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Month: February 2017
Time to show off! :)
Share your images at Sven-Harry’s museum of art
The Ragnar Söderberg Foundation has initiated an art project in order to present research in medicine. The project “The invisible body” aims to tell stories about research and what researchers do, and how they do it. Scientists are now invited to share their work for everyone to see. The foundation is looking for high-resolution pictures in very large sizes to present at an exhibition in November at Sven-Harry’s museum in Vasaparken, Stockholm.
Would you like to contribute? Contact: art(at)ragnarsoderbergsstiftelse.se
One more microscopy job, this time in Zurich :)
we have an open position at the Single Cell Facility , ETH, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), Basel:
Microscopy Engineer / Microscopist (m/f)
Responsibilities are training and support of facility users. This includes microscopy instrument quality control and their maintenance. The microscopy engineer/microscopist will develop and implement customized configurations and the setup of the experimental workflows of experiments on the automated imaging systems. The successful candidate will share responsibilities with our other microscopy expert and work closely together with our software engineer for image analysis and data management.
This position is available for 2 years and located in Basel.
Requirements are a degree from a technical college or a university with a proven experience in various advanced light microscopy and digital imaging technologies. She/he will have extensive technical experience with state-of-the-art light microscopy platforms such as confocal, live-cell imaging and/or SPIM. Strong knowledge of advanced quantitative imaging technologies as well as their underlying optical principles is required. Scripting experience is a plus. The candidate should have hands-on skills in microscopy component integration.
This position demands very good communication skills in English to interact with scientists and students, and the skill to adapt to the service character of the facility to successfully support scientific research and operations at the D-BSSE. Besides having excellent technical abilities in the field of light microscopy, the candidate must be an excellent team player and possess the ability to work in a variety of scientific areas.
The Single Cell Facility (SCF) is a central scientific core facility within the ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), located in Basel. The SCF serves the department by providing technology and support in advanced (light-sheet, automated wide field, confocal) microscopy and flow cytometry.
For further information about the position, please contact Dr. Thomas Horn, by email: thomas.horn@bsse.ethz.ch (no applications).
Applications are only accepted online, please use the “Apply now” button at the link below. Please address it to: ETH Zurich, Roland Munz, Human Resources, CH-8092 Zurich.
https://apply.refline.ch/845721/5177/pub/en/index.html
Further information on our facility:
Microscopy job in the UK
A Regional Sales Manager position (based in UK or Benelux) is immediately available at BioAxial, a young and fast growing life science instrument company based in central Paris (left bank), with an outstanding technological platform backed by solid intellectual property, allowing super resolution microscopy.
BioAxial’s CODIM platform (Conical Diffraction Microscopy), by combining proprietary hardware and software components, images biological samples far beyond the diffraction limit, illuminating them at very low photo-toxicity levels. Furthermore, CODIM imaging doesn’t require any specific sample preparation, unlike other super-resolution modalities.
The full job advertisement is available in the text below, to apply please contact Fabien Bonnaud (full details below.
REGIONAL SALES MANAGER
Reports to: Sales Director
Location: Home-office based (UK or Benelux)
Purpose
As a full member of the BioAxial sales team, focusing on sales and customer experience, the Regional Sales Manager will be responsible for executing the CODIM business plan in his/her territory and reaching or exceeding the annual sales target.
This individual will interact directly with customers and extensively within the organization.
This position has a strong focus on sales & business development, on consistent and meaningful field activities which support the development and execution of growth strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to top-line business growth by meeting and exceeding sales expectations
- Identify business growth opportunities in the assigned territory, build strong customer relationships and expand KOL network.
- Accurately complete and maintain sales forecast and other records in an orderly and timely fashion.
- Work in compliance with the structured sales process developed by BioAxial, while contributing to continually improving the sales process.
- Understand customer applications, assess customer needs, differentiating from competition based on BioAxial’s value proposition.
- Handle customer inquiries in a professional and timely manner.
- Acquire, maintain, and expand knowledge of BioAxial products, competitive landscape and the market in order to meet customer needs and improve win rate.
- Provide feedback from current and potential customers to enhance products and services.
- Work with team on sales and marketing campaigns to promote brand awareness and inbound lead generation.
- Attend prioritized trade exhibitions, workshops, user group meetings, etc.
- Maintain company’s contact management database with accurate, up-to-date contact and activity details.
Critical Success Factors
Ø Technical Skills: Direct knowledge and understanding of high value microscopy equipment sales in a competitive environment. 5+ sales experience within the life sciences market, ideally microscopy, and with demonstrated success or equivalent. Scientific/commercial multi-disciplinary education and background preferred. Master’s degree in Sciences. Domain knowledge of confocal imaging and/or cellular image analysis highly desirable.
Ø Communication Skills: Excellent written and oral communication skills, in English plus one additional European language. Proven distinguished interpersonal skills & ability to work equally well with individuals and cross-functional teams. Effectively communicates with and engages all individuals involved in the sales process ; translates technical decisions, strategies and customer needs into a solution ; produces clear, understandable proposals.
Ø Time & Resource Management: Proven analytical and problem solving skills. Strongly motivated and self-driven, ability to work independently, devise & implement solutions to problems, & make decisions on one’s own initiative. Allocates time and resources efficiently, focusing on ever-shifting priorities; continually seeks way to improve individual/team productivity.
Ø Business & Organization Knowledge: Understands the microscopy market and BioAxial’s mission within this market. Direct knowledge of grant application, purchasing and tender procedures.
Ø Change Management: Exhibits an assertive personality with a strong bias for action with a results-based orientation; tackles tough problems with firm deadlines. Demonstrates ability to be an effective team-player in a matrix-reporting environment. Shows rapid and effective learning skills, adapting to new situations as they arise.
Fabien Bonnaud, Sales Director, BioAxial
29 rue du Faubourg St Jacques
75014 Paris – France
C : +33 789 836 378