Make your mark for patients
We are looking for a Senior Scientist to join us in our Antibody & Novel Therapies team, based in our Slough, UK facilities.
About the role
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced scientist to join our team. The successful candidate will form part of a multi-disciplinary team generating innovative bispecific antibodies and providing protein engineering solutions for new drug candidates in the field of immune cell engagers. As a laboratory-based scientist, you will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality biologics and molecule related analytical insights thereby enabling progression of molecules from the earliest stages of drug discovery through to candidate selection.
This exciting role is based at our world class research centre in Slough/Windlesham UK which has an established pedigree for antibody discovery and engineering. You will work in the Antibody and Novel therapeutics department within UK Research.
Who you’ll work with
You will report to the Director of Antibody Engineering
What you’ll do
1. Contribute to the optimal design, selection and delivery of bispecific antibody molecules that advance therapeutic antibody projects.
2. Ability to analyze, interrogate, interpret, and accurately document data to support decision-making
3. Liaise with project leaders and communication of data through presentations and written reports
4. Collaborate effectively within a team
5. Innovate or identify new and relevant technologies for evaluation and potential implementation
Interested? For this position you’ll need the following education, experience and skills:
6. A PhD in biochemistry or a relevant biological discipline with at least a couple years’ experience
7. Comprehensive knowledge of antibodies, their structures and functions
8. Good knowledge of therapeutic modalities relevant to UCB’s key disease areas including immune cell engaging bispecific antibodies
9. Experienced in molecular biology techniques (in silico gene design, DNA preparations and sequence analysis)
10. Experiences in recombinant bispecific antibody or protein production from mammalian cells and associated analytical techniques, tissue culture, preparative and analytical chromatography methods, SDS-PAGE)
Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!