Senior Manager and Engineer, Flow Cytometry Services (m/f/d)

Senior Manager and Engineer, Flow Cytometry Services (m/f/d)

Katharina Bohm / Max Delbrück Center

Berlin-Mitte

Senior Manager and Engineer, Flow Cytometry Services (m/f/d)

The Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association aims to transform tomorrows medicine through our discoveries of today. At locations in Berlin-Buch, Berlin-Mitte, Heidelberg and Mannheim, our researchers harness interdisciplinary collaboration to decipher the complexities of disease at the systems level – from molecules and cells to organs and the entire organism. Through academic, clinical, and industry partnerships, as well as global networks, we strive to translate biological discoveries into applications that enable the early detection of deviations from health, personalize treatment, and ultimately prevent disease. First founded in 1992, the Max Delbrück Center today inspires and nurtures a diverse talent pool of 1,800 people from over 70 countries. We are 90 percent funded by the German federal government and 10 percent by the state of Berlin.

The scientific infrastructures support and enable a wide portfolio of technologies and methodologies by specialized scientific technology platforms, which are essential for the research approaches at the MDC. MDC researchers as well as technology platforms collaborate with Berlin based research and medical institutions and with leading international partner institutions and their respective infrastructures.

The MDC is seeking a highly motivated individual to support the Flow Cytometry Services in Berlin-Mitte (BIMSB) in a fixed-term position (maternity cover).

Job Description

Establishing and maintaining communication with users and collaboration partners in German and English

Providing individualized technical consultation and support to users and collaboration partners

Independently optimizing and troubleshooting user experiments

Organizing maintenance and repairs, and independently resolving unexpected technical issues

Training users in relevant technologies and procedures

Supporting and advising FACS users, including in the context of single-cell genomics experiments

Reviewing safety-related aspects of user project applications (genetic engineering and biosafety compliance)

Start-up and shutdown of highly complex instruments

Independently configuring and adjusting instruments to meet specific experimental requirements

Performing quality control (QC), minor repairs, and routine maintenance

Managing procurement and ordering of supplies, as well as reagent management and inventory control

Managing bookings in OpenIris, service billing, and cost allocation

Conducting safety training sessions for users

Requirements

Masters degree in life sciences

Professional experience in cytometry (required)

Further requirements:

Hands-on experience with BD FACSAria and BD LSRFortessa X-20 flow cytometry systems

Experience handling BSL-2 (biosafety level 2) / S2 biological materials

Previous experience working in a core facility environment (beneficial)

Certification as Project Leader (Genetic Engineering) according to German GenTG regulations

Strong motivation and interpersonal skills for interaction with researchers and administrative staff

Excellent organizational and communication skills

Professional proficiency in both spoken and written German and English

We offer

international working environment with communication in English and German

interesting career opportunities and a range of opportunities for further qualification and training

Compatibility of family and career certified by the workandfamily audit (“berufundfamilie audit”)