Phase1 is Orion's paid trainee program for university and university of applied sciences students. The program brings together a large group of trainees from different disciplines. In addition to summer jobs, the program offers various events, networking with other trainees and Orionees, and group mentoring to support your career! Could this be the first phase of your Orion career? For more information about the Phase1 trainee program and the application process, please visit Orion's website.

Description of the position

Neurodegenerative proteinopathy unit is seeking a dynamic, curious and skilled trainee to be based in R&D laboratories in Turku. You will be working with the in vitro scientists and contribute to the progress of existing projects. This is an opportunity to learn more about neurodegeneration and drug discovery in pharmaceutical industry. 

You will be

• Culturing and managing mammalian cells, primary rodent neurons
• Performing in vitro cell based assays
• Analyzing experiments using biochemical techniques and/or molecular biology assays (eg. qPCR, WB and/or cell imaging)

Description of the unit

Neurodegenerative proteinopathy unit is working on neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to develop therapies and to understand the underlying disease mechanisms. This team is responsible for the discovery of novel targets and research projects in neurodegeneration at Orion.

We offer

At Orion, you'll get a broad insight into drug discovery and neurodegeneration. You'll also get responsibility during the summer as we offer you the opportunity to challenge yourself with interesting and varied tasks. During the summer you will also get a comprehensive overview of Orion's processes, activities and learn about different positions within the corporation.

In addition to your salary package, we offer comprehensive employee benefits such as sports and cultural benefits, and a wide range of health and beauty products in our very own staff shop.

Appreciation of colleagues and continuous development are part of our core values.

Requirements

• University student and/or university of applied sciences student or recent graduate
  
• Prior knowledge and experience in cell culture techniques
• Familiarity with molecular biology and biochemical techniques is valuable 
• Able to communicate in verbal and written English

You are proactive and able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously. You also have good people skills and like working in a team environment. You have high motivation to work and are willing to learn new techniques.

Additional information

Please apply as soon as possible, but no later than 30th January 2022. We will start interviewing possible candidates during the application time, so please ensure that we have your application as soon as possible!

If you would like to know more about the application process and timelines, please visit our website.

Welcome to build well-being with us next summer 2022!

Orion Corporation operates in more than 30 countries, where we Orionees, 3300 in total, work in all kinds of positions. Among us there are Research Scientists, Laboratory Technicians, Engineers and IT Specialists as well as people working in Production, just to mention some examples. We offer diverse and responsible jobs to our personnel in a truly multi-disciplinary work environment. We encourage people to develop their competences and offer opportunities to affect the job description and creating their own career path at Orion. We are searching for top talents who are ready to share our passion for the work that we do.