Director Of Omics And Drug Profiling Laboratory Milano

Director Of Omics And Drug Profiling Laboratory
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

The Company

STALICLA is an international and fast-growing biopharmaceutical company on a mission to

build a new therapeutic space for patients with disorders of the developing brain.

As the

company is rapidly scaling, STALICLA is looking to recruit a seasoned and agile BiomarkerCompanion Diagnostics Senior Scientist to support the next stages of the company's

development.

Position

**Title**: Director of Omics and Drug Profiling Laboratory

**Location**: Milan, Italy

**Duration**: Permanent - Full time

**Salary**: Competitive - depending on experience and profile

The role

As a rapidly growing company, STALICLA is currently expanding its team and opening - for

immediate entry - the Director of Omics and Drug Profiling Laboratory.

Reporting to the CEO, the Director of Omics and Drug Profiling Laboratory will be

responsible for setting up a fully operational laboratory conducting state-of-the art cellular

and molecular biology & drug screening experiments.

S/he use her/his project management skills and knowledge of safety and lab procedures to

ensure day-to-day activities of the laboratory in accordance with industry standards and will

be expected to take full responsibility for the operations and staff management.

The three main experimental lines of activities at the unit are (i) fundamental molecular

and cellular biology capacity (ii) functional characterization of target genes and cell lines

(iii) drug screening via multi-omics profiling.

The unit will be equipped with a last

generation experimental laboratory material and equipment, enabling the fundamental

molecular biology capacity including cell culture incubation, growth, maintenance, genetic

manipulation such as gene transfection, knock-out, over-expression of genes involved in

neurodevelopmental disorders and cellular drug treatment administration as well as

genomic, transcriptomic, metabolic, and metabolomic screening.

The role of the Director of

Omics and Drug Profiling Laboratory has to demonstrate familiarity with cellular functional assays, cellular microscopy and automated imaging techniques.

This role is an exciting career opportunity for an experienced, hands-on, fast-learning and

dedicated individual willing to join a mission-driven, high-paced environment.

**Responsabilities include but are not limited to**:

- Managing the key partnerships with collaborators and external providers from

negotiation to contractual agreement(s), as well as project planning (including timelines,

resources, budget, administration and reports), execution, and monitoring

- Ensuring that all employees follow industry standards and safety regulations for

handling and disposing of samples

- Overseeing operational activities such as scheduling staff, reordering supplies, and

maintaining standard security standards and implementation of standard protocols &

processes

- Training & mentoring lab technicians and assistants

- Supporting the management of strategic projects for STALICLA, supporting the CEO and

CTO

- Coordinating with the STALICLA DDS Unit for drug screening experiments and monitoring

contracts and deliverables

- Reporting activities to the STALICLA DDU and DDS Units

- Setting up and maintaining the Quality Management System (QMS) of the laboratory

- Handling every information in a confidential manner

**Requirements**:

- PhD in molecular biology, biotechnology, genetics or biomedical field is a must

- Minimum 5 years of industry or pharma or CRO experience, with good knowledge of the

experimental/wet lab techniques required for cell culture and characterization of drug

response in cells

- Proven laboratory organization & management skills

- Experience in setting up a laboratory is an asset

- Demonstrated experience in project management / certification in project

management (PMP, RBM, etc.

)

- Understanding of administrative, legal and contractual documentation

- Business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit

- Familiar with laboratory safety regulations

- Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, reporting and negotiation skills

- A high comfort level working in a high paced start-up environment, where a pragmatic,

resourceful, well organized and effective approach is required with limited resources

- A passionate, energetic and enthusiastic personality that will ensure commitment to the

company and its vision

- Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to adapt to novel framework

STALICLA promotes diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion.

Female, minority and

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