ÖGMBT thanks all exhibitors, visitors and sponsors for their participation and support!
6 Employer & Career Workshops - 22 Exhibitors - 500 participants - 355 CVs within the Talent Pool –
Interviews – Employer Pitches – CV Check – Job Profiles – Job Board
The Life Science Career Fair 2023 (LSCF23), which took place on May 16, 2023 at the premises of the FH Campus Wien (Favoritenstraße 226, 1100 Vienna), was an outstanding success. LSCF23 enabled jobseekers and potential employers to meet and to network.
The fair attracted a diverse target group composed of students at any levels and young professionals with wide ranged career experinces. The visitors arrived not only from Vienna and surroundings, but also from all other Austrian federal states and even from abroad. Students and young professionals received a representative overview of careers offered by the Austrian job market in the life science field. Young professionals had the chance to get in contact with a variety of potentials employers from academia and institutions, from start-ups and SMEs to global corporates and further organisations supporting life scientists.
The supporting program offered interesting WORKSHOPS and EMPLOYER PRESENTATIONS to envision personal career goals and inspiring presentations showcasing different career opportunities. Moreover, several recruiting tools facilitated the matchmaking of jobseekers with employers looking for skilled personal. Within the framework of EMPLOYERS Pitches, the exhibitors introduced themselves as potential employers. The TALENT POOL gave the exhibitors access to over 355 CVs uploaded by the visitors with filter options enabling recruiting before and after the fair. In addition, individual CV checks & Feedback were offered by several exhibitors. Visitors also had the opportunity to have professional photos taken for their resumes by the photographer in the RESUME FOTO CORNER. Everything that serves the next step in the career was there.
The event was organized with the partners acib, FH Campus Wien and Chemie Report. Only through the financial support of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Economy (BMAW) the event could be realized and among them also the participation of 4 start-ups as exhibitors. With great appreciation we would like to thank all partners and supporters.
The feedback from students, life scientists, institutions and companies was incredibly positive. Dozens of employments were mediated thanks to due this year’s career fair. The large attendance proved the need in Austria for such an event to connect life sciences with the job market. Therefore, the career fair will become a recurring event by the ÖGMBT taking place in Vienna. The next Life Science Career Fair will take place on the 28 th of May 2024. Save the Date!
The LSCF is THE career fair for the whole life science sector in Austria, from academia to industry, that was launched to stay as annual fix point for the community.
Program outline
Impressions of the Life Science Career Fair 2023
acib GmbH
About:
acib is an international center of excellence in the field of industrial biotechnology. The research center develops sustainable, environmentally friendly, and economically and technically advanced processes for the biotech-, pharmaceutical- and chemical industries. In doing so, it takes nature’s methods and tools as its model.Within its partner network, acib cooperates with industry in order to transfer scientific results into efficient processes and innovative products, always for the benefit of humans, animals and the environment.
Number of Staff:
200
Locations:
Vienna/Graz/Tulln/Innsbruck
Homepage:
www.acib.at
Positions offered:
short-term internship; BSc thesis; MSc thesis; PhD position; entry-level position; position with first experience; specialised position
biotechjobs.at
About:
biotechjobs.at is the leading job exchange for biotechnology, life science, pharmacy and food technology in Austria.
biotechjobs.at is the link between employers and job seekers in the biotech industry. With a comprehensive and up-to-date database of vacancies in the fields of biotechnology, pharmacy and research, biotechjobs.at offers a wide range of career opportunities for professionals looking for jobs in the biotech industry in Austria.
biotechjobs.at is also a reliable contact for employers in the biotech industry. We offer our customers tailor-made solutions for their employee search.
biotechjobs.at Find all companies in the industry on one platform!
Locations:
Austria
Homepage:
https://www.biotechjobs.at
Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG
About:
The Regional Center Vienna (RCV), part of the German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, is responsible for over 30 countries in Central and Eastern Europe and in Asia. It is thus one of the company’s most important sites and is also a flagship enterprise in the Austrian capital. It employs around 3,000 people in medical research, production and administration.
As the center of Boehringer Ingelheim’s oncology research, Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG in Vienna is one of the most important sites within the global group of companies. We carry out research on new substances for cancer and other diseases and test them in clinical trials. The second focus is the development and production of biopharmaceuticals for ourselves and others.
