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 have an excellent scientific background and rigour, as well as be comfortable with managing many parallel workstreams? This job is meant for you!

The ideal candidate needs to be equally comfortable with pushing the boundary of what can be done in plant transgenesis by using ingenuity, troubleshooting and critical thinking skills.

From day 1 you will work on crucial topics to achieve results within an demanding timelines.

Your work will impact all future Neoplants products, and thus will be instrumental in achieving our long-term vision.

Why join us?

🌿 Contribute to global innovation by collaborating with world-class experts in their field, learn from the founders, and get regular updates on everything happening in the company through monthly company-wide meetings.

🌿Join an innovative startup where you can make an impact and at any position in the company  

🌿 Participate in recurring company events, such as our annual kick-off, offsite seminar, after-work, celebrations every month, team activities like escape games or go-karting 

🌿 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:

• Highly competitive salary

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

• Swile (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 Moka.care (wellness and mental health support platform)

• Healthy snacks and fruit in the office 

• Your own Mac Book pro

• Personalized little attentions and a seniority gift from year one

Required:

• PhD + 2 years of working experience in plant science, plant molecular biology or plant biotechnology

• 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

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

• Ability to work autonomously with little or no supervision

• Extreme scientific rigor and attention to details

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills 

• Very strong team spirit

• Proactive and action-driven mindset

• Proficiency in English

Nice to have:

• Experience with monocots and model plants

• Expertise in CRISPR-Cas9 mediated plant genetic editing

• Excellent writing skills (reports, SOPs etc.)

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

Step 1 - 1 technical interview focusing on Role-Related Knowledge.

Step 2 - 1 technical interview focusing on General Cognitive Ability (case study)

Step 3 - 1 interviews focusing on Leadership and Karma

Step 4 - 1 Culture fit interview

Step 5 - Meet the team & visit the Seed