Vienna based – DNA driven

We are currently seeking to expand our team with a motivated and proactive Engineer/Scientist in Microfluidics (f/m/d) to support our R&D and production team with microfluidics, biomolecule separation, and general molecular biology skills.

This position is externally funded by a 3-year project financed by the FFG. The successful candidate will join a small, agile and interdisciplinary team as soon as possible. The candidate will have the opportunity to grow with the company and to live and work in or near the city of Vienna, which is repeatedly ranked by Mercer as the city with the highest quality of life in the world.

At your role we will trust you to

• Set up a microfluidics laboratory for DNA synthesis, separation, and purification
• Design, develop, integrate and fabricate microfluidic components, subsystems and prototype systems to enable low volume enzymatic reactions
• Develop microfluidic/fluidic methods for droplet selection
• Design, build, test and evaluate prototype micro/nanoliter liquid separation devices (chips)
• Design, optimize, carry out and troubleshoot experiments
• Establish new workflows as well as quality control systems
• Take care of machine maintenance, maintain lab documentation, write reports and assist with grant writing
• Communicate results, precise summaries, conclusions, and recommendations to inter-disciplinary team
• Contribute to the invention of core intellectual property (from conception through validation)
• Collaborate with and assist R&D and automation platform team members

You are a perfect fit to our team if you have:

• University degree to PhD level (or equivalent) with background in bioengineering, biomedical engineering, molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, biophysics, or related field
• 2+ years hands-on expertise with fluidic microsystems / microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip system engineering
• Experience with microfabrication (silicon etching, 3D printing and related techniques)
• Experience with mechatronic system design and integration, such as optical biosensors, actuators etc.
• Deep understanding of different DNA detection methods
• Immaculate and thorough laboratory work documentation skills in English
• Data handling (data production, storage, archiving)
• Able to work confidently and reliably both unsupervised as well as part of a team
• Prior experience with standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Experience with electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) keeping
• Adaptability to change with a fast-growing dynamic startup company
• Good communication skills with diverse, interdisciplinary audiences
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

Additional plus could be:

• Expertise in capillary electrophoresis and related methods
• Knowledge of bacterial cloning
• Practical experience with automated liquid handling robots
• Data analysis skills (beyond Microsoft programs or more advanced use of Microsoft)
• Experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
• Prior exposure to work in standardized and GLP-conform environment
• Knowledge of German language

Our offer:

• Full health and social benefits according to Austrian law.
• Opportunity to crucially contribute to the translation of Ribbon’s product towards market entry and operational scale-up within a young, agile and motivated team.
• Flexible working hours.
• Support for professional development training and German lessons.

By Austrian law we are obliged to specify the minimum salary level by collective agreement, which is Euro 2.438,60 gross per month. However, we offer a higher salary adjusted to your experience and qualifications. The monthly salary is paid 14 times p.a.

Job type:  Full time (40 h per week).

Role:  Being supported by an external grant, this employment contract will be for 1 (one) year. However, contingent on performance, project success and fund-raising status we contemplate the possibility for longer-term employment.

Location: This role is for laboratory operations in Klosterneuburg and Vienna.

Availability: We expect to fill the position as soon as possible.

How to apply:  
Applicants should provide a cover letter explaining the motivation behind the application, curriculum vitae, and a list of three references to hires@ribbonbiolabs.com. Considerations of the applications will continue until the position is filled.

Ribbon Biolabs takes your data protection seriously. Unless you express otherwise, by submitting your CV you authorize Ribbon Biolabs to store your personal data in its database for the purpose of recruiting process or/and possible future job vacancies. If you want your data to be deleted from our database, you simply need to inform our hiring manager. Ribbon Biolabs will not share your personal data with any other party without your consent.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. While focusing on the right set and mix of experience and skills, we value diversity and are highly committed to set up working environment with mutual respect to everyone regardless their race, nationality, religion, gender, age or other characteristics protected by applicable regulations and laws.

The team at Ribbon Biolabs is looking forward to your application!

We are currently seeking to expand our team with a motivated and proactive Automation Application Scientist to join our highly agile and interdisciplinary team.

In this role, you will report to the CTO with regards to the establishment and utilization of laboratory automation infrastructure to support synthetic biology pipeline processes. Thereby, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the empowerment of the core technology of the company through robotic automation and associated process miniaturization and parallelization.