Our common goal is to achieve breakthroughs in the treatment of diseases and to advance medical research.
Number of Staff:
3.100 in Vienna
Locations:
Vienna
Homepage:
https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.at/de
Positions offered:
short-term internship; BSc thesis; MSc thesis; PhD position; entry-level position; position with first experience; specialised position; information/consultation
BTA - BioTech Association
About:
We, the BioTech Association (BTA) are an association for networking, education and gathering of students and graduates of the FH Campus Wien, who are interested in the biotechnological, molecular biological, and pharmaceutical field. Join our association for free to benefit from our strong and diversified network.
Locations:
Vienna
Homepage:
https://bta.or.at/
Croma Pharma
About:
Croma is a global player and challenger in the dynamically growing, minimally in-vasive aesthetics market.Croma is a family business with more than 40 years of experience and a leading manufacturer of premium-quality HA syringes.Croma offers a comprehensive, innovative portfolio of safe, reliable, efficacious products from one trusted source. Croma has been striving for innovation since its foundation, strongly focuses on in-house R&D to drive the company's growth and has highstandards in the clinical deve-lopment of its products.Croma cares for the long-term success of its customers and is committed to supporting them in their business (in a personal, solution-oriented manner and with value adding services).As a family business, Croma has focused on sustainability long before ESG entered the corporate realm and is currently specifying its ESG Strategy & Roadmap.
Number of Staff:
450/ Austria, 630 worldwide
Locations:
Leobendorf, Austria
Homepage:
https://at.croma.at/home-de-en-001/
Positions offered:
short-term internship; PhD position; entry-level position; position with first experience; specialised position
Candidates wanted:
Bachelor, Master, PhD., scientific background (Chemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals), experience in medical devices, GxP
Doctoral School in Microbiology and Environmental Science, University of Vienna
About:
The Doctoral School in Microbiology and Environmental Science at the University of Vienna is an interdisciplinary doctoral school at the interface of microbiology, molecular ecology and environmental geosciences. We address current challenges in 21st century society: the role of microbiomes, adaptation and resistance mechanisms, biogeochemistry, pollutant dynamics and nutrient fluxes - in global change and for human, animal, plant and environmental health. The mission of the doctoral school is the advancement of education and research in microbiology and environmental science. Therefore, the central strategic goals of the doctoral school are excellent training of PhD candidates and advancing science through internationally competitive basic, translational and applied investigations. Our aims comprise selective recruitment, consistent high quality of supervision, excellent training and infrastructure, and administrative as well as financial support to the students.
Locations:
Vienna
Homepage:
https://vds-mes.univie.ac.at/
Positions offered:
PhD position
EURAXESS Austria
About:
EURAXESS is a platform for researchers, entrepreneurs, universities and businesses to interact with each other. We provide information and support to researchers, entrepreneurs and research organisations. All services of the EURAXESS Network are free of charge. Our web portal offers job, funding and hosting opportunities, career development guidance and much more.
Locations:
Global
Homepage:
https://www.euraxess.at/
Positions offered:
PhD position; entry-level position; position with first experience; specialised position; information/consultation
EVOMEDIS GmbH
About:
The field of wound care has been dominated by the term “management”. Although innovative therapies are on the rise, they still make up a minority of the whole wound care management industry. Burns and chronic wounds are often managed over long periods of time, rather than quickly healed.
EVOMEDIS, established in 2020, is an early stage biotechnology firm based in the heart of the Medical Science City Graz, Austria. We aim to shift the current paradigm of wound management to wound healing. To do so we are developing a unique product, EVOCellic. EVOCellic is a cell based wound therapy designed to heal burns and chronic wounds. Thanks to our partners the MedUni Graz, Joanneum Research and parent company QRSKIN, we have extensive knowledge in Research and Development (R&D) of Tissue Engineered Skin Substitutes used for healing the wounds of children suffering from burns or elderly or diabetic patients suffering from chronic wounds.
Number of Staff:
3
Locations:
Graz
Homepage:
www.evomedis.com
Positions offered:
short-term internship; BSc thesis; MSc thesis; PhD position; entry-level position; position with first experience
Candidates wanted:
Students, PhDs, Postdocs and project manager in the area of cell therapy.
