Proteomics Core Facility Leader

Proteomics Core Facility Leader

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine

Münster, Germany

The position

• You will lead the day-to-day operations of the platform, including scheduling, quality control, processing and analyses across label-free, TMT, and SILAC-based proteomics and phosphoproteomics, and other MS-omics workflows
• You will co-develop and implement new workflows and analysis methods to increase throughput, quality, quantitation and reproducibility
• You maintain mass spectrometry instruments at the highest performance standards and manage service contracts as well as consumables.
• You advise on and support the procurement of future equipment and contribute to grant applications for infrastructure funding.
• You actively contribute to research projects, from experimental planning and data interpretation through to manuscript writing.

Your profile

• We are looking for a qualified team player with a strong interest in cutting-edge science and a service-oriented mindset.

Required:

• Expert (MSc or PhD) in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, or a closely related field - with a strong mass spectrometry track record
• Hands-on expertise with high-resolution LC-MS platforms, ideally including Bruker-based instruments
• Demonstrated ability to develop and optimize analytical methods from first principles
• Ability to communicate clearly with coworkers, scientists and principal investigators

Preferred:

• Strong interest in or experience with single-cell and/or spatial mass spectrometry technologies
• Experience running or co-running a core or research facility is a strong plus, not a prerequisite
• Fluent in English; German is an asset but not required