Research scientist, Animal Health (Biochemistry section)

Do you aspire to help our Company’s Animal Health division to become the world’s best animal health company – while unleashing your own full potential? Are you the person with knowledge and experience in bioanalytical methods, laboratory operations and laboratory quality systems? Then you could be our new Research Scientist, ensuring worldwide supply of our vaccines to the growing salmon aquaculture industry.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

We’re looking for a Research Scientist to join our team in our Aqua Research and Development Division, located in Bergen Norway.

This position will report to the Biochemistry Section leader and will also directly report to project teams for project related tasks and to laboratory leader for laboratory operations.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Conduct and document trials (including in vivo fish trials) and laboratory analyses as requested.
• Take part in general laboratory operations, maintenance, and staff training, ensure compliance and work within Company Quality systems (GMP/GLP when requested) and Regulatory guidelines, contribute to development and maintenance of company Quality and SHE program/systems, propose where possible improvements to facilitate or expedite the overall activities and contribute to the overall efficiencies within the R&D site.
• As project team member, contribute to project discussions within R&D; organize, perform and report within deadline on agreed project tasks and write and revise laboratory procedures (SOPs).
• Specific tasks within the Biochemistry section upon request, perform analytical tests and provide raw data to the requester, prepare R&D vaccine formulations, and perform physico-chemical tests required for the projects.

This position will have internal contacts: section leaders, project team, laboratory leader, and external contacts when relevant: Universities and Governmental research Institutes.

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE

• Technical engineer with university degree (Bachelor with over 3 years of professional experience or master with extensive lab experience) in a relevant field (i.e. molecular biology, biochemistry, virology or bacteriology) from accredited university or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of experience and good knowledge of common techniques in molecular biology, biochemistry and microbiology (endpoint PCR, real time PCR, cloning, sequencing, ELISA, SDS-PAGE, immunoblot, in vitro protein expression and purification (E. coli, baculovirus/insect cells) and imaging).
• Ability to work with clean- and sterile techniques
• Experience with preparation and physico-chemical testing of vaccine formulations (emulsions) is a plus.
• Experience with in vivo animal/fish studies, as well as knowledge about fish health and vaccines in general is a plus, interest in aquaculture is a must. Education in Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) is preferable.
• Experience with fish immunology (immune genes targeted qRT-PCR, cell work and in vitro based immune assays) is a plus.
• Experience with in vivo expression of transgenes is a plus.
• Proficiency in using computerized systems, data management tools and Microsoft office (MS Excel, Word)
• Organized personality and structured work capability
• Strong teamwork skills and problem-solving mindset with abilities to work autonomously
• Fluent in both Norwegian and English
• Strong skills to write autonomously (in English) high-quality experimental study protocols and reports and write and revise laboratory procedures (SOPs).

Our Animal Health division is a trusted global leader in veterinary medicine, dedicated to the health and well-being of animals. We are a global team of professionals working together to make a positive difference within animal care, the world’s food supply and have a deep sense of responsibility towards our customers, consumers, animals, society and our planet. We offer one of our industry’s most innovative portfolio of products, services and technologies that serve to prevent, treat, and control diseases across all major farm and companion animal species.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively for the common good. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.