Job ID: 10681

Field of Work: Research & Development, Cell technology

Contract type: Regular

 Full Time?: Yes

Onsite/ Remote: Onsite

Join our team at the KWS Gateway Research Center where we work to strengthen our position in the global plant research community and be an integral part of the KWS network of breeding stations and research activities. We are seeking to recruit a Cell Technology Research Associate for our Genome Editing team on a permanent, full-time basis in St. Louis, MO, USA.

What are we looking for? The Cell Technology Research Associate has multiple technical skills and can perform assignments that develop their professional work knowledge and abilities. The position demonstrates experience with sterile techniques, transformation, and tissue culture. The Research Associate Genome Editing will apply their knowledge and skills to make a difference in seed technology research, advance knowledge, and improve product development efficiency resulting in a competitive advantage for KWS.

Essential Job Functions:

• Conduct tissue culture experiments consisting of donor material preparation, transformation, transfer steps, and sampling under supervision with high accuracy.
• Maintain a sterile work environment and accurate records of experimental conditions and results.
• Optimize specific work processes in a self-driven manner.
• Follow established workflows for specific methods within an experiment, manage individual timelines under supervision to match shifting demands.
• Operate, maintain, and clean equipment, maintain/order supplies, and manage waste.
• Comply with work instructions that outline methods and practices to be applied.

Skills and competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Biology, Cell Biology, or a related field, or equivalent, with 1 year of laboratory experience; or other technical qualification with 2 or more years of laboratory experience.
• Experience with the sterile technique required.
• Demonstrated success utilizing established tissue culture conditions.
• Ability to communicate and write clearly, concisely, and accurately in English.
• Ability to follow protocol, visually observe and clearly document, and maintain laboratory records to generate reproducible results.
• Must have the legal right to work in the United States without sponsorship.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary (RA salary range: $21.60 -  $26.50/hr based on qualifications)
• 401(k) employer match; health, dental, vision benefits
• Pension plan 
• Flexible paid-time-off (PTO)
• Professional training and development opportunities
• An international and diverse team

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About KWS

KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. With the tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for more than 165 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for corn, sugar beet, cereals, potato, rapeseed, sunflowers and vegetables. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods. Around 6.000 employees represent KWS in more than 70 countries. For more information: www.kws.com/career. Follow us on LinkedIn® at https://linkedin.com/company/kwsgroup/.

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