We are looking for a highly motivated Plant in vitro culture and transformation technician to join our “Plants & Transformation” team and help us get our most ambitious R&D project to the next level: Transforming and regenerating our enhanced indoor plant. You will need to have good scientific rigor and be comfortable with managing many parallel tasks. You will also need to be meticulous and have very high attention to detail, as from day 1, you will work on a crucial workstream to achieve results within challenging timelines. Your work will impact all future Neoplants products and thus will be instrumental in achieving our long-term vision.

Main scope of position (but not limited to):

• Perform in vitro culture of various plants, model and ornamental

• Initiate and subculture the plant tissues in a sterile environment

• Transform model and non-model monocot and dicot plants under expert supervision

• Perform general laboratory tasks: Media, reagent and glassware preparation and sterilization

• Report advancements and challenges to the team

Required:

• Bac +2 / 3 in plant biology or a related field

• Worked with Plants and especially plant tissue culture

• Scientific rigor and attention to details

• Team spirit, good interpersonal and communication skills

• Intermediate English proficiency – comfortable with speaking and writing in a professional setting

Bonus if you have:

• Experience in plant transformation

• Experience with non-model plant species

• Experience in basic molecular biology techniques

⭐️ Shared values: Team spirit, Positive impact, Excellence, Humility

Why join us?

🌿 Contribute to global innovation by collaborating with world-class experts in their field, learn from the founders, and get regular updates on everything happening in the company through monthly company-wide meetings.

🌿Join an innovative startup where you can make an impact and at any position in the company

🌿 Participate in recurring company events, such as breakfast every other Friday at the office, annual kick-off, offsite seminar, after-work, celebrations every month, team activities like escape games or go-karting

🌿 Come work in our brand new Neolab, ‘The Seed’: A unique 1,200m2 space on two floors featuring a state-of-the-art wetlab, full-scale performance testing rooms among other high-end equipment, as well as open offices and great team spaces!

🌿 Enjoy great benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Transportation (Navigo card or bike pass): 100% reimbursed.

• Swile (lunch vouchers): 10€ per day worked - 55% paid by the company

• Health: Alan Blue (private insurance, 70% paid by Neoplants, applicable to your family) and access to Moka.care (wellness and mental health support platform)

• Healthy snacks and fruit in the office

• Your own Mac Book pro

• Personalized little attentions and a seniority gift from year one

Recruitment journey

Step 1 - Introduction call with technical expert & HR (visio)

Step 2 - Live working session at the lab (on site)

Step 3 - Leadership and Karma interviews, Meet the team & visit the Seed (on site)

⭐️ We get a lot of applications, so don’t shy away but surprise us ;)

Neoplants values diversity within its organization and in its relationships with its stakeholders. Thus, with equal skills, we study all applications without any discrimination.