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(Senior) Technician Functional Assays*

BLX Vienna HQ
Full-time
Permanent employee

Your mission

As (Senior) Technician Functional Assays* at Bio-LogX you will join our research team in our lab in Vienna and help us bring next generation drugs from the bench into the clinic. 
Your main responsibilities will be.
  • Culture and maintain solid tumor cell lines (e.g., breast, pancreatic, lung, and melanoma models).
  • Isolate, expand, and cryopreserve primary immune cells, including PBMCs, T cells, and NK cells.
  • Plan and perform T- and NK-cell-mediated cytotoxicity assays to assess the efficacy of protein-based modalities.
  • Conduct functional characterization studies to elucidate mechanisms of action, including immune activation marker analysis by flow cytometry and cytokine profiling using ELISA and MSD/Luminex platforms.
  • Analyze and interpret experimental data using tools such as Excel and GraphPad Prism, contributing to internal reports and scientific presentations.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date standard operating procedures, laboratory notebooks, and equipment calibration and maintenance records.
  • Oversee reagent inventory and support general laboratory operations and maintenance.

Your profile

What you have to offer.
  • Degree (B.Sc. / M.Sc.) or diploma in Immunology, Oncology, Molecular Biology, or a related field. Note: this position is designed for B.Sc./M.Sc. level.
  • Must: 2-3 years of experience handling immune cells (T cells, NK cells, PBMCs). 
  • Experience with multicolor flow cytometry, including data analysis using FlowJo.
  • Practical experience with T/NK-mediated cytotoxicity assays and ELISA-based assays.
  • Experience in culturing solid tumour cell lines under appropriate conditions.
  • Strong collaborative mindset and fluency in English.
  • Strong candidates will also offer at least one of the following:
    • Experience with multiplex cytokine assays (MSD/Luminex).
    • Familiarity with statistical/data analysis tools such as GraphPad Prism and SPSS.
    • Knowledge of immuno-oncology drug development, including the tumour microenvironment and current therapeutic landscape.

Why us?

Benefits for you.
  • Take responsibility for key research processes and assays in our lab.
  • Be responsible for maintaining a high-performance lab including by developing standards and supporting the overall lab operations
  • Become part of a fast-paced, multinational team developing new drugs for patient populations with high medical need.
  • A competitive compensation package that reflects the qualifications and seniority of the candidate and may include further, e.g. performance-based, incentives. Due to legal requirements, we are required to state that the minimum salary for this job is a monthly salary of EUR 2.800,-- gross, where candidates with extensive experience can expect to earn EUR 3.500,-- gross or more.

About us

Bio-LogX, recently founded by BioNTech R&D Austria’s leadership team, is a VC-backed translation & innovation engine based at the Vienna Biocenter. We develop drug candidates from animal to clinical proof of concept – always with the ambition to transform the standard of care. We are agnostic about the therapeutic area but focus on protein modalities: antibodies, enzymes, fusions, engagers, degraders, agonists, antagonists.