Who we are
Philogen is a Swiss-Italian integrated biotechnology company founded in 1996, with the mission to develop innovative biopharmaceuticals for targeted therapy (http://www.philogen.com). Philochem AG is the R&D department of Philogen and it is located in Zurich. Philogen-Siena focuses on product optimization/production according to GMP standards and on clinical trial investigations
Job description
We seek an enthusiastic research scientist to join the Mass Spectrometry team at Philochem.
The team develops and applies Mass Spectrometry-based techniques for the company’s drug discovery and development programs.
Philochem focuses its research on targeted therapy in oncology. The research pipeline includes both biopharmaceuticals (i.e., immunocytokines) and small molecules (i.e., small molecule-radio conjugates and small molecule-drug conjugates).
You will be responsible for executing Philochem’s mass spectrometry activities, developing and implementing novel methodologies to expand the team’s capabilities, and supporting team members in their activities. Together with the team, you will provide answers to discovery and development questions, facilitate the advancement of pre-clinical and clinical products, and contribute to the discovery of innovative therapies.
Responsibilities

• Use and maintain state-of-the-art HPLC and mass spectrometry instrumentation (i.e., Orbitrap)
• Design, plan, and execute scientific projects related to R&D programs
• Implement new workflows and applications
• Support the team’s Ph D student activities
• Generate reports and internal documents
• Interact with internal and external partners and collaborators
• Give scientific presentations
• Write scientific articles and publish them in peer-reviewed scientific journals

Minimum requirements

• Ph D in chemistry, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, or related disciplines with a focus on mass spectrometry applications
• Excellent experience in the use and maintenance of HPLC and high-resolution mass spectrometry instruments
• Extensive experience with sample preparation procedures for mass spectrometry-based analysis
• Good knowledge of the drug discovery and development process for both small molecules and biopharmaceuticals
• Good knowledge of data analysis and editing Software (i.e., R/Python, Prism, Illustrator)
• Very good knowledge of written and spoken English.

How to apply
Applications need to include the candidate’s CV, a letter of motivation, and 2 reference contacts.
If you are interested, please apply through Linked In or send your application to ettore.gilardoni@philochem.ch
more info at: http://www.philochem.ch/en/careers/