FH Campus Wien, University of Applied Sciences
About:
With more than 8,000 students, FH Campus Wien is the largest university of applied sciences in Austria. The Biotechnology Section as part of Department of Applied Life Sciences at FH Campus Wien, includes the bachelor's degree program Molecular Biotechnology and the English-language master's degree program Molecular Biotechnology. The Bioengineering Section covers the engineering side of biotechnology. This includes the bachelor's degree program Bioengineering as well as the master degree programs Biotechnological Quality Management, Bioprocess Technology and Bioinformatics.
Research and development are a significant and growing part of the activities of the Department of Applied Life Sciences at FH Campus Wien. Partnerships with renowned universities, research institutes and hospitals as well as project-related funding from FFG, FWF and MA23 prove the recognized research expertise of the Biotechnology Section.
Number of Staff:
50-100
Locations:
Favoritenstraße 222, 1100 Vienna, Austria
Homepage:
https://www.fh-campuswien.ac.at/departments/applied-life-sciences.html
Positions offered:
BSc thesis; MSc thesis; PhD position
Candidates wanted:
Bachelor's degree graduates, Technicians, Scientists, PhD students, Post-docs
FH Campus Wien
About:
The Campus Wien Academy is part of FH Campus Wien, Austria's largest university of applied sciences (UAS), and expands the study program as well as the academic continuing education program of the UAS. In the spirit of lifelong learning, the Campus Wien Academy meets the requirements of the labor market and society with its academic-level program in eight subject areas. The Campus Wien Academy offers seminars, modules and certificate programs tailored to the needs of the respective industry.
Number of Staff:
11
Locations:
Favoritenstraße 222, 1100 Vienna, Austria
Homepage:
https://www.campusacademy.at/
Positions offered:
information/consultation
Institute of Science and Technology Austria - ISTA
About:
The Institute of Science and Technology Austria - ISTA is a cross-disciplinary research institution that combines basic science research with graduate education. Our scientists perform theoretical and experimental research in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Information and System Sciences.
ISTA offers excellent infrastructure, an English-speaking, internationally diverse community, and proximity to Vienna. The institute offers career opportunities at many different stages, in science, scientific support, and administration.
Careers in Science: internship and PhD positions for BSc and MSc students, postdoc positions for PhD students, and faculty positions for outstanding scientists.
Careers in Administration and Scientific Services: scientific support in Microscopy, Nanofabrication, Preclinical, Scientific Computing, positions in academic and business administration (e.g., Grant management, Faculty recruiting, Communications, etc.), and IT.
Jobs at ISTA: ista.ac.at/en/jobs
Number of Staff:
1000
Locations:
Klosterneuburg, Austria
Homepage:
https://ista.ac.at/en
Positions offered:
short-term internship; BSc thesis; MSc thesis; PhD position; entry-level position; position with first experience; specialised position
Candidates wanted:
Students with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree for internship and PhD positions; PhD graduates for postdoc positions; qualified scientists for faculty positions; scientific and admin profiles for scientific services and administration positions.
life-science Karriere Services
About:
The Jobboard and Network for Bio Scientists.
You are a nature scientist or you employ them?
We support candidates to find companies which are looking for employees with a training in nature-sciences. Our jobboard is focussed on fields like: Agriculture, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Medicine, Mathematics, Physiks etc. All kinds of nature sciences.
You can find jobs for Management, Research, Sales, Administration, Quality Assurance and others.
You are interested in your career opportunities?
Visite our website https://life-science.eu, there you will find
♦ our jobboard focussed on candidates with a background in nature sciences
♦ the career blog with a lot of interesting articles about career issues e.g. description of the different job profiles
♦ picked out research news
We are looking forward to meeting you at our info point and inspiring you with information, hints and insights in the process of application. Take the chance to get a feedback on your CV.
Homepage:
https://life-science.eu
Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft - LBG Career Center
About:
We empower & support researchers in Austria in achieving their individual career goals – in or outside of academia.
The LBG Career Center is the first point of contact for all questions concerning career development from pre- and post-doc researchers and their leaders.
