WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

When hiring new employees, we look for individuals who are inspired by PHARMAQ part of Zoetis dynamic and innovative spirit to create the next generation of solutions and services to support the evolving aquaculture industry. Our core beliefs are Our Colleagues Make The Difference, Always Do The Right Thing, Customer Obsessed, Run It Like You Own It and We Are One Zoetis.
We are now looking for a committed Associate Scientist for our Outcomes Research team.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• College / university education within biotechnology, cell biology, fish health, microbiology, or other relevant disciplines
• Experience from working with different analytical methods
• Strong communications skills and ability to build relationships
• Business fluent in Norwegian and English, additional languages are a plus
• Experience from and interest in aquaculture
• FELASA cat. C (Laboratory Animal Sciences for scientists) is an advantage
• Experience with automatization and ELISA robot is an advantage
  The position is in Oslo (Skøyen) at our modern and well-equipped research center.
  We offer competitive compensation and benefits, flexible schedules, and the opportunity to work with the world’s strongest research teams on fish health, both internally in PHARMAQ and among external collaborators.

APPLICATION:

We are looking forward to receiving your application, which you can send with your CV via email to Finn.no application system (alternative to hr@pharmaq.no) by 18.05.2025. Applications will be considered on an ongoing basis. Copy of diplomas and testimonials are requested to be included in the interview. We are a pharmaceutical company, and we will require police testimonial upon appointment.
PHARMAQ is the world’s leading vaccine and innovation company focused on the aquaculture industry and part of Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company. The company develops safe and effective medicines for the aquaculture industry with a good environmental profile through targeted research and dedicated staff. Production, administration, research and development is located in Norway and the group’s products are marketed in Europe, North and South America and in Asia. PHARMAQ has around 420 employees. For more information, see the company’s website: www.pharmaq.com
By submitting an application and CV, you agree that the information you provide will be stored in our database to be able to assess you in our recruitment processes. The information will not be stored longer than necessary and maximum for 6 months. Should you have any questions about the safety of our recruitment processes, please contact us at e-mail hr@pharmaq.no. The applicant is entitled to withdraw the application at any time

• Characterization of pathogens by molecular biological methods such as PCR, qPCR, sequence analyzes and antibody-based methods such as Western blotting and ELISA
• Cultivation, purification, and basic biochemical characterization of bacteria
• Implementation and development of ELISA methods to measure antibody responses in fish
• Participation in commercial projects
• Support on relevant parts of clinical trails
• Documentation work; e.g. preparation of protocols, reports and publications
• Practical laboratory work, with a focus on microbiological and immunological methods