Jr. Researcher - Lab Support (m/f/d)

at  BASF Belgium Coordination Center CommV

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Agriculture plays a fundamental role in fulfilling many of humanity’s basic needs: food, feed, energy. To support growers and those who take care of our environment, BASF develops innovative solutions for farming, pest- disease- and weed- control and landscape. Within BASF Seed and Traits R&D Innovation Center in Gent, the Lab Support group in Trait Research provides support to all research laboratories by delivering qualitative media and solutions (including GLP), managing purchase orders, managing washing services, sterilization and maintenance of lab equipment, in an operational organization aimed at minimal cost and timelines while ensuring required quality and traceability.
We are seeking a Junior Researcher for the Lab Support group who is pragmatic, enthusiastic, and inspiring. The ideal candidate will be confident in taking Lab Support to the next level by embracing digital advancements and prioritizing customer satisfaction.

QUALIFICATIONS

• You have a Master’s degree Life Sciences (or equivalent through experience) with a minimum of 3 years lab experience and a huge interest in lab technics.
• You are a team player with a high sense of responsibility.
• Hands-on experience in relevant aspects of lab supporting activities is a plus as well as experience in experiment planning and prioritization.
• You have a natural curiosity for digital technology and a strong desire to leverage your skills to elevate Lab Support to a more digital and customer-focused level.
• You can work accurately and independently and you are self-organized, aligned with your colleagues. You have strong logistic competencies.
• You can convert new developments into technical innovation plans and expertise innovation strategy contributions.
• You can advise the Lab Support group and customers providing technical and literature-based input.
• You are positive, enthusiastic and known for your pragmatism, ‘getting-things done’ mentality and coaching skills.
• You are an innovative and digital thinker in process & efficiency improvement and you have an eye for process automation opportunities.
• You have strong networking skills and you are able to interact and cooperate with stakeholders on different levels in the organization.
• You have strong communication skills and you are fluent in Dutch and English, both orally as well as in writing.

ABOUT US

BASF is a multinational company dedicated to revolutionizing agricultural science. We are committed to developing innovative solutions that address global challenges in food security andsustainability.
If you need more information about the process or the vacancy, please reach out to: Patrick (Talent Acquisition), via talent-acquisition-belgium@basf.com.

• As a Jr. Researcher, we expect you to implement independently and design under supervision experimental approaches to achieve critical milestones for an assigned subset of tasks within a research program.
• You, as a Lab Support group member, will be hands-on involved in the execution and organization of supporting activities such as delivering of media, solutions, purchase orders, washing and sterilization, maintenance of lab equipment, etc.
• You will be responsible for coordinating the translation of our customer needs. Your digital mindset will be instrumental in ensuring the continuous improvement of traceability and the integrated use of various applications.
• As part of your responsibilities for our new media preparation tool, you will actively participate in user acceptance testing, training sessions, and the creation of training materials. This collaborative effort will involve working closely with the producer of the tool and other internal users.
• You will optimize protocols and familiarize with the existing ones, identify and propose workflow improvements and you will troubleshoot where needed.
• You will think along with Lab Support customers on their technology and workflow-based questions.
• You will contribute to automation and optimization of lab support activities.
• You will perform scientific literature studies when relevant.
• You will act as a role model with respect to ensuring compliance with the relevant company standards (Quality, Health, Safety, Environment, Biosafety, Stewardship, 5S, …).