Biological R&D technician

Job Description

Lucas Meyer Cosmetics is the business unit of IFF which develops, manufactures, and markets innovative ingredients (active ingredients, functional ingredients and delivery systems) for the cosmetics and personal care industry.

To extend our R&D Team, we are looking for a dynamic senior technician with cutaneous biology expertise . The successful candidate will be be in charge of the development of new in vitro and ex vivo study models as well as biological analyses (colorimetry, microscopy, RT-qPCR…) under the responsibility of a R&D project manager.

Responsibilities
Main task of work:

• Technical assistance (bioassays, assays) to internal or external R&D
• Biological screening, results analysis and report writing in English
• Development and implementation of new biological evaluation methods
• Drafting of protocols and quality control of their updates
• Maintenance of the laboratory (stock management, calibration of equipment, updating of MSDS database, shipment of samples...)

Various tasks:

• Orders and proposal request (consumables, laboratory equipment, reagents...)
• Follow-up of the filling of the laboratory notebooks
• Participation in meetings
• Research tax credit: follow-up of hours and missions
• Scientific research

Skills and Requirements

Education

• Bac+2/3 in biology
• Experiment: 5 years

Technical skills:

• Expertise in skin biology and tissue biology
• Knowledge molecular biology

Skill

• English knowledge (speak and read)
• Management of office and scientific software
• Rigor, adaptability, agility and good relational

Contact: julie.leignadier@iff.com

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