Under the guidance of Dr Thomas Lund, we are seeking to recruit a Higher Scientific Officer to contribute to support with laboratory management and provide oversight of operations of the IPU labs, including Leica Bond 3 Automated Slide Stainers, Akoya PhenoImager HT (previously known as the Vectra Polaris) and Ventana Discovery Ultra. The role offers the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary group, including clinical, scientific, and computational staff whose combined remit is to offer advanced pathology solutions to clinical research. This is an exciting opening in a recently established group at the forefront of clinical and academic research located in the world-renown ICR & RMH. The successful candidate will play a key role in the establishment and maintenance of SOPs, whenever necessary, coordination of provision of reagents, quality control and quality assurance of scientific data from all projects. In addition, the HSO is expected to support all aspects of histopathology related to a range of research projects in our established, advanced translational research laboratory in the field of complex (IHC/RNA-ISH/mIF) tissue hybridisation technologies. The post holder will work alongside a team of Biomedical Scientists, three Research Scientists/HSOs and a Senior Scientific Officer (SSO). The right candidate is expected to perform a variety of tasks that may include but are not restricted to: a) Staining of pathology slides using manual and automated methodology; b) Scanning of pathology slides stained using a variety of methods; c) Maintaining a high level of QA/QC of image quality
About you
The successful candidate must have:
1. PhD in Biological Sciences, Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology, Molecular Pathology, or a similar discipline
2. Up-to-date knowledge of the current literature in cancer immunology, cancer therapies and the tumour microenvironment would be desirable
3. Good laboratory skills, with experience in working in a collaborative environment
4. Experience in tissue handling and processing, histological techniques, IHC, mIF, ISH, microscopy and digital image capturing
5. Experience of using and maintaining SOPs based on these techniques
6. Experience with training other members of staff
7. Hands-on experience with using the Leica Bond 3 and/or the Akoya PhenoImager HT would be desirable
Department/Directorate Information
Team: Integrated Pathology Unit
Directorate: Cancer Biology
https://www.icr.ac.uk/research-and-discoveries/royal-marsden-centres/joint-integrated-pathology-unit
https://www.cancerbrc.org/integrated-pathology-unit
What we offer
8. A dynamic and supportive research environment
9. Access to state-of-the-art facilities and professional development opportunities
10. Collaboration with leading researchers in the field
11. Competitive salary and pension