Your roles and responsibilities at Ribbon Biolabs:

• Advance the establishment, operation and ongoing evolution of robotic infrastructure in support of pipeline automation of the synthetic biology workflows in the lab, including liquid handling instrumentation and diverse associated equipment
• Manage and maintain all operational processes associated to laboratory automation, including data processing and instrument maintenance
• Design and direct the development of automation applications of lab processes
• Plan automation scheduling of high throughput projects
• Testing and debugging of automation script
• Lead automation projects to completion
• Train and supervise other staff
• Collaborate with other team members to support lab operations, meeting goals and deadlines

Your educational background, experience, and skills:

• At least Master’s degree level or equivalent experience, with a strong track-record in hands-on wet-lab experience
• Prior experience in the operation of robotic automated liquid handler instrumentation is essential
• Experience and knowledge with the programming of robotic liquid handlers and the processing, management and analysis of associated data is required
• Experience in developing automation applications
• Experience in automation process development and pipeline planning
• At least 3 years’ experience in molecular biology, biochemistry or equivalent
• Experience with high-content, automated biobanking is a plus
• Experience in a relevant industry research setting is a plus
• Organizational and project management skills, accuracy, reliability and precision also under time pressure
• Positive can-do attitude, willingness to work cooperatively in a small team, and with an inclusive mindset and the natural drive to work towards goals.
• Good communication skills and highly proactive working culture in liaising with an international customer base.
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills. Basic German language is of advantage.

Our offer:

• Full health and social benefits according to Austrian law.
• Possibility to carry out goal-oriented research within an agile team of scientists.
• Opportunity to contribute to a young company in the new and exciting field of Synthetic Biology.
• Join a highly motivated international team, including team activities.
• Flexible working hours.
• Support for professional development training.

Job type: Full time (40 h per week). Employment is permanent.

Location: This role is for laboratory operations in Klosterneuburg (outskirts of Vienna)

How to apply: 

Applicants should provide a cover letter explaining the motivation behind the application, curriculum vitae, bibliography and a list of three reference contacts to hires@ribbonbiolabs.com.

Considerations of the applications will continue until the position is filled.

According to Austrian law, we have to indicate a salary level. For this position we offer a minimum monthly gross salary of EUR 2.785,- based on fulltime employment (14 times p.a.). The actual salary will be determined individually, based on your qualifications and experience.

Ribbon Biolabs is an Equal Opportunities Employer. While focusing on the right set and mix of experience and skills, we support equal opportunities and highly embrace diversity.

The team at Ribbon Biolabs is looking forward to your application!

We are currently seeking to expand our team with a motivated and proactive Lab Technician – Biochemistry to support our R&D and production team with Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Microfluidics skills.  

The successful candidate will join a small, agile and interdisciplinary team as soon as possible. The candidate will have the opportunity to grow with the company and to live and work in or near the city of Vienna, which is repeatedly ranked by Mercer as the city with the highest quality of life in the world.

Your mission as the Lab Technician is to support the team with preparations, assays, experiments and the application of Standard Operating Procedures by using molecular biology techniques as well as by the basic duties of lab maintenance.

Your everyday challenge in Ribbon Biolabs will be: 

• Perform chemical experiments using chromatography, spectroscopy, and physical and chemical separation techniques
• Conduct physical and chemical calculations, instrument calibrations, measurements and chemical quality control measures
• Perform experiments including DNA purification, PCR, ligation, DNA quantification, electrophoresis
• Preparation of solutions, organize plasticware, clean/sterilize glassware
• Taking care of machine maintenance, lab maintenance, monitor stocks
• Maintain lab documentation
• Produce, document and analyze data
• Assist R&D and automation platform team members (with reagents, plasticware and experiments)

This will make you a perfect fit to our team: 

• At least MSc or equivalent with background in biomedical engineering, biotechnology, molecular biology, chemical biology, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, or a related field
• Previous experience as a lab technician, preferably in an industry setting
• Immaculate and thorough laboratory work documentation skills
• Data handling (data production, storage, archiving)
• Fluent use of Microsoft Excel/Power Point/Word etc.
• Able to work confidently and reliably both unsupervised as well as part of a team
• Prior experience with standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Experience with electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) keeping
• Self-driven and organized team-worker
• Fast problem solving and multi-tasking skills with the ability to prioritize and the adaptability to change
• Good communication skills
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

