Senior; Lead Scientist – Strategic Partnership

Senior (Lead) Scientist – Strategic Partnership

At Quantoom, our mission is to lower the entry barriers for developing mRNA-based vaccines and therapeutics, facilitating greater access to drug development and production autonomy for our partners through our comprehensive technology platforms. Located in Nivelles, Belgium, you will become part of a collaborative team of passionate change-makers, playing a crucial role in the definition, execution, and delivery of strategic partnership projects.

• Monitor advancements in applications relevant to our projects and report significant updates to peers and leadership.
• Identify and contribute to the development of new concepts for RNA molecular design and production of RNA-based medicines.
• Promote innovation and develop promising ideas to proof-of-concept, supporting patent applications as needed.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for the scientific team, providing peer training and due diligence support.
• Provide scientific leadership in the execution and delivery of strategic partnership projects.
• Write and review documentation related to partnership projects accurately and timely.
• Prepare project summaries and updates for presentation to partners and management.

• PhD in molecular biology, biotechnology, or a related field with at least 5 years of research experience in molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, or similar.
• Strong knowledge of RNA and/or DNA molecular biology, with expertise in sequence design.
• Experience in RNA vaccine development or RNA expression systems is a plus.
• Knowledge of infectious disease immunology or immune-oncology is advantageous.
• Well-organized and experienced in a fast-paced, matrix environment.
• Strong observational skills, proactivity, and flexibility.
• Experience in collaborative research projects with external partners.
• Ability to communicate scientific topics to a non-technical audience effectively.
• Fluency in English and French, with knowledge of additional languages being a plus.

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