Staff Scientist (m/f/d)

About Discovery Life Sciences:

Discovery Life Sciences is a leading provider of highly characterized human biospecimens and cellular starting materials to advance cell and gene therapy and precision medicine programs for cancer, infectious disease, and other complex conditions. We routinely manage hundreds of studies and expertly test thousands of biospecimens simultaneously. Leading biopharma, diagnostic and academic institutions trust us to quickly deliver high-quality biospecimens and reliable, reproducible biomarker data, so they can outpace their competition and push the leading edge of innovation using our Science at your Service TM business model.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generation and monitoring of time-/budget plans as well as resource management (personnel, lab consumables, reagents and devices)


• Capability planning: management of personnel resources and project timelines


• Literature research


• Evaluation and documentation of results


• Invoicing after agreed milestones were reached


• Generation of required validation documents, e.g. validation plan and - report


• Interaction with DLS Biomarker Services GmbH clinical Project Managers


• Contact person for sponsors of pre-clinical projects as well as assay evaluation and validation projects


• Preparation and review of SOP/INS/FORMs


• Device maintenance and validation


• Training of new employees


• Working according to GCP guidelines


• Ordering of reagents, lab consumables, devices etc. 


• Monitoring of inventory acquisition (supervision and review of ordering of lab consumables and reagents) including negotiations of service agreements and prices for lab consumables and reagents as well as reagent lot reservations


• Record keeping of lab journals


• Preparation of solutions and buffers


• Processing of human tissue, cell culture or blood/serum samples


• Archiving of processed specimens, slides, etc. including cryo-archival material

Position Qualifications (Education, Skills, Experience):

• University degree in biology or biochemistry, conferral of a doctorate graduation, or Bachelor / Master of Science


• Several years of experience in a laboratory for molecular biology, cellular biology or biochemistry


• Experience with project management in the medical/pharmaceutical environment


• Good computer knowledge with standard operating systems, MS office


• Previous experience with digital image analysis,histology, immunohistochemistry, multiplex immunofluorescence  would be a benefit


• Very good written and spoken English skills, preferably negotiation level

Compensation and Benefits:

Discovery Life Sciences is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive.  The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience. 

Location and work hours:

• This is a full time position and the person in this position will work on site at our office in Kassel, Germany.

We are actively seeking motivated, dedicated individuals like you to join our thriving organization. As a leader in our industry, we offer unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and success.