SIRE® is the market leader in Life Sciences recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continuous innovation. We like technology, in a Life Sciences market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!Our client is a professional Biotechnology organisation, based in Noord-Holland Netherlands.

The Company

Our client focuses on pioneering genetic suppressor targets for drug discovery and development. They employ Single Cell RNA sequencing, a proprietary platform technology to discover and pursue genetic suppressors. The company has started several preclinical drug discovery programs for some of its novel targets harnessing cancer and rare diseases.

Role Description

In this role you are responsible for several projects. This involves primarily early stage target discovery. You will manage, set and plan timelines and budget, define milestones and deliverables to monitor project progression. You will bring deep biological and technical knowledge and expertise, but also initiate new projects. Furthermore, you will motivate and guide a small team of Research Associates and Scientists.

Responsibilities

- Independently plan and execute a research project
- Perform wet lab experiments
- Dive in literature to gain more knowledge and expertise in disease-related processes
- Generate regular reports on project progress
- Assay development
- Work independently, without day-to-day supervision
- Identify novel disease/indication opportunities

Requirements

- PhD in relevant subject
- Minimum 3 years post PhD experience
- Extensive expertise in one or several of the following areas: immunology, biochemistry, small molecule screening, biochemical assay development
- Track record of success in research illustrated by (high impact) publications
- Experience in small molecule or antibody development