Associate Scientist (Biotech, Copenhagen)

Job summary

This position involves developing, automating, and executing advanced high-throughput screening strategies within the Screening Biology department, focusing on drug discovery for inflammation and immune-driven diseases.

Qualifications

• PhD with approximately 2 years of industry experience, or a Master’s degree with 3–5 years of relevant experience in pharma/biotech.
• Experimental background in drug discovery and screening biology.
• Hands-on experience in assay development and high-throughput workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize biochemical (TR-FRET) and cellular assays for screening and hit validation.
• Ensure assay robustness, reproducibility, and high data quality suitable for high-throughput screening.
• Operate automation platforms and liquid handling systems (e.g., Echo).
• Conduct screening campaigns and communicate results and insights to project teams.
• Contribute to screening strategy and assay platform development.
• Collaborate with Chemistry, Computational, and Data Science teams to align screening strategies with compound libraries.

Skills

• Experience with cell-based assays, including transcriptional reporter assays and/or 2nd messenger assays.
• Familiarity with biochemical assay development, preferably HTRF.
• Proficient in high-throughput screening (HTS) techniques.
• Experience working with automation and liquid handling systems.

Education

• PhD or Master’s degree in a relevant field.

Tools

• Automation platforms and liquid handling systems (e.g., Echo).