 Additional plus could be: 

• Molecular biology methods such as: PCR, DNA purification, DNA assembly, molecular cloning, electrophoresis (agarose, acrylamide, capillary), and related techniques
• Lab management – lab maintenance
• Bacterial cloning
• Practical experience with automated liquid handling robots
• Procurement (ordering and management of resources stock maintenance)
• Knowledge of German language

What you can expect if you join our team: 

• Full health and social benefits according to Austrian law
• Opportunity to crucially contribute to the translation of Ribbon’s product towards market entry and operational scale-up within a young, agile and motivated team
• Flexible working hours
• Support for professional development training and German lessons

By Austrian law we are obliged to specify the minimum salary level by collective agreement, which is 1.957,64 Euro (gross) per month. However, we offer a higher salary adjusted to your experience and qualifications. The monthly salary is paid 14 times p.a.

Job type: Full time (40 h per week).

Role: Being supported by an external grant, this employment contract will be for 1 (one) year. However, contingent on performance, project success and fund-raising status we contemplate the possibility for longer-term employment.

Location: This role is for laboratory operations in Klosterneuburg and Vienna.

Availability:  We expect to fill the position as soon as possible.

How to apply:

Applicants should provide a cover letter explaining the motivation behind the application, curriculum vitae, and a list of three references to hires@ribbonbiolabs.com. Considerations of the applications will continue until the position is filled.

Ribbon Biolabs takes data protection seriously. Unless you express otherwise, by submitting your CV you authorize Ribbon Biolabs to store your personal data in its database for the purpose of recruiting process or/and possible future job vacancies. If you want your data to be deleted from our database, you simply need to inform our hiring manager. Ribbon Biolabs will not share your personal data with any other party without your consent.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. While focusing on the right set and mix of experience and skills, we value diversity and are highly committed to set up working environment with mutual respect to everyone regardless their race, nationality, religion, gender, age or other characteristics protected by applicable regulations and laws.

The team at Ribbon Biolabs is looking forward to your application!

We are currently seeking to expand our team with a motivated and proactive Computational Biology Developer to contribute to the company’s technology

through the development of the advanced algorithmic core of its proprietary DNA Synthesis platform including robotic automation integration, high-throughput data analysis, machine learning and predictive modeling applications.

The primary responsibility of the successful candidate will be the development of advanced algorithms that combine bioprocesses, machine learning, simulations, and optimization to drive our DNA synthesis performance. The candidate must have computational background and a solid knowledge of biology. The work is highly integrated with other aspects of Ribbon’s technology (wet lab & hardware), so the candidate ought to be a flexible and adaptable team player with a cooperative attitude.

The successful candidate will join a small but growing, agile and interdisciplinary team as soon as possible and will have the opportunity to grow with the company. Ribbon Biolabs counts with multiple sources of funding including public grants and VC equity.

Your roles and responsibilities at Ribbon Biolabs:

• Development of Ribbon’s core algorithmic workflows and associated applications
• Develop and contribute models, simulations, and analyses (statistical, mathematical, etc.)
• Apply and develop advanced data analysis techniques, including but not limited to statistics, machine learning, etc.
• Script writing for integration of Ribbon’s system components (workflows, robotic automation pipeline, databases and inventories, APIs, etc.)
• Maintenance and documentation of algorithms, workflows and software applications
• Keep version control of developed packages and SOP writing
• Perform direct and/or coordinate bioinformatics analyses such as on sequencing data
• Propose and innovate bioinformatic products and drive associated development plans
• Contribute to the intellectual property of the company and ensure computational resources are secure and well-maintained
• Support grant writing and reporting

Your educational background, experience and skills:

• Background in Computational Biology, Computer Science, or alike
• Deep knowledge of Wolfram Mathematica is a must
• Statistical and machine learning methodologies
• Programming skills including: Bash scripting, Python, Java, R or similar
• Knowledge of bioinformatics packages such as R/Bioconductor, Vienna RNA Package, etc. are a plus
• Flexible, coachable and adaptable, and openness to adopting new languages/technologies
• Able to work confidently and reliably both unsupervised as well as part of a team
• Perfect English language

Our offer:

• Full health and social benefits according to Austrian law.
• Possibility to crucially contribute to the translation of Ribbon’s product towards market entry and operational scale-up within a young and agile team.
• Opportunity to contribute to a young company in the new, evolving synthetic biology market.
• Join a highly motivated team, including team activities.
• Flexible working hours.
• Support for professional development training and German lessons.
• We offer a competitive salary, according to experience and qualification.

