Senior Scientist

Our client is a new Belgian high-potential innovative Biotech company, a spinoff of UCLouvain based in Louvain-La-Neuve. This human-sized structure will definitely be a leader in cancer immunotherapy.

Our client shows the ambition and the resources to grow to a worldwide class Biotech. Its main objective for coming years is performing preclinical and clinical validation of innovative therapies for cancer treatment.

In order to support this challenging growth, we are actively looking for a **Senior Scientist - Tumor Immunology (M/F).**

**Responsibilities**:
Your main responsibilities are:

- Use your expertise in immune-oncology to propose and evaluate novel targets, therapeutic concepts, and set up complex assays.
- Mentor and develop Research Scientists, Assistants and Technicians.
- Define and oversee external academic and industrial collaborations to support projects. Lead communication with partner to meet project needs.
- Analyze, and present experimental results and present research updates to project teams and R&D management.
- Report experimental results to support regulatory filings, patents and publications.
- Maintain knowledge of scientific advances and competitive activity from scientific literature, meetings and academic/industrial contacts.

**Profile**:

- **PhD in life sciences** with min **3 years of postdoc experience** preferably in biotech setting.
- Strong **expertise in cancer immunology** and/or immunology and track record of business-building and/or scientific accomplishments recognized by **high-impact publications** and international peer recognition.
- In-depth knowledge of molecular and biological pathways.
- Experience with animal work is mandatory, with a Felasa certification.
- Experience managing team and/or supervising students and post-doctoral fellows.
- Experience in designing and executing scientific studies leading to the validation of novel targets and to the identification and optimization of therapeutic agents.
- Strong experimental skills with ability to execute well-designed decision-leading experiments.
- Experience defining and overseeing external collaborations with academic and CRO.
- Able to work autonomously and flexibly on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Rigorous, detail‐oriented, committed and yet flexible.
- Autonomous, self-driven and willing to constantly raise the bar.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in **English**.
- Strong team spirit and excellent interpersonal skills.

**Offer**:

- A varied position within a high-potential innovative biotech company.
- To work in a human-sized, dynamic, respectful and professional environment.
- The opportunity to take part of a challenging scientific and business growth.
- An attractive salary package in line with the position responsibilities and your experience.
- The position will be initially based in Brussels, then in Louvain-la-Neuve after around one year.

**Interested ?**

Type d'emploi : CDI

Programmation:

- Travail de jour

Lieu du poste : Un seul lieu de travail