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We are looking for a remarkable Senior Research Scientist at AstraZeneca to join our all-star team at TNG Group AB in Göteborg.
Growing your career as a Full Time Senior Research Scientist at AstraZeneca is a great opportunity to develop exceptional skills.
If you are strong in people management, critical thinking and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Senior Research Scientist at AstraZeneca at TNG Group AB today!

AstraZeneca in Gothenburg is looking for a Senior Research Scientist – human induced-pluripotent stem cell biology!

Are you an experienced scientist in the field of pluripotent stem cells (PSC)? Would you like to use your scientific skills to drive the development of stem-cell derived models for therapeutic development? If these goals resonate with you, then you might be the right candidate to join AstraZeneca in Gothenburg!

Purpose, Offer and Benefits

You will be based in Gothenburg, working alongside with stem cell scientists, disease area specialists and the genome editing group. Using your strong knowledge and experience in stem cell biology and cell model development you will have the opportunity to work on development of in vitro models and assays that will be applied to study various targets of relevance to disease. You will maintain and differentiate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and carry out gene editing experiments where necessary.

Your Responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• Perform in vitro studies to investigate the effects of CRISPR-based gene editing on gene and protein expression and cellular readouts.


• Effectively collaborate within a matrixed research team to facilitate the success of projects.


• Maintain complete experimental records.

The Bigger Picture

At AstraZeneca in Gothenburg we have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Applied Stem Cell Sciences Team in Discovery Sciences, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, as a 9-months contract bench-based Senior Research Scientist (from March 1st 2023 to November 30th 2023) and impact the development of stem cell models.

This is a consulting assignment, you will be employed by TNG during this time.

Please note that the selection process is ongoing!

Our Expectations

Key Skills:

• BSc/MSc/PhD degree with extensive experience in Developmental and Cell Biology


• Proven experience with human PSC biology and differentiation to kidney and lung cell types


• Experience in developing molecular biology, biochemical and cell-based assays (including qPCR, ELISA, Western blotting, Flow cytometry, immunofluorescence) in iPSC-derived cultures.


• Good organizational, data management and documentation skills are required.


• English language is required, both spoken and in writing.

It is essential to have good social and communication skills, be collaborative and a dedicated team player. Candidates should be able to work independently, take their own initiatives and have a positive, goal oriented and problem-solving attitude. and you should be comfortable in presenting your results.

Interested?

This is a staffing assignment which means that you are employed by TNG, but work for one of our customers. If you are interested in this position, apply right now! The selection process is ongoing and the position can be filled before the last apply-date. If you have any questions, please contact the recruiter.

Benefits of working as a Senior Research Scientist at AstraZeneca in Göteborg:

● Excellent benefits
● Advancement opportunities
● Competitive salary