Research Assistant/Scientist - Translation

Research Associate/Scientist - Translation

Discovery

Permanent

Competitive

Our Cambridge based client is a clinical research organisation that focuses on the use of T Cell therapeutics to support the field of Immuno-Oncology. Having developed a novel therapeutic platform to overcome common challenges within research, they have created an impressive pipeline of both in-house and sponsored projects. To support their ongoing success and growth, they are looking to expand their research teams across a number of specialist areas, one of which is their translational biology team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in development and optimisation of bioanalytical methods for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic assessments for internal use or transfer to external partners
• Assist in assay development and optimisation around anti-drug antibody quantitation and characterisation for internal use or transfer to external partners
• Carry out in-house bioanalytical sample analysis on pre-clinical and clinical samples
• Biochemical determination of molecular properties relating to drugs and drug targets
• Human samples tracking including LIMS inventory to ensure human materials ethics and tissue storage compliance
• For the scientist position: Develop in house organoids methodologies and optimise and deploy cell-based assays such as flow cytometry and immunoassays to investigate target engagement

Ideal Candidate:

• Masters in a relevant field or equivalent and industrial or clinical laboratory experience highly desirable
• Experience working in a regulated lab environment (GLP/GCP/GMP) is highly desirable
• Practical experience in one or more of the following: immunoassay, cell culture, flow cytometry
• Proven ability to interact collaboratively within a team
• Ability to synthesise data and communicate high-level findings to senior stakeholders
• Experience developing or validating bioanalytical methods is desirable
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of cell/molecular biology is desirable
• Experience using or managing Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) is desirable

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