Biophotonic scientist/engineer (80-100%) - Intern

About Spiden

Spiden is a Swiss medtech venture with the vision to use state-of-the-art detection techniques to continuously monitor and learn from a wide range of vital medical indicators, allowing to improve your individual health.

Your profile

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. physics (physical chemistry), optics & photonics or related disciplines, or relevant experience in spectroscopy
• Hands-on experience with optical spectroscopy and laboratories 
• You would be expected to work side-by-side with Spiden technologists and scientists
• Knowledge of biomedical device testing or chemometrics is a plus
• Experience with advanced data analysis is a plus
• Experience with Optical simulation tools (Zeemax, Lighttools etc) is a highly appreciated plus 

We offer

Internship position (80-100%) as Biophotonic scientist/engineer intern in the Biophotonic department. This job opportunity aims at actively executing and taking part of multisciplinary Biophotonic teams' activities within the R&D.

Compensation: Disclosed on site

Your mission

• Develop and implement optical spectroscopy solutions for label-free sensing of biomarkers in biological fluids and tissues
• Lead the design of experiments for testing the optical spectroscopy devices
• Perform experiments and contribute to the interpretation of the spectroscopic features 
• Document activities and report protocols and findings
• Contribute to the development of cutting-edge industry-facing research projects in the biomedical and pharmaceutical area
• Stay up to date with the state-of-the-art and the competition of optical-based biosensing
• Work on different projects and at the interface with other functions.

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