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Screening Associate Scientist, Stevenage
Client:
GSK
Location:
Stevenage
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
4
Posted:
16.02.2025
Expiry Date:
02.04.2025
Job Description:
We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.
We embrace modern work practices; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.
Discover more about our company-wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK
Screening Associate Scientist
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented lab-based Associate Scientist to join our Screening Department. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team to support the discovery and development of new drugs through high-throughput screening and other screening methodologies. This role sits in the Discovery Biology and Screening (DBS) department, part of a larger Research Technologies platform organisation forming the foundation for GSK's medicine discovery.
This role is based at our GSK site in Stevenage and is an on-site, lab-based position.
Key Responsibilities:
* Perform screening assays to identify potential drug candidates.
* Design, execute, and interpret mechanistic experiments to support drug discovery projects.
* Develop, optimize, and validate screening assays using various techniques such as biochemical assays and cell-based assays.
* Analyze and interpret screening data, ensuring accuracy and reproducibility, as well as maintaining accurate and detailed laboratory records and documentation.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams including medicinal chemistry, program teams, and data scientists to advance screening projects.
* Operate and maintain laboratory equipment, including automated liquid handlers, plate readers, and other relevant instrumentation.
* Present research findings to internal teams and stakeholders.
* Adhere to all safety and compliance regulations and ensure a safe working environment.
Why You?
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
* BSc in Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, or a related scientific discipline, or equivalent industrial drug discovery experience.
* Proven relevant laboratory experience, preferably in a pharmaceutical or biotechnology setting.
* Experience with screening and assay development with proven attention to detail and commitment to quality.
* Proficiency in laboratory techniques such as cell culture, enzyme assays, and other plate-based screening methods.
* Experience with data analysis and curve fitting software (e.g. Spotfire, GraphPad Prism).
* Excellent organizational and time management abilities as well as effective communication and teamwork skills.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
* Experience in designing mechanism of action studies and/or target validation.
* Strong knowledge of and/or experience in multiple molecular and cellular biology techniques, including Imaging, Mass Spectrometry, and flow cytometry.
* Strong knowledge and/or experience with different molecular modalities, such as small molecules, ADCs, PROTACs and oligonucleotides.
* An understanding of Digital Fluency and how it applies to drug discovery.
Closing Date for Applications: Friday 28th February 2025
Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.
When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.
GSK R&D
At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next 10 years. R&D is committed to discovering and delivering transformational vaccines and medicines to prevent and change the course of disease. Science and technology are coming together in a way they never have before, and we have strong tech-enabled capabilities that allow us to build a deeper understanding of the patient, human biology and disease mechanisms, and transform medical discovery.
We are revolutionising the way we do R&D. We’re uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities, contact us on [emailprotected] or 0808 234 4391. The helpline is available from 8.30am to 12.00 noon Monday to Friday, during bank holidays these times and days may vary.
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