Job type: Full time (40 h per week). Employment is permanent.

Location: This role is for operations in Klosterneuburg and in the city of Vienna.

How to apply:

Applicants should provide a cover letter explaining the motivation behind the application, curriculum vitae, and a list of three references to hires@ribbonbiolabs.com. Considerations of the applications will continue until the position is filled.

Ribbon Biolabs is an Equal Opportunities Employer. While focusing on the right set and mix of experience and skills, we support equal opportunities and highly embrace diversity.

Disclaimer according to Austrian Law: The minimum gross monthly salary according to the collective agreement is EUR 2.500,– (14 times p.a.). The actual salary will be determined individually, based on your qualifications and experience.

The team at Ribbon Biolabs is looking forward to your application!

Lab Technician – Molecular Biology

At Ribbon Biolabs we are taking synthetic biology to the next level!

We are currently seeking to expand our team with a motivated and proactive Lab Technician to support our R&D and production team with Molecular Biology skills.

We seek a to hire a responsible, flexible and dedicated candidate, who can integrate into our diverse team and help to establish and operate our DNA synthesis pipeline. The Lab Technician will support the team with preparations, assays, experiments and the application of Standard Operating Procedures by using molecular biology techniques as well as by the basic duties of lab maintenance.

Ribbon Biolabs counts with multiple sources of funding including public grants and VC equity from tecnet equity and IST Cube (the investment fund of the world-renowned Institute of Science & Technology – IST Austria, ranked third worldwide by Nature in the “Nature Index 2019”). We are running a new, state-of-the art laboratory at IST Park in Klosterneuburg and our association with IST Austria allows for access to their scientific services and facilities. The new laboratory in Vienna will serve a key role in translating our R&D operations in Klosterneuburg into actionable products serving our customers worldwide.

The successful candidate will join a small, agile and interdisciplinary team as soon as possible. The candidate will have the opportunity to grow with the company and to live and work in or near the city of Vienna, which is repeatedly ranked by Mercer as the city with the highest quality of life in the world.

Your roles and responsibilities at Ribbon Biolabs:

• Perform experiments including DNA, purification, PCR, ligation, DNA quantification, electrophoresis
• Preparation of solutions, organise plasticware, clean/sterilise glassware
• Taking care of machine maintenance, lab maintenance, monitor stocks
• Maintain lab documentation
• Produce, document data, which he/she can either analyse or pass to team members for analysis
• Assist R&D and automation platform team members (with reagents, plasticware and experiments)

Further responsibilities include procurement related activities (monitoring of stocks, placing orders, working on agreements and discounts with vendors, monitoring the market for better/cheaper product alternatives, inventory keeping, order documentation etc.

The candidate should have the following educational background, experience, and skills:

• Previous experience as lab technician
• Enzymatic essays with DNA such as: PCR, PCR optimisation, PCR and gel purification, Bead purification, DNA assembly, ligation, Golden Gate, etc., Electrophoresis (agarose, acrylamide, capillary), and related techniques.
• Confident bench work and pipetting skills (able to follow complicated protocol designs, handle many samples and reagents simultaneously)
• Immaculate and thorough laboratory work documentation skills
• Data handling (data production, storage, archiving)
• Fluent use of Microsoft Excel/Power Point/Word etc
• Able to work confidently and reliably both unsupervised as well as part of a team
• Prior experience with standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Self-driven and organized team-worker
• Fast problem solving and multi-tasking skills with the ability to prioritize
• Adaptability to change
• Good communication
• Perfect English language (written and spoken)
• Additional plus could be experience with:
• Lab management – lab maintenance
• Bacterial cloning
• Maintaining bacterial stocks and related tasks
• Practical experience with automated liquid handling robots
• Data analysis (beyond MS programs or more advanced use of MS if MS)
• procurement (ordering and management of resources stock maintenance)
• Experience with electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN) and LIMS systems
• Prior exposure to work in standardized and GLP-conform environment
• Knowledge of German language

Our offer:

• Full health and social benefits according to Austrian law.
• Possibility to crucially contribute to the translation of Ribbon’s product towards market entry and operational scale-up within a young and agile team.
• Opportunity to contribute to a young company in the new, evolving synthetic biology market.
• Join a highly motivated team, including team activities.
• Flexible working hours.
• Support for professional development training and German lessons.
• We offer a competitive salary adjusted according to experience and qualification, starting at EUR 2,430.20 p.m. paid 14 times p.a.

