Laboratory Coordinator, Industrial Biotechnology and Food – VTT
3.9.2022Are you interested in working with topics that have a high impact on society, such as sustainable food proteins, biomaterials and biofuels?
Would you like to work in a meaningful role with real responsibility and excellent learning opportunities? Do you want to work with superb colleagues who are experts in their field to drive a sustainable future and tackle the greatest challenges of our time?
VTT is one of the leading applied research organisations in Europe. What unites us are curiosity, a passion for learning and a purpose: to solve the biggest challenges of our time and turn them into sustainable growth and well-being. Our cross-disciplinary community of over 2000 brilliant minds is focused on creating impact through science-based innovation.
We are now looking for a Laboratory Coordinator to join our Industrial Biotechnology and Food research area in Espoo.
In this position, you will have an essential role in harmonizing activities of a joined laboratory space to ensure smooth and safe operations. As a Laboratory Coordinator, you will work with different research teams and projects, so this is a great opportunity if you enjoy variety of work and collaboration. Our projects range from setting up new high-throughput methods and automation to exciting applications we develop directly with our customers. Your key goal is to ensure that both the equipment and operational needs are met for optimal research and development work.
VTT’s Industrial Biotechnology and Food business area works on topics of great importance to society. Our research teams focus on e.g. protein production using engineered host organisms, plant biotechnology, bioprocessing technologies, food design and safety, and enzyme and material biotechnology. These various areas of expertise are harnessed to produce sustainable food proteins, biomaterials and therapeutic proteins for human medicine, valorize industrial waste streams for production of biofuels and materials, and much more. Our aims are in line with VTT’s strategy to inspire exponential hope by creating systemic and technological breakthroughs that bring fundamental transformation and renewal.
Your responsibilities as a Laboratory Coordinator:
- Day-to-day operation of laboratory workflows:
Tasks include but are not limited to: ordering (chemicals, consumables), equipment management, laboratory space maintenance, chemical and GMO waste disposal, shipping and receiving international samples, and strain collection storage.
- Contact person for vendors and support operations (e.g. media kitchen, laboratory equipment maintenance, automation)
- Training new personnel for laboratory procedures
- Supporting research in experimental work (e.g. laboratory experiments supervised by scientists, summarizing experimental data and prepare reports for the scientists, and documenting experimental data)
Who we are looking for:
- You have a relevant study background, e.g. degree in university of applied sciences (e.g. in biotechnology or laboratory services) or Bachelor’s degree in science (e.g. life sciences and molecular biology) or technology or other relevant for the position.
- Some experience in laboratory work (e.g. molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology)
- Excellent English communication skills (spoken and written), Finnish language skills are considered an advantage
- Expertise as a laboratory technician is considered a plus
As a person, we hope that you are:
- have technical prowess, excellent communication skills, and a customer service attitude
- can work independently, manage your time, and plan your own workdays
- work well with other team members from various backgrounds and contribute to a good working environment
With VTT, you’ll enjoy:
- Natural sciences with an impact. VTT works on the cutting-edge of natural sciences. Our research agenda is dedicated to solving systemic and technological challenges, such as reaching carbon neutrality and unleashing the power of synthetic biology. That means that at VTT, your expertise in natural sciences will go towards creating real impact.
- Superb colleagues and community. With VTT, you’ll join a community of over 2000 multidisciplinary experts who foster a culture of trust, openness and sharing knowledge. We work truly across disciplines, and house all the cutting-edge sciences from quantum computing to synthetic biology under one roof. Collaborating with superb colleagues is a source of learning, inspiration, and fun. Read more about our organisational culture as the builder of the world’s most meaningful place to work.
- Excellent career in research. At VTT, excellence in research is a strategic priority. We offer long-term positions and stable career paths in top-level research. People tend to stay with us over 10 years since there are always new roles and responsibilities to grow into. A combination of cutting-edge academic research and applied customer projects keeps your career path interesting.
- Support for your well-being. Our people are our main asset, so we take good care of them. We aim to nurture great team spirit and leadership and offer versatile well-being services to enable a good work–life balance. On top of 6 weeks of paid holidays we offer exercise and culture benefits, hobby clubs, and voluntary well-being services such as meditation programmes and trainings on cognitive ergonomics.
Apply now and join our community of brilliant minds!
Please send your CV and application with your salary request via our recruitment system as soon as possible but at the latest by 14 September 2022. We will process applications as they come in, and fill in the position as soon as we find the right candidate.
Interested and want to hear more?
For further information, please contact Research Team Leader Marco Casteleijn, marco.casteleijn@vtt.fi or call +358 40 120 7303 within the application period from Monday to Wednesday between 12:00 – 12:45.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Apply between 25 August 2022 and 14 September 2022 23:59 (Europe/Helsinki)
Employment type: Fulltime, permanent
VTT is a visionary research, development and innovation partner. We drive sustainable growth and tackle the biggest global challenges of our time and turn them into growth opportunities. We go beyond the obvious to help the society and companies to grow through technological innovations. We have over 75 years of experience of top-level research and science-based results. VTT is at the sweet spot where innovation and business come together.
VTT – beyond the obvious.