Job ID279545BRPosition TitleScientist for inflammatory skin disease researchApply to Job
Job Description
6000! That’s the number of associates in the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR). This division is the innovation engine of Novartis, focusing on powerful new technologies that have the potential to help produce therapeutic breakthroughs for patients.
Your responsibilities:
• Actively contribute to projects aiming at discovering new ways to modulate the immune system for the treatment of dermatological diseases
• Perform mechanistic and disease studies in rodents
• Culture and characterization of primary rodent and human cells
• Combinatorial application of a variety of readouts, like multicolor flow cytometry, western blots, ELISA, CRISPR/Cas9, molecular biology techniques (PCR, cloning etc)
• Use of human and rodent skin for drug development and target validation
• Interact in a cross-functional and cross-divisional project team active in drug development
• Present results at project team meetings and engage in scientific discussions with the team members
Minimum requirements
What you’ll bring to the role:
• Bachelor and / or Master Degree, Diploma or strong apprenticeship in Immunology, Cellular biology, Biochemistry or another relevant scientific discipline
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Experience with different rodent disease models. Experience with dermatological disease models is advantageous
• Solid knowledge of a variety of in vitro cell biology methods (flow cytometry, RT-PCR, western blot, isolation and handling of primary cells)
• Theoretical knowledge of immunology, immunological methods, skin biology and inflammatory skin diseases
• Eager to learn and combine new techniques and concepts
• Scientific curiosity, initiative, commitment, flexibility and good organization skills
• Good balance between analytical thinking and a practical/pragmatic Approach
Why consider Novartis?
750 million. That’s how many lives our products touch. And while we’re proud of that, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people’s lives?
We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are empowered to ask new questions, make bolder decisions and take smarter risks.
We are Novartis. Join us and help reimagine medicine.
Please make sure to submit a CV and a cover letter.DivisionNIBRBusiness UnitAUTO/TRANS/INFL - NIBRLocationSwitzerlandSiteBaselCompany/Legal EntityNovartis Pharma AGFunctional AreaResearch & DevelopmentJob TypeFull TimeEmployment TypeTemporary
