Job Description

The Ingenuity Lab is a leading translational research environment at the intersection of chemistry, engineering and medicine. We develop breakthrough technologies to transform surgery and disease monitoring.



We are now looking for a highly motivated Organic Chemist/Chemical Biologist to expand our efforts in biomarker-driven surgical diagnostics and therapeutic monitoring. The start date is flexible.

Organic Chemist/Chemical Biologist (w/m/d) 100 %

Research

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Your tasks

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Investigate the functional role and clinical relevance of diverse biomarkers in surgical complications and disease progression. Design and synthesize chemical compounds capable of selectively interacting with relevant biomarkers, enabling disease or complication detection. Develop and optimize reaction pathways between biomarkers and designed compounds to achieve sensitive, specific, and reliable biomarker sensing. Collaborate closely with scientists, engineers, clinicians to translate molecular sensing concepts into clinically viable solutions.

Your profile

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PhD (or equivalent experience) in Organic Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Medicinal Chemistry, or related field. Creative, hands-on, and solution-oriented mindset. Strong expertise in small molecule design, synthesis, and characterization. Demonstrated experience in molecular recognition, bioorthogonal chemistry, or diagnostic probe development is highly desirable. Interest in translational medicine, interdisciplinary collaboration, and contributing to technologies with real clinical impact.

Our offer

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A dynamic, interdisciplinary environment bridging academia, clinics, and startups. Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies with direct path toward clinical translation. Close collaboration with scientists, engineers and surgeons. Modern lab infrastructure and strong institutional support.

For further information, please visit our Website. We invite you to learn more about our work and mission.

Next steps

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For further information please contact Mr. Benjamin Suter, E-Mail: besuter@ethz.ch



We are looking forward to your complete online application.



Please note that we are happy to process applications by mail/post, but for administrative reasons we do not return them.

The Balgrist as an Employer

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The Balgrist offers its skilled and motivated specialist employees an innovative environment with a practical orientation. Trainees benefit from a broad range of training and intern positions, and from high-quality instruction. We form part of Zurich's university medicine network, which also includes the University of Zurich, ETH Zurich and the other university hospitals in Zurich. That's how we keep our finger on the pulse of the medicine of the future.


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