Job type: Full time (40 h per week).

Role: Employment is permanent.

Location: This role is for laboratory operations in Klosterneuburg and Vienna.

Availability: We expect to fill the position as soon as possible.

How to apply: Applicants should provide a cover letter explaining the motivation behind the application, curriculum vitae, and a list of three references to hires@ribbonbiolabs.com. Considerations of the applications will continue until the position is filled.

Ribbon Biolabs is an Equal Opportunities Employer. While focusing on the right set and mix of experience and skills, we support equal opportunities and highly embrace diversity.

The team at Ribbon Biolabs is looking forward to your application!

Vienna Lab Manager – QC & Downstream Processing

At Ribbon Biolabs, we are taking synthetic biology to the next level!

We are currently seeking to expand our team with a motivated and proactive Vienna Lab Manager to facilitate our operations in Vienna (VLM).

The new lab in Vienna will focus on quality control (QC) and downstream production processes and will have a crucial role for the translation of R&D outcome to the markets and our customers. Thereby, you will have the opportunity to enable our early customer business operations through ensuring adequate and high-quality QC and downstream processing to allow timely delivery of high-quality DNA products to our customers. You should combine demonstrated expertise in molecular biology, biochemistry or related areas, with proven expertise using relevant analytical techniques and instrumentation as well as laboratory management experience. Experience with DNA manipulation and analytical technologies in a scientific environment is a key requirement.

The sucessful candidate will have the opportunity to grow with the company and to live and work in or near the city of Vienna, which is repeatedly ranked by Mercer as the city with the highest quality of life in the world.

Your roles and responsibilities at Ribbon Biolabs:

• Assist with establishment, operation and further adaptation of new laboratory site specialized on QC analytics of our DNA products, as well as on downstream processing, such as bacterial cloning and plasmid DNA extraction processing according to customers’ specifications.
• Manage and maintain the lab’s processes associated to QC and downstream processing, including SOP writing and updating, data management and instrument maintenance routines.
• Support the molecular biology / biochemical platforms and diverse pipeline programs.
• Perform procedures on DNA quality control and/or downstream processing, including molecular cloning, ligation, plasmid DNA purification, amplification (qualitative and quantitative PCR), DNA quantification by gel-electrophoresis / spectrophotometry / fluorescence / capillary electrophoresis and preparation for QC by sequencing (Sanger / NGS).
• Prepare solutions, reagents and glassware including cleaning and sterilization as required for the daily operations of the laboratory.
• Ensure laboratory management, procurement and maintenance, including the monitoring and ordering of consumable stock items, laboratory equipment maintenance and cleaning, chemical and biological waste disposal according to Safety Procedures and record-keeping, assistance with laboratory emergencies and associated incident records, reporting and problem-solving.

Your educational background, experience, and skills:

• At least Master’s degree level or equivalent experience.
• A strong track-record in molecular biology, biochemistry or equivalent wet-lab experience.
• Up-to-date command on laboratory analytical technologies for DNA QC and downstream processing, including DNA extraction and purification, PCR, qPCR, spectrophotometric readouts, electrophoresis (gel/capillary), sequencing (Sanger/NGS) and library preparation.
• At least one-year proven experience in independent / senior laboratory management role.
• Experience and knowledge with quality control and GLP/GMP regulations is preferred.
• Experience in an industry research setting is considered a plus.
• Organizational skills, accuracy, reliability and precision also under time pressure.
• Positive can-do attitude, willingness to work cooperatively in a small team, and with an inclusive mindset and the natural drive to work towards goals.
• Good communication skills and highly proactive working culture in liaising with an international customer base.
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills. Basic German language is of advantage.

Our offer:

• Full health and social benefits according to Austrian law.
• Possibility to crucially contribute to the translation of Ribbon’s product towards market entry and operational scale-up.
• Opportunity to grow with the company in the new, evolving synthetic biology market.
• Join a highly motivated, interdisciplinary team, including team activities.
• Flexible working hours.
• Support for professional development training and German lessons.
• We offer a competitive salary according to experience and qualification. 

