Postdoctoral Researcher

59397 - Post Doc position in the Academic affairs and Networks Team - Organoids

The opportunity:

Academic affairs and Networks (AAN) is a team within Teva's Global R&D, with a mission to identify and manage strategic academic collaborations and connection to seed innovation in Teva and help build Teva's future drug discovery and preclinical assessment of novel therapeutics.

The post doc that will be part of a team managing one or more projects in the field of organoids in the oncology field as part of OrganoSheres a national industry-academia consortium funded by the Israeli Innovation Authority. The post doc will work on ex-vivo organoids systems as well as analyze data, present new results and conduct scientific discussions with external partners and groups within Teva.

How you’ll spend your day:

The post doc will and will be required to have high expertise and experience in organoids and specifically in the field of cancer (very strong background in immunology is a must).

The main tasks will be:

• Performing ex-vivo studies of human organoids, FACs, staining, RNA-seq experience.
• Read and analyze literature, analyze and present new results

In this role, the team member is expected to demonstrate both rigorous and creative scientific and analytical breadth. Focus and accountability is required as well as flexibility in moving between projects according to needs.

Your experience and qualifications:

• Expert scientific background (PhD in immunology/cancer and experience in organoids systems – a must)
• Strong oral and written communication skills, fluency in English
• Strong interpersonal skills, a true team player