Scientist within Bioassays

Scientist within Bioassays
Sobi is an international pharmaceutical company focusing on finding new orphan drugs. Sobi’s main therapeutic areas are inflammation, hemophilia and genetically diseases. Sobi R&D’s mission is to develop and deliver innovative therapies that improve the lives of patients and their families.

At Sobi you make a difference!

The department Biopharmaceuticals R&D is growing and looking for new scientists. The main focus for the department is development of drug substance and drug product. It also supports projects through the value chain from preclinical to product support and Life Cycle Management.

Bioassays is a section within Biopharmaceuticals R&D, that support process development with sample analysis for characterization and quality control of biopharmaceutical proteins. The work is performed in cross-functional project teams in a highly collaborative, experienced and engaged environment.

Sobi is offering a laborative position in a progress oriented organization where everyone is engaged in making a better life of patients suffering from rare disease. If you share that engagement and enjoys the lab work you will prosper with us.

Your work tasks will be:

• Sample analysis to support process development, protein characterization and release testing of clinical trials materials according to cGMP
• Hands-on development of bioassays intended to determine biological activity (potency) of biopharmaceuticals during CMC development
• Independently initiate, plan, perform, evaluate and document experiments
• Support qualification of bioassays according to ICH guidelines
• Practical responsibility for laboratory instruments, including pipetting robots
• To some extent write and review technical reports
• Contribute to good collaboration within the section and project teams by actively sharing results and ideas
Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in life science, alternatively M. Sc. with relevant experience
• Practical experience in working with bioanalytical methods - enzymatic assays, cell based assays or both
• Technical interest in laboratory instruments
• Experience of working in a GMP regulated laboratory environment is a merit
• Experience in development of bioassays to support CMC development of biopharmaceuticals in an industrial setting is a merit
• Fluent in both oral and written English
You are positive, energetic and able to take initiative. You are open, flexible and interested in your colleagues’ perspectives. You have good problem-solving skills, an analytical mind set, and well developed communication skills. You are results focused , structured and a team player.

If you share our core values: Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful and Engaged, you will enjoy working with us.

Business: Sobi

City: Solna

Employment: full time

Last date of application: 2016-05-08

For information: In this recruitment Sobi is collaborating with Dfind Science & Engineering. For questions please contact responsible recruitment consultant Rebecca Dovega 072-547 99 19. Apply via www.dfind.se/science-engineering [ www.dfind.se/science-engineering%20 ] no later than 2016-05-08

Organization and Business description:

Sobi is an international specialty healthcare company dedicated to rare diseases. Our mission is to develop and deliver innovative therapies and services to improve the lives of patients. The product portfolio is primary focused on Haemophilia, Inflammation and Genetic diseases. We also market a portfolio of speciality and rare disease products for partner companies across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Russia. Sobi is a pioneer in biotechnology with world-class capabilities in protein biochemistry and biologics manufacturing. In 2015, Sobi had total revenues of SEK 3.2 billion (USD 385 M) and approximately 700 employees. The share (STO:SOBI) is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. More information is available at www.sobi.com [ http://www.sobi.com/ ].