We provide confidential advice and accompany researchers and leaders in their career development. We also implement programs, workshops, trainings and build social networks with relevant communities in science and business.
As a national Competence Center for Intersectoral Career Development we...
... empower & support researchers in Austria in achieving their individual career goals – in or outside of academia
... offer individual career counseling and development
... enable cross-organizational and intersectoral networks
... enrich & expand existing offers of HR departments at our partner organizations
Number of Staff:
8
Locations:
Vienna, Austria
Homepage:
https://cc.lbg.ac.at/
Positions offered:
information/consultation
Candidates wanted:
Pre- and post-doc researchers
MSD Österreich
About:
MSD is one of the world's leading healthcare companies, researching, developing and manufacturing medicines and vaccines for human and animal health for more than 125 years. The company is committed to patient and population health by improving access to care solutions through long-term strategies, programs and partnerships. Today, MSD is a leader in research to prevent and treat diseases that threaten people and animals - including cancer, infectious diseases such as HIV and Ebola, and emerging animal diseases.
With our new production site in Krems an der Donau, we aim to be a provider of innovative vaccines and immunotherapies for the protection and treatment of farm and companion animals. With the further expansion of our biotechnological facilities, our company aims to be a major employer in Lower Austria, offering attractive career opportunities in a wide range of functions in a modern and safe working environment.
Number of Staff:
950
Locations:
Our company has a variety of locations across the globe. In Austria, our 3 locations are in Krems and Vienna.
Homepage:
https://www.msd.at/de/msd-in-oesterreich/
Positions offered:
short-term internship; BSc thesis; MSc thesis; PhD position; entry-level position; position with first experience; specialised position; information/consultation
Octapharma Pharmazeutika Produktionsges.m.b.H.
About:
Being established in 1983, Octapharma is a family-owned as well as a global healthcare company headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland. Our products are available in 118 countries and reach hundreds of thousands of patients every year. We focus on three therapeutic areas: haematology, immunotherapy and critical care.
We have more than 11,000 employees worldwide - at our largest site in Vienna, we already have around 1,400 employees. Here we have been covering all business areas of the company since 1989.
Octapharma is one of the largest human protein product manufacturers. We develop and produce medicines based on human proteins from human cell lines and human plasma which are sourced from our own plasma donation centres and other external sources.
Number of Staff:
1400
Locations:
Vienna
Homepage:
https://www.octapharma.at/de/
Positions offered:
short-term internship; entry-level position; position with first experience; specialised position; information/consultation
ÖGMBT Young Life Scientists Austria (YLSA)
About:
Discover your full potential as a young life scientist with the Young Life Scientists Austria (YLSA)! This incredible initiative, brought to you by the Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology (ÖGMBT), is dedicated to empowering and supporting young life scientists across Austria.
Our passionate team of volunteers, spread out across four branches (EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH), organizes a variety of exciting events that showcase the diverse career opportunities available to young life scientists. From informative talks to engaging workshops, we're committed to helping you achieve your professional goals and flourish in your chosen field.
Join us today and take the first step towards building a successful career as a life scientist. With YLSA, the possibilities are endless!
Number of Staff:
12
Locations:
Austria
Homepage:
https://www.oegmbt.at/ueber-uns/oegmbt-ylsa
Positions offered:
information/consultation
Phoenestra GmbH
About:
Phoenestra is building platform technologies for next-generation cell-derived therapies
Number of Staff:
5
Locations:
Linz, Austria
Homepage:
https://www.phoenestra.com
Sigmapharm Arzneimittel GmbH
About:
Sigmapharm Arzneimittel GmbH is an internationally operating Austrian company with tradition that – together with MoNo chem-pharm Produkte GmbH – successfully develops, produces and sells prescription and non-prescription medicine and medical devices. We specialise in sterile and non-sterile liquid products which we produce in our factories in Vienna and Hornstein next to Eisenstadt.
With us you can expect a wide range of tasks, great team support and personal development.
Find out about your career opportunities in the areas of analytics, quality management, regulatory affairs, production and project management!
We look forward to your visit and exciting discussions!
