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MIMETAS is looking for a full-time Junior Scientist, to join our Model Development team inLeiden, the Netherlands.You willbe responsible forthedevelopment oforgan-on-a-chip-basedtissue-anddiseasemodels.Youwilloperatewithin a team of scientistsand regularly reporttointernalstakeholdersand customers.

MIMETAS is a world-leading biotech company in the fast-growing 'organ-on-a-chip'-field. With our innovative products and services that enable 3D tissue modeling, we aim to improve the medicine development process while reducing animal testing. Our clients are pharmaceutical companies and academic institutes who strive to discover new and better treatments for patients. Our team consists of scientists working on services and product development, as well as commercial people spreading the word. Our people are enthusiastic, analytical, and international. Over eighty colleagues work in five locations in Leiden (the Netherlands headquarters) and Enschede (NL), UK, USA, and Japan.

• Development and implementation of novelorgan- and diseasemodels (e.g.,liver, central nervous system, andtumors);
• Model validation (e.g.by performingcompoundchallenges, immunoassays,usingstate-of-the artcell-basedand molecularassays);
• Plan and execute experimentsindependently;
• Report on a regular basis to internalstakeholders;
• Write standard operatingprocedures;
• Contribute to general lab duties.

• You want to work in the labin multi-disciplinary teams to tackle toughtissue modelingproblems;
• Youhave amaster's degree with max 2 years of work experience, orbachelor'swith relevant work experience, in biology, pharmaceutical sciences, life science technology, or arelated field;
• Youareexperienced in tissue culture,(confocal) microscopy and image analysissoftware;
• You have experience with(live)cell-basedassays and molecular analysistechniques;
• Your work is of highquality,you work accuratelyandsafely;
• Youarea motivated, flexible,and positiveteamplayer;
• You have excellent communication skills in English.

• A challenging, full-time position in an international, fast-growing high-techenvironment;
• Challenging research projectson breakthrough science;
• Ample opportunitiesfor personal development andgrowth;
• Dissemination ofyour research at the internationalstage;
• Acompetitivesalary with benefits, such as a pension planandannual company bonus;
• Afun team with colleagues from all over the worldwholove what theydo;
• Friday afternoon drinksas part of an extensive program of social activities.

Are you interested in this position? Please apply with your application letter and resume in English via our website https://mimetas.easycruit.com . We will only take applications via this site into consideration. We do not appreciate recruiter solicitation in response to this vacancy.