Junior Scientist

MIMETAS is looking for a full-time Junior Scientist, to join our Model Development team in Leiden, the Netherlands.

You willbe responsible forthedevelopment oforgan-on-a-chip-basedtissue-anddiseasemodels.

Youwilloperatewithin a team of scientist sand regularly reporttointernalstakeholdersand customers.

MIMETAS is a world-leading biotech company in the fast-growing ‘organ-on-a-chip’-field. With our innovative products and services that enable 3D tissue modeling, we aim to improve the medicine development process while reducing animal testing. Our clients are pharmaceutical companies and academic institutes who strive to discover new and better treatments for patients. Our team consists of scientists working on services and product development, as well as commercial people spreading the word.

Our people are enthusiastic, analytical, and international. Over eighty colleagues work in five locations in Leiden (the Netherlands headquarters) and Enschede (NL), UK, USA, and Japan.

• Development and implementation of novelorgan- and diseasemodels (e.g.,liver, central nervous system, andtumors);
• Model validation (e.g.by performingcompoundchallenges, immunoassays,using state-of-the artcell-basedand molecular assays);
• Plan and execute experiments independently;
• Report on a regular basis to internal stakeholders;
• Write standard operating procedures;
• Contribute to general lab duties.

• You want to work in the labin multi-disciplinary teams to tackle toughtissue modelingproblems;
• Youhave amaster’s degree with max 2 years of work experience, or bachelor’swith relevant work experience, in biology, pharmaceutical sciences, life science technology, or arelated field;
• Youareexperienced in tissue culture,(confocal) microscopy and image analysis software;
• You have experience with(live) cell-based assays and molecular analysis techniques;
• Your work is of high quality,you work accuratelyandsafely;
• Youarea motivated, flexible,and positiveteamplayer;
• You have excellent communication skills in English.

• A challenging, full-time position in an international, fast-growing high-techenvironment;
• Challenging research project son breakthrough science;
• Ample opportunities for personal development andgrowth;
• Dissemination ofyour research at the internationalstage;
• Acompetitivesalary with benefits, such as a pension planandannual company bonus;
• Afun team with colleagues from all over the worldwholove what theydo;
• Friday afternoon drinksas part of an extensive program of social activities.