Cell and Molecular Biologist

**About Nūmi****:
Nūmi is the first European cultivated breast milk company aiming to produce maternal milk to better match the ideal nutrition for babies. We are an early stage startup on the mission to revolutionize how we feed the next generation. If you want to join a fast growing, VC backed, biotech startup, Nūmi is the place for you

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**Our Culture** ‍**:
Reach for the moon, land on the Milky Way - **Ambition**: Nūmi is driven by bold ideas and relentless determination, always aiming for the stars to create real impact.

Make sure each Nūmiz is your best asset - **Team Work & Pedagogy**: At Nūmi, we believe that teamwork makes us stronger. We encourage knowledge-sharing, open feedback, and mutual respect. Each Nūmiz is here to lift others up, ensuring that the collective succeeds.

Feed your excellence in effort and determination - **Excellence**: At Nūmi, excellence starts with dedication and a commitment to constant improvement. We embrace challenges as opportunities to learn and push ourselves to deliver high-quality results.

We culture cells with positivity because what we do is phenūminal - **Positivity** : Our mission drives us to communicate with passion and energy, always keeping the bigger impact in sight. We celebrate quick wins, but never lose track of our ultimate goal.

**What we are looking for**:
Nūmi is looking for a Cell and Molecular Biology Scientist who will work closely within our Lactation team. The Cell and Molecular Biology Scientist will be responsible for projects regarding maintenance, differentiation and lactation of human mammary cells. Prior experience in cell and molecular biology techniques are key requirements. As part of your mission at Nūmi you will:

- Maintain mammalian cell culture including expansion, and cryopreservation of cells
- Plan, execute, and analyze cultivation and differentiation experiments with complex data sets to understand mass balances and metabolic shifts
- Engineer innovative cell manipulations with a product development mindset
- Analyze and present data to a multidisciplinary research team and communicate recommendations and ideas for future research efficiently
- Conduct literature searches in relevant scientific journals to optimize scientific approaches

**Requirements**:

- PhD in Cell Biology, Bioengineering, Biophysics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related engineering or life science discipline and 3+ years of relevant experience preferably in an industry setting or a Master's degree in the above fields with 5+ years of relevant experience preferably in an industry setting
- Strong expertise in mammalian cell culture techniques
- Strong background in cell biology topics including cell cycle, proliferation and differentiation
- Proficient in sterile aseptic handling of mammalian cells
- Growth mindset, curiosity, and ability to learn quickly and work independently as a self-directed problem solver
- Desire to work as a team player and build a diverse, collaborative, and kind work environment
- Strong organizational skills to prioritize and deliver against timelines and competing priorities
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English

**Bonus**:
Ideally you have experience in some, but not necessarily all, of the following areas
- Experience working with high-throughput screening and lab automation
- Hands-on experience using CRISPR/Cas9 to edit eukaryotic genomes.
- Project management tools and Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) softwares

**Benefits**

Unique opportunity to be one of the first employees at an early stage biotech company, shaping the future of infant nutrition

Growth opportunities: you will have the opportunity to grow and develop with the company

Access to top-quality facilities, research services and infrastructure

Competitive salary
- Employee first mentality, we prioritize the well-being of our team members, both in terms of their mental and physical health.

**Process**:

- We first check that your skills match the expectations
- First interview with the hiring manager, Héloïse Coutelier, Chief of staff to the CTO
- A technical case study in English to give you a taste of what we are working on at Nūmi
- A last interview on site (when possible) to meet part of the team, visit the labs & office and Founders’ interview