Requirements: This position holder will be responsible for providing key technical input into the development of exosome based ELISA assays for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases diagnosis. Candidate must have strong background in ELISA and proteomic techniques with a strong technical attitude and a creative drive and ability to solve challenging technical issues (troubleshooting). He/she must be skilled in the art of molecular biology and biochemistry, has to be able to work in an organized and methodical manner and provide precise and detailed  documentation of all work activities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assist in the development, standardization and validation of the company’s core product, an ELISA exosome based assay for cancer and neurodegeneration diagnostics.
• Provide assistance and training when required to aid the development of junior technicians.
• Assist in developing innovative solutions to achieve technology milestones and to impact product improvements.
• Support constructive and positive internal communications processes.
• Work cross-functionally with team counterparts to support overall product development, and strategy implementation.
• Maintain consistency, quality, standardization and discipline across product-development experiments.
• Maintain customer focused attitude and keep attention to the needs of laboratories, patients, physicians, regulators and third-party payers.
• Must be able to work with human clinical samples (fluids and tissues).
• Be updated on current scientific literature in the field.

Basic technical skills required:

• strong expertise in ELISA
• strong expertise in tissue culture
• good knowledge of standard lab methods (ELISA, SDS-PAGE, PCR, FACS, Western Blot)
• good knowledge of proteomic methods (MALDI-TOF, 2-Dimensional SDS-PAGE)

A minimum of a Master Degree in molecular biology, biochemistry or relevant fields of study is required for this position. The ideal candidate will have in-depth technical knowledge of the above mentioned techniques and basic techniques normally used in area of proteomic and genomic. Three referees will be required.

Languages: Excellent proficiency in English. Italian is an added value.

Offers: Possibility to work in international and multinational context with world class reputation scientists. Very competitive salary compared with national standards. Salary and other benefits are strictly related to professional skills and achievement of pre-determined objectives and milestones.

Deadline: 30.April 2012