Scientist - Cell Biology - new job in Cambridge, UK

Research Assistant/ Scientist - Cell Biology

6-month assignment - Potential to be extended

Cambridge

Competitive

SRG is delighted to be partnering with a Cambridge based biotech to support their search for a cell biologist to support their preclinical drug discover projects. This is fantastic opportunity to help establish a tissue culture facility and as part of the role you will be supporting the assay development and execution of high content screening assays.

Key Responsibilities

• Establishing and maintaining the tissue culture facilities
• Generation and maintenance of cell line banks
• In vitro phenotypic, omic and biochemical assay development and data generation
• Carrying out risk assessments for relevant activities and working within Lab, Health and Safety policies covering all aspects of laboratory work
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date electronic records and documentation
• Working closely with data scientists to establish procedures for data utilisation

Ideal candidate:

Essential:

• BSc/MSc (or equivalent) in a biology-based discipline.
• Experience working in a drug discovery environment evaluating drug pharmacology
• Expertise in tissue culture
• Experience in the development of cellular and biochemical assays suitable for evaluating relevant properties of drug molecules under development
• Experience of validating biochemical and cellular assays to permit high-throughput screening of test compounds in 96 and 384 well formats

Desirable:

• Previous experience with High content imaging assays such as cell painting assays
• Experience with gene editing technologies (e.g. CRISPR-Cas9, siRNAs, etc),
• Culturing of iPSCs

If you are interested in discussing the role further, then please reach out to me at / 02039379660

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