Senior scientist - Peptide Synthesis

Biotage is a leading global supplier of instruments and consumables for medicinal chemists.The company is also well established supplier of products in analytical chemistry.Biotage has 245 employees world wide and made a net result of 394,1 MSEK 2009.Biotage s shares are listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm small Cap list.To our head office in Uppsala we are searching for Senior scientist ?Peptide Synthesis As Senior scientist at Biotage you will be the R&D ambassador of our peptide synthesis efforts.Besides being a part of the R&D development team you will work closely to marketing, sales and external contacts - mainly customers and vendors but also people in other scientific collaborations.The position will be hands on lab based and require thorough knowledge of modern peptide synthesis methods and a good working knowledge of analytical instrumentation including analytical methods for peptides.Key responsibilities are: - Turn customer demands into technical requirements for development projects - Act as the internal customer during development projects - Provide application data and posters that supports our products - Explore new applications based on state-of-the-art literature methods - Provide technical support for peptide synthesis customers - Support the marketing and sales organisation with comparative data on competitor products - Interact with academic groups - Attend scientific meetings to present posters and give oral presentations The job requires: - PhD relevant to solid phase peptide synthesis - A minimum of five years hands on experience of working with peptide chemistry analysis and characterization - Hands on experience from working with instrumentation for organic synthesis and analysis - Industrial experience is preferred - Experience of working in an international environment - Fluent in English We are looking for a person who has proactive way of working and ability to take own initiatives.You should also be good at taking responsibility, meet deadlines and be a good communicator.