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Research Internship - Screening of computationally designed binding molecules (100%)

Founded in 2004 by a group of PhD students as a spin-off from the University of Zurich, Molecular Partners AG is a thriving and steadily growing clinical stage biotech company located in Zurich-Schlieren (Switzerland) with 200 highly qualified employees.

In order to advance modern medicine and significantly improve the management of serious diseases, we have developed and successfully established a powerful new class of potent, specific and versatile small protein therapies, called DARPin therapeutics.

The continuous development of a broad portfolio of therapeutic product candidates in oncology, virology and ophthalmology based on the company’s proprietary DARPin platform allowed a successful listing of the company on the SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq (ticker: MOLN). Next to our own pipeline of drug candidates we have entered into collaborations with leading international pharmaceutical companies, including AbbVie, Amgen and Novartis.

The highly dedicated, multi-disciplined team at MP is committed to developing breakthrough medicines for serious diseases.

We are looking for highly motivated post-graduate biologists (MSc or BSc) who would like to gain industrial experience during an internship (no MSc/BSc thesis). In this role, you will be responsible for a research sub-project with focus on technological applications in the life-science industry. The duration of such internship projects should be 6-12 months.

Within these challenging projects you will be able to do the following tasks:

• Plan the experimental set-up of your sub-project in an industrial setting.
• Perform experiments with state of the art technologies in molecular biology and biochemistry, including cloning and production of DARPin proteins in E.coli, purification and screening binding hits by ELISA/HTRF and characterization for biophysical properties.
• Ensure that scientific quality is maintained within the project.
• Documentation and presentation of your findings.
• Close interaction and discussion with highly experienced researcher.

Requirements

For this challenging position, we are looking for a highly motivated student in biology or a related discipline, with at least 3 years of studies with the following skill set:

• Common laboratory practice in molecular biology and biochemistry.
• BSc or MSc in a Life Science discipline.
• High level of independence in planning of experiments and daily tasks.
• Taking responsibility for the progress of your sub-project.
• Ability to read and understand scientific documents/papers.
• Communicative team-player who is open for a constructive feedback culture.
• Familiarity with Windows Office package.
• Due to the international nature of the company, fluency in written and spoken English is necessary.

Our offer

Partnership and collaboration are at the core of our company, our research activities and our product candidates. Molecular Partners offers an international working environment and the opportunity to collaborate with outstanding individuals from numerous disciplines, who contribute to our shared goals of scientific excellence, respectful teamwork and personal aspiration. We foster true innovation and creative thinking to advance our therapeutic product candidates and continue to be inspired by the difference we can make for our patients. At Molecular Partners you will discover a challenging job, inspiring colleagues and a true purpose. If you are interested in working at Molecular Partners, we are looking forward to hearing from you! Please submit your detailed curriculum vitae via our career portal.

We only accept online applications.

Please note Molecular Partners AG operates a list of preferred recruitment partners. For those partners who have no valid, signed agreement in place with Molecular Partners AG, all unsolicited resumes, CVs, anonymous profiles, or any other candidate details submitted through our website or to personal e-mail accounts of employees of Molecular Partners AG (including any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or related companies) are not subject to payment of any form of introduction, placement or referral fees.

Molecular Partners AG, Wagistrasse 14, CH-8952 Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland.

www.molecularpartners.com