language skills
Benefits
- Work together to make a positive contribution to patients by revolutionising the pharmaceutical industry through AI-driven discovery.
- We will work with you to kick-start or further grow your career from funding for professional development and conference attendance. To also ensuring you will have the opportunity to acquire valuable skills, work on problems that matter, and learn from world-class technical and scientific leaders.
- Opportunity to join an inclusive, collaborative and intellectually stimulating culture
- A highly competitive compensation package in accordance with the Austrian collective bargaining agreement, with a starting salary of 42.000,- gross per year. We will negotiate an attractive package and overpayment based on your background and previous work experience.
- Our team’s health and well-being is important to us. We offer a generous holiday allowance, provide flexible working and remote working to encourage all of our team to manage their own work, time and life along with wellbeing and mindfulness support.
- We offer daily lunch, regular team events and lots of opportunities for casual networking.
- Hear from our team why they enjoy working here