Principal Scientist - Basel, Schweiz - Novartis

Novartis

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Basel, Schweiz

vor 1 Woche

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

6500 That's the number of associates in the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR).

This division is the innovation engine of Novartis, focusing on powerful new technologies that have the potential to help produce therapeutic breakthroughs for patients.

At Novartis, we are reimagining medicine to improve and extend people's lives. We use innovative science and technology to address some of society's most challenging healthcare issues. We discover and develop breakthrough treatments and find new ways to deliver them to as many people as possible. In 2020, we touched >700 million patients with our products.

How can we continue to advance our science to help even more patients in need? We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous, and collaborative people are empowered to ask new questions, make bolder decisions, and take smarter risks.

At NIBR, we are at the core of Novartis' purpose, designing and making new molecules for treating patients.

We are looking for a highly motivated, passionate researcher with a strong scientific background in chemistry or related life science disciplines, a curious mind-set, and cultural agility to invent innovative medicines and advance the frontiers of drug discovery.

Join us and help reimagine medicine

The NIBR RNAi Initiative is seeking a passionate, creative PhD level scientist to oversee our RNA synthesis team in Basel.

You will work highly collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment at the interface between research and development to discover and develop novel siRNA therapies for high unmet medical needs.

Responsibilities:

Build and maintain a stateoftheart oligonucleotide synthesis facility, diligently managing capital expense and consumables budgets
Lead a team of scientists dedicated to oligonucleotide synthesis, purification, analytics and formulation from small to medium scale (nmol to mmol)
Together with synthetic chemists and the project teams, conceive, implement and explore innovative siRNA chemistries to address key scientific questions and ensure their smooth transition to development
Document and communicate results and scientific findings to internal and external audiences, in patent filings or scientific publications
Support and develop team members by sharing your knowhow and handson experience across your work environment

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve._

Minimum requirements
What you will bring to the role

A PhD degree with a focus on the synthetic chemistry of oligonucleotides
Demonstrated practical knowledge in oligonucleotide synthesis and downstream processing
A track record of people leadership and development skills
Ability to champion and advance creative concepts in a global team setting
Innovative and independent problemsolving skills
Ability to handle multiple tasks effectively, yet to prioritize and focus as needed
Excellent oral and written communication skills

Why Novartis?

769 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2020, and while we're proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people's lives.

We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation.

That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility.

And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world's toughest medical challenges.

Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying
Imagine what you could do here at Novartis

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Division
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

Business Unit

BIOLOGICS NIBR

Country
Switzerland

Work Location
Basel

Company/Legal Entity
Novartis Pharma AG

Functional Area
Research & Development

Job Type
Full Time

Employment Type
Regular

Shift Work
No

Early Talent
No