Antibody Discovery Scientist

CK Group are recruiting for a Antibody Discovery Scientist, to join a global pharmaceutical company, based in Slough, on a contract basis, initially for 12 months.
 

Salary:
 
PAYE £28.53 per hour or UMB £38.80 per hour.
 

Antibody Discovery Scientist Role:

• Using cutting-edge yeast display for the discovery and optimisation of human antibodies aligned with therapeutic targets.
• Design, construct, and perform selections using bespoke synthetic display libraries to support in antibody discovery and optimisation projects.
• The preparation of next generation sequencing (NGS) libraries and their analyses to support antibody discovery and engineering of lead molecules.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of new methodologies in antibody display and engineering.
• Present experimental data at cross-functional meetings.

 
Your Background:

• A PhD (or equivalent) with molecular biology and protein biochemistry knowledge ideally within the antibody space.
• Knowledge and experience in the use of in vitro display libraries for either discovery, affinity maturation, or other protein engineering.
• Skills in information technology and other computational platforms such as molecular visualisation and next generation sequencing data analysis would be advantageous.
• Demonstrable experience of biochemical techniques for the characterisation of macromolecules such as flow-cytometry, surface plasmon resonance or Bio-layer interferometry.

 
Company:

Our client is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating value for people living with severe diseases in immunology and neurology now and into the future.
 

Location:

This role is based at our client’s site in Slough.
 

Apply:

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 122 410 in all correspondence. 
 

Please note: 

This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.