We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated plant in vitro culture and transgenesis expert to join our “Plants & Transformation” team and help us get our most ambitious R&D project to the next level: Transforming and regenerating our enhanced plants. You will need to have excellent scientific background and rigour, as well as be comfortable with managing many parallel workstreams. You need to be equally comfortable with pushing the boundary of what can be done in plant transgenesis by using your ingenuity, troubleshooting and critical thinking skills. From day 1 you will work on crucial topics to achieve results within an aggressive timeline. Your work will impact all future Neoplants products, and thus will be instrumental in achieving our long-term vision.

Working at Neoplants, is a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge research and impactful projects that can literally change the world alongside a collaborative and interdisciplinary highly engaged team.

Main missions (but not limited to):

• Develop, optimize, and maintain plant in vitro culture protocols

• Design and execute plant genetic transformation experiments (Biolistic (mandatory experience in Tobacco transformation), Agrobacterium-mediated, protoplast transfection, or novel methods)

• Generate, select, and regenerate transgenic plants across diverse species, ensuring high efficiency and reproducibility

• Maintain sterile culture conditions and resolve contamination issues or bottlenecks related to regeneration.

• Collaborate with molecular biology teams on vector design, construct validation, and downstream analysis of transformants

• Document experimental protocols, results, and data analyses in compliance with GLP, biosafety, and intellectual property guidelines

• Train and mentor junior scientists or technicians in in vitro culture and transformation techniques

• Contribute to cross-functional projects by providing technical expertise and innovative solutions to plant trait development challenges.

Required:

• Ph.D. or M.Sc. in Plant Biotechnology, Plant Sciences, Molecular Biology, or related discipline.

• 2–5+ years of hands-on experience in plant in vitro culture and transformation (academic or industry setting).

• Extensive experience in plant cell culture and protoplast manipulation of non-model plants

• Extensive experience in plant in-vitro tissue culture and transformation of non- model plants (callus, regeneration, micropropagation)

• Deep expertise in molecular biology, plant cell biology and plant physiology

• Experience with Agrobacterium-mediated and biolistic transformation methods.

• Expertise in CRISPR-Cas9 mediated plant genetic editing.

• Ability to work autonomously with little or no supervision

• Extreme scientific rigor and attention to details

• Competence in molecular biology techniques (DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, cloning, qPCR, sequencing).

• Skilled in data collection, statistical analysis, and use of laboratory information management systems (LIMS).

• Very strong team spirit

• Proactive and action-driven mindset

• Proficiency in English

Bonus if you have:

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting ability.

• Excellent writing skills (reports, SOPs etc.), organizational and interpersonal skills

• Effective communication and teamwork in a multidisciplinary environment.

• Ability to work independently while managing multiple projects.

⭐️ Shared values: Team spirit, Positive impact, Excellence, Humility

Why join us?

🌿 Gain a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge plant biotechnology projects with real-world impact and contribute to global innovation by collaborating with world-class experts in their field

🌿 Grow through permanent learnings in a a very collaborative environment with training opportunities and learn from the founder through regular updates on everything that happens in an innovative start-up

🌿 Participate in fostering team moments, such as our annual kick-off, offsite seminar, after-work, celebrations every month, team activities (e.g. escape games, climbing, sailing or even surfing)

🌿 Come work in our brand new Neolab, ‘The Seed’: A unique 1,200m2 space on two floors featuring a state-of-the-art wetlab, full-scale performance testing rooms among other high-end equipment, as well as open offices and great team spaces!

🌿 Enjoy great benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Transportation (Navigo card or bike pass): 100% reimbursed

• Lunch vouchers: 10€ per day worked - 55% paid by the company

• Health: Alan Blue (private insurance, 70% paid by Neoplants, applicable to your family) and access to Moha (wellness and mental health support platform)

• Healthy snacks and fruit in the office

• Your own Mac Book pro

• Cool team events & personalized little attentions all year long

Recruitment journey

1️⃣ HR intro & culture fit interview (visio)

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

3️⃣ Case study (on site)

4️⃣ Leadership and Karma interview (on site)

5️⃣ Meet the team & visit the Seed (on site)

Sounds like an opportunity for you?

Join Neoplants and help us cultivate a greener, healthier future for everyone.

⭐️ 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.