Research Associate - Display Technology

Research Associate

Discovery

2-year fixed term contract

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 molecular biology team

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to antibody discovery by selecting, isolating, and characterising lead single antibodies and against therapeutic targets
• Help build immunised antibody libraries for use with phage and yeast display platforms
• Contribute to the development and optimisation of in vitro platforms
• Characterise antibodies using a range of techniques such as Octet/Biacore, ELISA, cell-based assays and flow cytometry

Ideal Candidate:

• BSc or equivalent in a life sciences discipline
• Experience in the isolation of antibodies using in vitro display technology
• Experience with phage or yeast display
• Be comfortable with molecular biology such as RNA extraction, PCR, cloning and sequence analysis
• Experience with characterising the kinetics or antibody interactions or ELISA
• Experience with cell culture, cell-based assay and flow cytometry would be advantageous but not necessary

If you are interest in applying then please use an updated copy of your CV in word or alternatively reach out to Paige Keenan for more information. paige.keenan@srgtalent.com / 02039379660