Junior Scientist Research Immuno-Oncology (m/f/d)

Who Your are:

• PhD or MD-PhD in immunology or biology or in related fields
  
• Knowledge in cancer biology, immuno-oncology or immunology or autoimmune disease
  
• Having worked in at least one PostDoc position in the field of Immunology or Immune-Oncology, experience in a pharmaceutical company or biotech is a plus
  
• Experience in a variety of techniques of cellular and molecular biology, flow cytometry and experience with in vivo models
  
• Experience in multi-cellular human assay systems and/or practical knowledge in bioinformatics data mining
  
• Creative and flexible thinking, with excellent organizational skills and expertise to instruct and train staff
  
• Sense of responsibility and ability to adapt to a dynamic research environment
  
• Ability to work in teams as well as independently
  
• Proficient verbal/written communication and presentation skills in English

Your Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Support projects for the development of novel cancer therapeutics and bring in own innovative ideas in the field of Immuno-Oncology
  
• Perform characterization and detailed mode-of-action analyses to support anti-cancer drug development
  
• Establish novel human cellular and/or in vivo mouse models for the thorough evaluation of lead and development drug candidates
  
• Follow scientific developments in the field and propose novel target ideas for immune-oncological approaches
  
• Participate in Immuno-oncology target identification campaigns as well as design and execute strategies to validate novel drug targets as starting points for new drug discovery programs
  
• Plan and prioritize experiments and evaluate, interpret, present and publish scientific results as reports and in scientific journals
  
• Conduct IT-based data analyses (Excel, statistics program, biological data bases, [single cell] gene expression)
  
• Work and collaborate in a team with biologists, bioinformaticians and (bio)chemists in interdisciplinary life science projects across pharmaceutical division as well as with external academic partners, with a specific focus on collaboration with Joint Immunotherapy Laboratory at the DKFZ (Heidelberg)

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