Senior Scientist

Volt ,
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Type: Full-time

Overview

I am actively looking for a Senior Scientist in Cambridge. Please see below. I am currently partnered with a one of kind company who have the hunger and drive to make a real-world impact. This is an award-winning company who are focusing on human cells for research, drug discovery, and cell therapy. Under the leadership of a world-leading scientific advisory board, they are becoming a defining force. Having just secured a successful round of funding, they are looking to add to their world class team. In this role you will be given the freedom to design, plan and execute a variety of experiments where you will be analysing the data and reporting the results in team meetings. Furthermore, this a chance where you can exert and build your current skill set working on research programmes for human cell types. Your research will be focused on a unique cellular programming technology that allows for unprecedented levels of speed, consistency and purity to generate mature human cells at scale from pluripotent stem cells. Your key responsibilities include: Delivering research programmes contributing to the design, experimental execution and reporting of experimental projects Working collaboratively and leading projects including supervision of junior and assistant scientists Developing new research ideas with the scientific, business and leadership teams Contributing to strategic collaborations with key opinion leaders Providing technical and scientific expertise by contributing to proposals, meetings, publications and business development activities Requirements needed: A minimum 3 year of experience in an area relevant to molecular/cell biology. Knowledge of mammalian tissue culture Practical experience of in vitro cell differentiation systems. Experience in human pluripotent stem cell culture and biology Experience in industry working with clinical grades, GMP and tech transfer processes. Ideal but not essential experience: Experience in mammalian cells (CRISPR, lentiviral vectors) Knowledge of molecular biology techniques If you are looking to share an ambition of excellence and you are looking for a high paced work environment, this could be perfect fit for you.