Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Are you passionate about advancing sensor technology for health monitoring applications? Join Illumove as a Biosensor Design Engineer, where you will play a key role in designing and developing innovative biosensor concepts that support our mission of enhancing health monitoring through cutting-edge technology.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Innovation: Drive the development of Illumove's integrated sensing platform, focusing on its progression towards industrialization.
- Surface Functionalization & Assay Development: Develop and optimize surface functionalization protocols and biosensing assays tailored for health biomarker monitoring.
- Proof-of-Concept & Validation Studies: Design and execute experimental studies to demonstrate biosensor capabilities in relevant biological environments.
- Prototype Advancement: Refine and mature sensor prototypes, collaborating with industrial and academic partners to accelerate development.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Interface with prospective customers in target markets such as wearable devices and health monitoring solutions to gather feedback and promote our technologies.
- Technology Research: Explore and evaluate cutting-edge transducer technologies for biosensing applications.
- Innovation Development: Design novel biosensors utilizing biofunctionalized structures for optical and electrochemical monitoring.
- Project Management: Manage innovation projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and timelines.
Your Profile
- Innovative Mindset: Curious, creative, and capable of thinking across disciplines.
- Academic Qualifications: PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a related field, with at least 3 years of research experience in academia or industry.
- Technical Expertise:
- Hands-on experience with biofunctionalization of 1D and 2D carbon-based nanomaterials (e.g., antibodies and DNA grafting, enzyme immobilization).
- Strong knowledge of optical and electrical biosensing, including optical spectroscopy and imaging, and electrochemistry.
- Demonstrated expertise in sensor technology for health monitoring applications.
- Familiarity with integrated circuits and microfluidic systems.
- Analytical Skills: Proficiency in data analysis tools such as Python, MATLAB, or equivalent.
- Project Leadership: Practical experience with project management principles and methodologies.
- Communication Skills: Exceptional English communication skills, with a proven ability to publish scientific articles.
How to Apply
Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.