Biotechnology Research Engineer

Job summary
Permanent contract
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
Salary: Not specified
Starting date: June 30, 2025
Occasional remote
Experience: > 1 year
Education: Master's Degree
Skills & expertise
Generated content
Creative thinking
Communication skills

Neoplants
Neoplants

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The position

Job description

At Neoplants, the Biotechnology Research Engineer is working in a multidisciplinary team to boost the speed of our research and optimize our scientific strategy. Among other things, he / she works creating and executing multidisciplinary projects. 

Main missions (but not limited to):

  • Create and deliver complex plasmids

  • Acts as a go to person in molecular biology training new employees & interns

  • Report and discuss results with the manager and propose next steps

  • Troubleshoot high technical problems autonomously

  • Ensure our molecular biology databases and documentations are up to date

  • Support in the various molecular biology and biochemistry efforts such as plasmid construction and protein evolution and purification & activity assays

  • Implement various new biotechnology tools

  • Support in the various plant biology efforts, such as plant transformation and cell culture


Preferred experience

Required: 

  • Engineering degree or Master degree in biotechnology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology or a related field

  • Experience in molecular biology techniques: DNA and plasmid construction, cloning, RE digestion and ligation, PCR, primer, design, maxi and mini-preps, DNA purification, qRT-PCR, analytical chemistry etc

  • Experience in protein evolution and purification

  • Scientific curiosity and action- driven mindset

  • Great interpersonal and communication skills

  • Proficiency in English 

Nice to have: 

  • Creative and audacious approach to sciences

🌱 Shared Values: Team Spirit, Positive impact, Excellence, Humility


Recruitment process

Recruitment journey

1️⃣ HR intro interview (visio)

2️⃣ Role-Related Knowledge interview (on site or visio)

3️⃣ Live working session on General Cognitive Ability or case study (on site)

4️⃣ Leadership and Karma interview, meet the team & visit the Seed (on site)

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⭐️ We get a lot of applications, so don’t shy away but surprise us ;)

Neoplants values diversity within its organization and in its relationships with its stakeholders. Thus, with equal skills, we study all applications without any discrimination.

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