Cellular Assay Development Scientist - Cambridge, United Kingdom - SRG

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Job Title:
Scientist - Cellular Assay Development

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Location:Cambridge

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Contract:12 months

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Rate:£140 per day

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Hours:5 hours


SRG are currently working with a global pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Cambridge, looking for a Cellular Assay Development Scientist to join the team.


Role Overview:


Our client is seeking a highly motivated, talented and scientifically curious cell scientist to join their cell assay development team.


If successful, you will drive your science within a high-performing team working at the heart of drug discovery projects, delivering the foundation to drive cell-based drug discovery.

You will deliver high throughput cell assays and bespoke experimental packages to support portfolio projects.

You will be an experienced lab-based scientist, interact across a broad range of oncology projects and impact global initiatives within DiscoverySciences.


Key Accountabilities

  • To be a labbased scientist, delivering miniaturised cell assays and characterising pathway and target activity readouts to make a significant contribution to the practical delivery of oncology projects in accordance with guidelines.
  • Deliver bespoke mechanistic packages to characterise chemical equity.
  • Proactively collaborate and liaise with key internal stakeholders to ensure solutions are aligned with company strategy and stakeholder requirements.

Essential Criteria

  • PhD. or equivalent (industry experience) in Biology, molecular biology or a related discipline.
  • Experience in development of cellbased assays using one or more of the following technologies: fluorescence, luminescence, reporter gene systems and cellular imaging
  • Expertise in bespoke cellbased experiments including transient transfection and western blot analysis
  • Excellent problemsolving skills, not limited to own area of expertise.
  • Expertise in data analysis and interpretation
  • Ability to collaborate within multidisciplinary teams to achieve shared objectives.
  • Strong communications skills, demonstrated through internal and external presentation opportunities.

Desirable Criteria:


  • An understanding of cellular protein degradation pathways
  • An understanding of the contribution of cellular assays to drug discovery
  • Background in cancer cell biology
  • Experience with miniaturising cell assays to 96, 384 well format


Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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