Research Engineer in Biotechnology

Your typical week (at our site in Paris-Saclay, 91400)

• Nucleic acid isolations including DNA and RNA
• Carry out molecular biology experiments for the biotechnology projects including PCR, cloning, bacterial transformation and screening.
• Plant micropropagation, subcultures and maintenance of in vitro plant cultures
• Plant transformation using agrobacterium or biolistic methods, screening and maintenance of cultures
• Characterisation of plant mutants using various approaches for genotyping and phenotyping

Key Responsibilities

• Optimize processes to improve the company's competitiveness
• Manage the core of preparations, assist in all projects, and be a key person in the biotech team
• Strictly adhere to objectives and timelines of the various projects and ensure timely delivery of results
• Prepare the necessary molecular resources for experiments (DNA, cDNA, RNA, Plasmid stocks, etc.)
• Manage established protocols with rigor and precision to ensure data integrity
• Work on different types of protocols, quickly adapting to new requirements if necessary
• Demonstrate flexibility to meet the laboratory's needs in terms of protocols and tasks to be performed
• Manage stocks and supplies, inventory resources and templates
• Be able to track the progress of various projects
• Troubleshoot problems and solving issues in a continuous improvement approach
• Support R&D in the development of new processes
• Ensure clear and effective communication with other team members to ensure overall laboratory operations' cohesion and efficiency

Technical skills

• Transformation (agroinfiltration)
• ​​Competence in molecular biology
• Knowledge of viruses is a plus
• Techniques in PCR and QPCR and optimization primers, Rétrotranscription
• Knowledge of protoplast manipulation
• Knowledge of bioinformatics, transcriptional analysis, proteomics and  imagery is a plus

General skills

• Teamwork and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
• Problem-solving ability and critical thinking
• Ability to perform large scale experiments
• Dynamic to help colleagues when needed
• Knowledge in general metal homeostasis is a plus
• Good level of organization and bench cleanliness
• Autonomous preparation of solutions and culture media
• Management of common stock solutions and consumables inventory