Our 20-plus years of RNAi experience together with our validated mRNAi GOLD™ platform make us a partner of choice for pharmaceutical companies looking to access the benefits of the siRNA and add this revolutionary modality to their discovery pipeline. As pioneers in the design and development of siRNAs (short interfering RNAs), Silence Therapeutics is advancing a new generation of medicines to potentially address the needs of patients who have limited or inadequate treatment options.
Our mission is to use our technology to create a new generation of therapeutics that can improve patient outcomes and, in the process, build shareholder value.
We are developing a deep pipeline of innovative siRNAs based on our mRNAi GOLD™ platform for diseases with a genetic basis. The depth and versatility of our liver-targeting technology gives us the opportunity to address a wide range of conditions in virtually any therapeutic area. Our wholly-owned pipeline is currently focused in three therapeutic areas of high unmet need: hematology, cardiovascular, and rare diseases.
Research Associate - Biology
Activities and responsibilities
For our R&D subsidiary in Berlin we hire a
Research Associate Biology working full time as fixed term employee for a duration of 1 year.
As Research Associate in the Drug Delivery Team, you will be responsible for conducting experiments in the field of oligo-therapeutics to support the development of novel siRNA delivery systems. The experiments focus on in vitro cell culture work, biochemical analysis assays for RNA and protein quantification as well as tissue analysis from in vivo experiments.
Key Responsibilities
- Planning, conducting, and documenting experiments outlined by a scientist.
- Data analysis
- Shared responsibility for duties in the biology laboratories
Qualification profile
Skills/ CompetenciesThe Research Associate will be able to demonstrate the following competencies and behaviours:
- Proactive self-starter with a hunger to learn new methods.
- Experienced in cell culturing (cell lines and primary cells) and transfection methods
- Practiced in analysing RNA-expression (RNA-extraction and TaqMan analysis), protein detection (Western Blotting, ELISA) and cell analysis techniques (FACS and microscopy)
- Trained in MS-Office data analysis and documentation.
- Demonstrates a structured, independent working style and values teamwork.
- Fluent German or English is essential and good language skills of the other language is advantageous.
If this sounds like the job for you, please send your cv and a cover letter via email