In vitro Associate Scientist - maternity cover

Category: Research

Location:Måløv, Capital Region of Denmark, DK

• Participate in the in vitro characterisation and development of new therapeutics for the treatment of cardiometabolic diseases
• Design, troubleshoot, and carry out experiments based on knowledge from the literature as well as with support from our scientists, and deliver high-quality data and results to our internal projects
• Handle primary cells and cell lines and be part of setting up advanced human cell-based functional assays including micro-physiological systems to support phenotyping and validation of new drug candidates
• Maintain laboratory supplies and operations and keep accurate and detailed records of experimental work and data
• Work collaboratively with different stakeholders in a matrix organisation

• A master’s degree in life sciences (human biology, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology or similar) or a bachelor’s degree in a similar filed and several years of relevant experience
• Solid hands-on experience with cell cultures preferentially primary hepatocytes
• Experience in methods such as RNA isolation, q PCR and ELISA
• Experience in establishing advanced in vitro models, such as co-culture systems, organoids or organ on a chip technology is considered an advantage
• Preferably skilled in programs such as Excel and Prism
• Knowledge on liver biology is an advantage