Number of Staff:
140
Locations:
Vienna and Hornstein/ Eisenstadt
Homepage:
www.sigmapharm.at, www.mono.co.at
Positions offered:
position with first experience
Candidates wanted:
Degree in natural sciences (e.g. chemistry, pharmacy, life sciences, etc.), GMP understanding, independent and solution oriented work
St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute (St. Anna CCRI)
About:
St. Anna CCRI strives to improve treatment for children and adolescents with cancer by bringing together translational and clinical research with exploration of basic disease mechanisms. Every year, 250-300 children and adolescents in Austria alone are diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to research, more than 80% of these children will survive. Integrally connected with St. Anna Children’s Hospital, experimental and theoretical scientists at St. Anna CCRI work side-by-side with oncologists to tackle eminent issues in pediatric cancer research and therapy.
St. Anna CCRI trains a generation of researchers and it hosts state-of-the-art experimental facilities to power it’s mission. St. Anna CCRI tears down conventional boundaries by constant exchange and collaboration with outside institutions for the greater benefit of the patient. Bringing research from bench to bedside, the institute headquarters clinical trials and is integrated in international networks to maximize innovation and impact.
Locations:
Vienna, Austria (Zimmermannplatz 10, 1090 Vienna)
Homepage:
https://ccri.at/
Positions offered:
BSc thesis; MSc thesis; PhD position; entry-level position; position with first experience; specialised position
Takeda
About:
Takeda is a global, values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader headquartered in Japan, committed to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments, guided by our commitment to patients, our people and the planet. Takeda focuses its R&D efforts on four therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Genetics and Hematology, Neuroscience, and Gastroenterology (GI). We also make targeted R&D investments in Plasma-Derived Therapies and Vaccines. We are innovators and collaborators with a robust partnership model that is key to bringing forward truly transformative treatments for patients who have significant unmet needs. Our world-class labs are partnered to access cutting-edge science wherever it originates, helping us build one of the most modality-diverse pipelines in the industry. Together, with our investments in data and digital, we aim to revolutionize how we treat disease and improve patients' experiences. We strive to nurture a workplace that is as diverse as the patients we serve; inclusive in our behaviors; and equitable in our actions. Our R&D activities in Austria is a central part of Takeda's global research and development organization. The scope of activities covers the entire pharmaceutical development process, starting with the selection of a product candidate up to the commercialization of the product. The focus is not only on the continuous development or improvement of the manufacturing process, but also on the monitoring of all clinical trials with the aim of ensuring a robust commercial production process.
THT Biomaterials
About:
THT Biomaterials GmbH aims to overcome major methodological issues at the bottom of today’s drug development, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine research practices leading to false positive or negative results. A new visionary platform technology is under development that will speed up research as it makes its results more realistic by replacing animal components with human components.
Animal material free cell culture (3R).
Better quality because of the same species.
A potential source for an affordable personalized medicine.
Number of Staff:
4
Locations:
Vienna
Homepage:
https://tht-biomaterials.com/
Positions offered:
short-term internship; BSc thesis; MSc thesis; specialised position
Candidates wanted:
Highly educated, motivated, agile, and team-oriented candidates preferred.
ZETA GmbH
About:
The ZETA Group, with 1200 highly qualified employees and 27 subsidiaries worldwide, specializes in planning, automation, digitalization and qualification of customized biopharmaceutical facilities for aseptic process solutions. ZETA acts as an end-to-end solution provider, combining plant engineering with HVAC and cleanroom design. Biopharmaceutical active ingredients, such as anti-cancer drugs, insulin, vaccines and infusions are produced in these highly complex, "tailor-made" facilities. ZETA supports its customers along the entire drug development and manufacturing pathway. Through its Smart Engineering Services, ZETA creates digital twins of process plants and has thus established itself as a market leader for digital solutions. ZETA is also actively taking steps towards a more sustainable future for the industry as a whole: through ZETA's decarbonization strategies, emissions are specifically reduced during the biopharmaceutical manufacturing process.
Number of Staff:
1300
Locations:
global
Homepage:
https://www.zeta.com/de/
Positions offered:
entry-level position; position with first experience; specialised position
Candidates wanted:
technical skills, project management, candidates with a willingness to travel, bachelor, master, lehre, HTL