Life Scientist - Lab Management, T-Cell Therapy (m/w/d)

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Job description

We are looking for individuals to join us who are inspired to work at a company that is rapidly growing, with an international team, that works on cutting edge science. We are committed to hiring people from diverse and unique personal and professional backgrounds, to combine viewpoints, approaches and methodologies, and to build together transformative therapies for cancer patients. If you are innovative, collaborative, and are looking to make a huge impact, you're who we're looking for!

We are a preclinical (nearly clinical) stage biopharmaceutical company, developing T cell receptor (TCR) therapies for solid tumor cancers. Our dynamic team has set an ambitious goal to revolutionize the TCR landscape. Following our successful Series B financing, we are well positioned to reach those goals.

We have the benefit of being transatlantic, with locations in San Francisco and Berlin, and are looking to expand in all locations. We have a strong team of scientists who have demonstrated preclinical proof-of-concept with multiple TCRs, have validated the platform for over 90 undisclosed cancer targets, and have several drug candidates currently in preclinical development. We are on track to enter the clinic with our first program by the end of 2021.

It's an exciting time to join T-knife!

LAB MANAGER (F/M/X)

As part of T-knifes growing team you will participate in the overall organization of our laboratory support activities as well as supervise our lab assistant(s).
The position will be based in Berlin Buch
Act as the head of the laboratory support responsible and superior to the lab assistant(s)
Take over the organization of laboratory support activities (e.g., laboratory washing up, autoclaving, provision of dH2O, cleaning of incubators and cooling devices, gas and liquid nitrogen supply)
Control and maintenance of all building services as well as technical laboratory equipment and systems to ensure their operational readiness
Control, monitoring and compliance with technical standards
Carrying out simple repairs and functional tests.
Involvement in qualification of equipment and validation of computerized systems
Coordination of the repair, maintenance and servicing work of house and laboratory technology as well as responsible for the upkeep of the documentation (equipment overview, function tests, service protocols, qualification documentation)
Selection, implementation, and maintenance of an equipment database
Inquiry, conclusion, review and maintenance of existing maintenance and service contracts with service companies in consultation with the management of the R&D and Manufacture department
Communication with the landlord on technical issues (caretaker, on-call service and building management technology)
Responsible employee and contact person for maintenance and service companies
On-call duty in the event of technical malfunctions outside of working hours
Coordination of purchase and storage of laboratory consumables
Representative of the entrepreneurial duties regarding occupational safety, responsible for the organization and execution of hazard assessments and implementation and training of respective work safety measures
Responsible for the compliance with the German recycling law

Engineering degree or degree in life science or understanding of lab equipment repair and troubleshooting
Work experience in a technical profession, in a laboratory or as house technician, experience in S1 or S2 genetic engineering facility preferred
Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office
Good written and spoken skills in German and English language
Knowledge in work safety procedures is advantageous
Manual skills, flexibility, independent work

A permanent position in a young, growing, and dynamic company in Berlin (BiotechPark Berlin-Buch)
An inspiring work environment where we shape therapeutic innovations and continuously strive to improve the lives of patients
The possibility to contribute to the built-out of our innovative and unique HuTCR mouse platform and in the development of novel T cell therapies
Our company culture develops from a start-up mentality with professional execution, team spirit, motivation and personal drive
Competitive compensation, stock options and a growing benefit portfolio