Working Student for lab automation in Drug Discovery in Darmstadt bei Merck KGaA

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Your role

The provision of test substances in solution for their entry into the drug discovery process is the basis for an efficient hit finding and hit optimization. At the company this process is served by the Compound Distribution Hub (CDH) within the Compound Logistics & Bioassay Automation department.

As working student, you will support our CDH Team in different tasks and contribute to the distribution of chemical research compounds in R&D labs. You will gather an overview on compound logistic operations and hand-on experience in automation in early drug discovery. With your affinity to technology and interest in learning about automation you will prepare research compounds in microtiter plates.

Who You Are:

• Student of Biotechnology, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Engineering or equivalent

• Very good organizational skills to complete tasks accurately and on time

• Computer skills are very important, and should be able to quickly learn to work with lab related software packages

• Experience with automated liquid handling platforms and LIMS system is a plus

• Communication skills in German and/or English and strong team player are also desired

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