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Position
We are advancing science so that we can all spend more time with the people we love.
Join our innovative and globally operating team as a R&D Engineer (f/m/d) Assay Development within the Point of Care Research Early Development department. We are dedicated to developing cutting-edge diagnostic solutions, working closely with teams from R&D, diagnostic production, business development, and life cycle teams.

Your key responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate new test formats for point-of-care as well as diagnostic tests for immunology chemistry (IC) and clinical chemistry (CC) based on electrochemical and/or optical detection independently.
• Conduct experimental feasibility studies to assess new assay formats, including statistical data analysis and curve fitting.
• Contribute to the development and characterization of dry chemical and liquid formulations for immunology and clinical chemistry, as well as interface tasks such as test carrier development.
• Handle the preparation and manipulation of human sample materials for referencing and characterization.
• Work independently on work packages and conduct literature and patent research.

Your Profile

• Successfully completed a natural or engineering sciences degree (M.Sc.) in biotechnology, biochemistry, chemistry, biomedicine or similar.
• Experience in research and development of IVD assays, with knowledge of assay development using optical detection for point-of-care diagnostics.
• Experience in development of dry chemical formulations for microfluidic test carriers and test strips.
• Experience with automated liquid dispensing techniques
• Ability to evaluate assay performance in terms of sensitivity and precision, as well as experience in handling human samples and their manipulation.
• Strong organizational skills, problem-solving abilities, and a confident demeanor and proficiency in written and spoken English due to our international focus.
• Experience working with electrochemistry, quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) and/or surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is preferred.
• This position is limited to two years.

Your application
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• Develop and evaluate new test formats for point-of-care as well as diagnostic tests for immunology chemistry (IC) and clinical chemistry (CC) based on electrochemical and/or optical detection independently.
• Conduct experimental feasibility studies to assess new assay formats, including statistical data analysis and curve fitting.
• Contribute to the development and characterization of dry chemical and liquid formulations for immunology and clinical chemistry, as well as interface tasks such as test carrier development.
• Handle the preparation and manipulation of human sample materials for referencing and characterization.
• Work independently on work packages and conduct literature and patent research