CK Group are recruiting for aAntibody Discovery Scientist to join a globalpharmaceutical company, based in Slough on a contract basisinitially for 12 months.
Salary:
Hourly: 20.03 PAYE or 27.27 viaUmbrella.
AntibodyDiscovery ScientistRole:
* Planningand execution of in vitro display library selections and screeningexperiments.
* Generation of high-quality bespokedisplay libraries to support bovine antibody engineeringprojects.
* Perform a range of binding assays toassess specificity and affinity of engineeredantibodies.
* Use your excellent communicationand team working abilities to drive the innovative antibody projectforward from the laboratory.
* Presentexperimental data at cross-functionalmeetings.
* Contribute to the development of newmethodologies/techniques in antibody discovery andengineering.
YourBackground:
* Apostgraduate (ideally PhD-level) scientist with a goodunderstanding of immunology and antibody structure and function, orequivalent working experience.
* Experience inantibody research would be desirable.
* A solidunderstanding and proven experience of molecular biology andtechniques including phage and yeast display, and flow cytometrywould be beneficial.
* Experience of biochemicaltechniques used for molecular characterization such as ELISA, FACS,SPR or BLI and antibody expression /purification.
* Experience of NGS approaches toantibody discovery would beadvantageous.
Company:
Our client is a is a global biopharmaceutical company focused oncreating value for people living with severe diseases in immunologyand neurology now and into the future.
Location:
Thisrole is based at our clients site in Slough.
Apply:
It isessential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK.Please quote job reference 105628 in allcorrespondence.
Pleasenote:
This role may be subject to asatisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)check.