Research Associate-Antibody engineering

Laboratory Solutions Recruitment Ltd ,
Little Chesterford, Essex
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,000 per annum

Overview

Laboratory Solutions are working exclusively with an established but expanding Synthetic biology company based on the Cambridegshire/Essex border and they are currently looking to hire a permanent Research Assistant, check out the spec below You will be involved in developing novel assays and using your previous experience to help my client deliver high quality data, written and verbal reports for both internal and partnered discovery programmes. You can independently identify issues, should they arise, and pro-actively suggest or execute troubleshooting or optimization activities. Ideally, you will have an MSc in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology or related field with minimum or 2 years’ experience in in vitro display technologies or assay development. REQUIREMENTS  Experience of characterising protein-protein interactions.  Motivated self-starter who can work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.  Excellent written and verbal communication skills.  Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to interpret complex data and troubleshoot where necessary.  Demonstrable planning and organisational skills, with the ability to plan, execute and communicate outputs from research campaigns in a concise manner. Desirable skills- Experience of cell-based assays, including flow cytometry and internalisation  Experience of display selection strategies.  Experience of working in the field of drug discovery in an industrial setting.  Antibody or scaffold protein engineering.  Experience of recombinant E.coli expression systems, protein purification and characterisation. Your responsibilities will include:  Perform target antigen quality control, including development of functional assays.  Carry out cell-based assays, including flow cytometry and internalisation. The site you would be working on has a beautiful setting, on-site restaurant,gym and mini golf course More importantly a chance to join a forward thinking biotech

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