.Created in 2005 by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) and the University of Barcelona, IRB Barcelona is a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence—a seal that was awarded in 2011. The institute is devoted to conducting research of excellence in biomedicine and to transferring results to clinical practice, thus improving people's quality of life, while simultaneously promoting the training of outstanding researchers, technology transfer, and public communication of science. Its 27 laboratories and seven core facilities address basic questions in biology and are orientated to diseases such as cancer, metastasis, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and rare conditions.IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 400 members and 35 nationalities. It is located in the Barcelona Science Park. IRB Barcelona forms part of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) and the "Xarxa de Centres de Recerca de Catalunya" (CERCA).IRB Barcelona seeks a highly motivated Laboratory Technician (Technical Officer) to join the Drug Screening Platform at IRB Barcelona. At IRB Barcelona, we have set up a screening platform with state-of-the-art technology, which allows HTS and provides support for Hit to Lead and Lead Optimisation projects in an efficient and automated way. Currently, we are expanding our facility in order to support the scientific community and move science a step forward to the discovery of new medicines. The contract will be financed by the 'Plan Complementario de Biotecnología aplicada a la Salud del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.DUTIES Assay development (Cellular and biochemical assays)High Throughput Screening (Cellular and biochemical assays) execution in 384 format and support to H2l and LO activitiesUse of automated screening platforms at user levelSupport compound management activitiesPerform cell culture activitiesResult analysis and result reporting to DSP staffEXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS Must Have - Required Experience: FPII (Professional Training) or a degree in the biomedical field; Experience working in Tissue Culture; Experience in biochemical and cell biology techniques ideally in 96/384 well formatsSkills: Good Planning skills; Detail-oriented; Well organized; Clear sense of accountability; Teamwork skills; Customer orientation; Strong initiative and innovation abilities; Ability to learn tasks quickly; Enthusiasm and self-motivated individual with the ability to work independently or with minimal supervision.Desirable Experience: More than 3 years in drug discovery in pharma/biotech/academic research; Experience with assay development, High Throughput Screening (HTS) and compound profiling for both biochemical and cellular assays; Familiar with a wide range of targets (enzymes, PPIs, GPCRs etc.) and technologies (Alpha, HTRF, FP, luminescence, etc
