Research & Development Laboratory Technician - VIE Contract

Research & Development Laboratory Technician - VIE Contract

• Location: Belgium, Gent
• Target start date: 01/08/2025

iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

PLEASE NOTE that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide. Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered. Please make sure to apply with your personal email address.

About the job

Looking to launch your career at the cutting edge of healthcare? Join Sanofi for a chance to develop with mentoring and guidance from inspirational leaders while helping to make an impact on the lives of countless people worldwide. As Research & Development Laboratory Technician VIE in our Research and Development team you will be trained in entering biosamples of all kinds in the database, reviewing of entries from other colleagues and will be working closely together with our automation people to search for solutions or better ways to get the biosamples in the system. You will also learn how to perform protein conjugation

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main responsibilities:

• Chemical conjugation of probes/payloads to NANOBODY® molecules.
• Enzymatic conjugation of probes/payloads to NANOBODY® molecules.
• Enzymatic fusion of NANOBODY® molecules.
• Optimization of a screening workflow: evaluate readouts like by Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), Western blot, mass spectrometry analysis.
• Purification of NANOBODY® conjugates by liquid chromatography (AKTA).
• Data interpretation, drawing a conclusion, and defining next steps.
• Material registration and data reporting in relevant digital tools.
• Register scientific data and research materials in scientific databases.
• Support optimization of digital tools for material registration.
• Routine support activities to help scientists (controlled rate freezing of cells, QC of cell banking after freezing).
• Support in maintaining the database of all (bio)-samples received within the department (including registration of samples and enhance workflows of this registration (automation)).

About you

Experience:

• Hands-on experience with protein purification and analysis of proteins by SDS-PAGE and/or mass spectrometry is a plus.
• Previous experience in laboratory would be considered as an asset.

Soft and Technical skills:

• High interest in working with proteins and/or in this field.
• Good sense for initiative, quality, accuracy, and detail.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in life sciences, Industrial Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biomedical sciences or related.

Languages:

• Fluent English (written and verbal).