Scientist - Little Chesterford, United Kingdom - Reed Scientific

Reed Scientific

Verified Company

Little Chesterford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Scientist

Permanent, Full-Time

Cambridge area, UK
REED Scientific are representing a leading innovator in therapeutic antibody discovery. The company has established partnerships with numerous biotech and biopharma companies from around the world.

About the Job

Responsibilities and Duties:

Perform antibody or scaffold protein selections using CIS Display or phage display.
Run preprogrammed procedures on liquid handling and colony picking robots.
Sequence analysis, and antibody sequence analysis in particular.
Express proteins from _E. coli_ and analyse their quality using SDS-PAGE, Western Blot and size exclusion chromatography.
Execute basic antibody binding assays (ELISA, Alphascreen or HTRF).
Plan and execute analytical flow cytometry cell binding experiments.
Perform general molecular biology work (DNA purification, PCR setup, restriction digests/ligations, _E. coli_ transformation, gel electrophoresis).
Accurately recording, reporting, interpreting data and explaining results to colleagues, at team/company meetings or externally to collaborators.
Ensuring new methods are recorded in SOPs and stored correctly.

About You

Great organisational and communication skills
A team player
Conscientious and observant, and methodical

Benefits

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
A workplace pension with an 8% employer contribution
Access to Income Protection and Life Insurance benefits
Access to Private Medical Insurance (eligible on completion of probation)
Unlimited access to health and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance
Programme including counselling and telephone GP service
CPD tailored to you including both inhouse training and external courses and events

The company is offering a competitive salary as well as a supportive and inclusive culture, with a strong focus on employee development and progression.

They are located in a Cambridge based science park
- a beautiful landscape in which to work with plenty of green, open and parkland grounds to explore. Alongside the benefits above, you'll have access to an on-site restaurant, golf course and 50% membershipdiscount for the on-site gym which includes exercise classes and an outdoor boot-camp.

If this looks of interest and you meet the requirements, don't miss this opportunity