Cenix BioScience (www.cenix.com) is a mature biotechnology company now in its 13th year of operation, specializing in Nobel prize-winning gene silencing technology to advance therapeutic drug discovery for a wide range of diseases. We carry out complex, customized research projects of all scales for both industry and academia.

Having successfully taken on numerous projects for such major clients AstraZeneca, Bayer-Schering and Merck-Serono, we have assembled a highly multi-disciplinary and international team, working within state-of-the-art facilities in the heart of Dresden's growing life science research community.

Since March 2011, Cenix has been operating a new subsidiary, Cenix BioScience Belgium bvba, with labs and offices located in the heart of the primary campus of Janssen Pharmaceutica in Beerse, Belgium. We have now assembled the starting team who will drive this exciting new phase in our company's development, and crucially, seek to fill the following part-time (50-75%) position with a highly skilled, highly motivated individual:

You will:

• Play a key role in running all aspects of a well-streamlined administration, providing a full range of support for 4-6 scientific staff, creating a solid foundation for future growth:
  • Coordinating communications in English and Dutch both internally within the subsidiary (scheduling meetings, etc.) and externally with the parent company in Dresden, external partners & clients, landlord, bank, etc.;
  • Basic accounting & bookkeeping duties, coordinating with external accounting firm & finance department of parent company;
  • Providing wide range of logistical and administrative support for local team & management team in parent company (travel, English-Dutch translations, general filing, processing contracts & other paperwork, outgoing orders, incoming/ outgoing shipments, etc.).

But first, you need:

• Perfectly bilingual English & Dutch, both spoken & written (knowledge of German is helpful but not essential);
• >3 years of strong, broad hands-on experience in small company administration, preferably in biotech or pharma; basic accounting training, particularly using modern accounting software, will be an important asset;
• Highly proficient computer skills using all MS-Office programmes, in particular Excel;
• Strong communication skills, outgoing, confident style;
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.

Cenix offers competitive salaries and a very international, informal and highly team-oriented working environment that prides itself on a professional, results-focused work ethic. Our company working language is English, and therefore, all staff must be completely fluent.

If you are interested in this position, please email or send a complete C.V. in English with at least 2 references, highlighting earliest possible start date and quoting the above position code to:

Ms. Gisela Bomba, Cenix BioScience GmbH, Tatzberg 47, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Tel: +49 (351) 41 73 128, Email: recruit@cenix.com