Job type: Full time (40 h per week). Employment is permanent.

Location: This role is for laboratory operations in the city of Vienna.

Availability: We expect to fill the position in summer 2020.

How to apply:

Applicants should provide a cover letter explaining the motivation behind the application, curriculum vitae, and a list of three references to hires@ribbonbiolabs.com. Considerations of the applications will continue until the position is filled.

Ribbon Biolabs is an Equal Opportunities Employer. While focusing on the right set and mix of experience and skills, we support equal opportunities and highly embrace diversity.

The team at Ribbon Biolabs is looking forward to your application!

Corona Lockdown Update: Ribbon Biolabs continues to receive applications for the Vienna Lab Manager position but the due to the uncertainty of the situation the starting date is delayed to Q3 and/or until the pandemic status is resolved.

As an early-stage startup company with ambitious growth plans we are currently seeking to expand our team with a motivated and proactive Human Capital Manager to help us grow our company in the most efficient and sustainable way.

We are searching for several new colleagues in the next couple of years, so one of the most important responsibilities as our new HCM will be to independently set-up and execute Ribbon’s talent identification and recruiting process.

The successful candidate will join a small, agile and interdisciplinary team as soon as possible and will have the opportunity to grow with the company.

Your roles and responsibilities at Ribbon Biolabs:

• Recruiting: set-up and develop a strategy as well as support the management on the operational side of the recruiting of new team members
• On- and offboarding: evolve the existing processes into an agile and easily applicable procedure
• Staff development: planning of internal and external development activities in coordination with the company’s management and the employees
• Tailor-made support of the team throughout change processes
• Monitor and consult measures based on the company Code of Conduct
• Contact person for all questions regarding Austrian labor law

Your educational background, experience, and skills:

• At least Bachelor’s degree level (HR, business administration, psychology etc.)
• Several years of relevant HR experience
• HR experience in a scientific sector and startup / SME environment is considered a plus
• Excellent knowledge of Austrian labor law
• Perfect English and German language skills, oral and written (company language is English)
• Positive can-do attitude and willingness to work cooperatively in a small team
• Inclusive mindset, ideally with prior international professional exposure

Our offer:

• Possibility to crucially contribute to the operational scale-up within a young and agile team and to contribute to a start-up company in a new and evolving market
• Join a highly motivated team, including team activities
• Flexible working hours
• Support for professional development training and German lessons
• We offer a competitive salary, according to experience and qualification.

Job type: Part time (20 hours per week with the plan to increase to 40 hours in 2021). Employment is permanent.

Location: This role is at IST Park, in Klosterneuburg with the possibility to act in Vienna in 2020.

How to apply:

Applicants should provide a cover letter explaining the motivation behind the application, and curriculum vitae to hires@ribbonbiolabs.com. Considerations of the applications will continue until the position is filled.

Ribbon Biolabs is an Equal Opportunities Employer. While focusing on the right set and mix of experience and skills, we support equal opportunities and highly embrace diversity.

Disclaimer according to Austrian Law: the minimum gross salary is EUR 1.100,- per month (20 hrs per week, paid 14 times p.a.). The salary will be adjusted to experience and qualification.

The team at Ribbon Biolabs is looking forward to your application!

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Student Internship in ‘Synthetic DNA Synthesis’

ABOUT RIBBON BIOLABS

Ribbon Biolabs is a small biotech company with locations in Vienna and in Klosterneuburg (outskirts of Vienna) focused on developing the next technological wave of error-proof DNA synthesis for synthetic biology applications. With our approach, we are developing a cost-efficient platform to produce long and complex DNA molecules, thereby enabling a new generation of biopharmaceutical processes and other synthetic biology products.

Ribbon Biolabs counts with multiple sources of funding including public grants and VC equity from tecnet equity and IST Cube (the investment fund of the world-renowned Institute of Science & Technology – IST Austria, ranked third worldwide by Nature in the “Nature Index 2019”). We are running a new, state-of-the art laboratory at IST Park in Klosterneuburg and our association with IST Austria allows for access to their scientific services and facilities. A new laboratory in Vienna will serve a key role for quality control (QC) and for translating our R&D results obtained in Klosterneuburg into actionable products to serve our customers worldwide.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

With the start of the new decade, we are looking for a driven Internship Student to join Ribbon’s scientific team in assisting us with skilled hands and fresh ideas in solving key challenges in our R&D pipeline establishment for automated production of synthetic DNA. Specifically, the Intern will help with the optimization of the core molecular biology pipeline protocol, optimizing the utilization of bead-based purification and nucleic acid amplification technologies towards optimized yield and purity of our synthetic DNA products. The successful candidate will join a small but highly agile and interdisciplinary team as soon as possible and will have the unique opportunity to experience research in a young and dynamic biotech startup company.

