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Cell Biologist

Slough
3 weeks ago
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CK Group are recruiting for a Senior Cell Biologist to join a global pharmaceutical company on a contract basis initially for 12 months.

Salary: £28.53 per hour (PAYE) / £38.84 per hour (Umbrella), scope to increase for more experienced candidates.

Senior Cell Biologist Role:

This lab-based role requires experience in the culture and functional analysis of tissues and primary cells and will support the discovery of novel therapeutic entities for patients with skeletal and inflammatory joint conditions.
Run in vitro translational assays to read out on phenotypic outcomes that reflect the biology and mechanism of the target
Develop complex cell models utilising skeletal-relevant cells (eg osteoblasts, fibroblast-like synoviocytes, chondrocytes)
Explore target/molecule pathway and mechanism of action using molecular in vitro and computational techniques
Collaborate within project teams to progress our therapeutic programsYour Background:

PhD or equivalent in cell biology or immunology, ideally with a background in skeletal biology or immunology
Excellent practical cell biology skills including primary human cell isolation/culture
Technical expertise in complex cell-based assays including 96/384 well plate-based assays
Hands on experience in flow cytometry
Experience in computational biology approaches applied to transcriptomics (bulk and single-cell RNA-seq), cytometry, or proteomics, with ability to analyse and interpret high-dimensional biological data
Desirable: knowledge of qPCR/RNA-Seq, MSD/ELISA, western blotting, immunoprecipitation, cell transfection, high content imagingCompany:
Our client is a 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.

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For more information on this Senior Cell Biologist role, please contact the Key Accounts Team on (phone number removed) or email (url removed). Please quote reference (phone number removed).

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK
Please note: This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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