Through the internship, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the R&D work in the lab by supporting the experimental development of the molecular biology pipeline for synthetic DNA production, biochemical protocol optimization and translation to robotic automated assembly in cooperation with the scientists in the team. This will be achieved by active mentoring and learning with our scientists through assisting them with diverse laboratory – relevant tasks. You can gain expertise on performing experiments on DNA assembly, molecular cloning, DNA purification, amplification (qualitative and quantitative PCR), DNA quantification through different analytical techniques (e.g. gel-electrophoresis / spectrophotometry / fluorescence / capillary electrophoresis) and preparation of sequencing (Sanger / NGS).

The candidate should have as many of the following educational background, experience, or skills:

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience).

Educational background with hands-on wet-lab experience in molecular biology, biochemistry, synthetic biology or equivalent.

Coding and/or bioinformatic data analysis training.

Accuracy, reliability and precision in practical research setups.

Can-do attitude, inclusive mindset and the motivation to experience industry research.

Team player with good communication skills.

Excellent written and spoken English language skills. German language is of advantage.

Our offer:

Possibility to experience industry research in a startup company in a young and agile team.

Opportunity to enter the exciting research field of synthetic biology.

Job type: Temporary / part-time student internship.

Role: Internship is for 6 months (or longer)

Location: This role is for laboratory operations at our R&D site at IST Park, in Klosterneuburg.

Availability: The candidate should be available to join as soon as possible.

How to apply: Applicants should provide a cover letter explaining the motivation behind the application, curriculum vitae, and two references (mentors, supervisors or other contact relevant to education or first professional experience) to hires@ribbonbiolabs.com.

Ribbon Biolabs is an Equal Opportunities Employer. While focusing on the right set and mix of experience and skills, we support equal opportunities and highly embrace diversity.

The team at Ribbon Biolabs is looking forward to your application!

Corona Lockdown Update: Ribbon Biolabs continues to receive applications for the Summer Intern position but due to the uncertainty of the situation the starting date remains on hold until the pandemic status is resolved.

As an early-stage startup company, we seek a to hire a responsible, well-organized and dedicated candidate, who can integrate into our diverse team and support our Senior Project Manager with the set-up of project management structures as well as the realization of interesting projects. The office management and preparation work for bookkeeping will be also in the successful candidate’s responsibility.

Your roles and responsibilities at Ribbon Biolabs:

• Support project management (grants and customer projects, set-up of PM structures and tools etc.)
• Office management and administrative tasks (like travel organization, procurement, HR etc.)
• Bookkeeping (pre-accounting, preparation of payments, billing, filing etc.)

Your background, experience and skills:

• Previous experience in office management, administration etc.
• Background and/or experience in bookkeeping/accounting is an advantage.
• Experience in project management is an advantage.
• Rather than a specific education path we are searching for a person who is hands-on, happy to be in constant contact with the team and shares the start-up spirit with us.
• Very good English and German skills (company language is English).
• Accurate and reliable working style.
• Excellent MS Office skills.

Our offer:

• Full health and social benefits according to Austrian law.
• Opportunity to contribute to a young company in the new, evolving synthetic biology market.
• Join a highly motivated team, including team activities.
• Flexible working hours.
• We offer a competitive salary adjusted according to experience and qualification.

Job type: Part time (20 hours per week with the possibility to increasing to 40 hours per week in 2021). Employment is permanent.

Location: This role is at IST Park, in Klosterneuburg with the possibility to act in Vienna in 2021.

Availability: We expect to fill the position in autumn 2020.

How to apply:

Please provide a cover letter explaining the motivation behind the application, and curriculum vitae (CV can be in German) to hires@ribbonbiolabs.com. Considerations of the applications will continue until the position is filled.

Ribbon Biolabs is an Equal Opportunities Employer. While focusing on the right set and mix of experience and skills, we support equal opportunities and highly embrace diversity.

The team at Ribbon Biolabs is looking forward to your application!