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Principal Scientist - Assay development

Employer
Hyper Recruitment Solutions
Location
Cambridge
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
16 Dec 2021

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We are currently looking for a Principal Scientist - Assay development to join a leading Biotherapeutics company based in the South Cambridgeshire area. As the Principal Scientist - Assay development you will be responsible for supporting Antibody Discovery activities through the development of Antibody Screening assays to support early discovery activities such as Hit-to-Lead and Lead optimisation activities.

You will be the Lead Assay Development scientist and will use your years of experience to support Assay Development activities both internally and with CROs. You will have the opportunity to support Junior staff members and in the future grow and develop the Assay Development team.

You will need to be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and excited by the prospect of working in a new and growing company.For this role, exposure to antibody discovery and early development projects is important. The successful candidate will work closely with internal and external stakeholders and collaborators and will be an expert at building and managing effective relationships.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Your duties as the Principal Scientist - Assay development will be varied however the key duties and responsibilities are as follows:

1. Design and develop assays to support antibody discovery programs including a Lead Optimisation project. Assays include, but not limited to: HTRF, Proliferation Assays, STAT, ERK signalling assays as well as High throughput Screening assays.

2. Independently lead assay development activities internally as well as managing CROs.

3. Utilise technical knowledge and experience to effectively troubleshoot and refine assays as per company needs.

4. Work Cross functionally with multiple project leads to ensure the continued development of Antibody pipelines for Inflammatory and Oncology targets.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

To be successful in your application to this exciting opportunity as the Principal Scientist - Assay development we are looking to identify the following on your profile and past history:

1. Relevant degree in a Life Sciences discipline in addition to previous experience in an Antibody or Biologics discovery setting.

2. Proven industry experience where you have developed antibody screening assays within a Post Doc, Biologics and Biotechnology environment.

3. A working knowledge and practical experience with solving technical problems in assay development including developing, troubleshooting or validating antibody-specific assays.

Key Words: Principal Scientist | Assay Development | Antibody Discovery | Antibody Screening | Antibody Development | Early Development | Biotherapeutics | Biopharmaceuticals | Screening Assay | High Throughput Assay | HTS | Troubleshooting | Lead Optimisation

Hyper Recruitment Solutions Ltd (HRS) is an Equal Opportunities employer who are certified by Investors in People for talent development. We therefore welcome applications for any interested parties who fulfil the role requirements for this position. HRS is a company exclusively supporting the science and technology sectors, and is made up of a collaboration of recruitment professionals and scientists. We look forward to helping you with your next career moves.

Company

Hyper Recruitment Solutions is a specialist and highly compliant recruitment consultancy dedicated to the Science and Technology sectors.

Hyper Recruitment Solutions (HRS), founded and run by Ricky Martin and in partnership with Lord Alan Sugar, has a wealth of recruitment expertise as well as compliance and commercial awareness. We offer a range of permanent, temporary and contract staff.

Our vision is to provide recruitment solutions which will assist in the improvement and quality of life for all. To do so, HRS will focus on the support of sectors whose primary focus is in making the world a better place. This could be working for a Pharmaceutical company who is developing new and existing therapeutics or an FMCG business who is making the latest consumer products in a sustainable and efficient way. We want to provide a service to those areas of actual need which will have an impact on us all.

We provide services across a broad range of industries including the following specialist sectors:

• Biotechnology
• Pharmaceutical
• Medical Device
• Clinical Research
• CMO / CRO
• Food / FMCG
• Engineering
• Science

With all jobseekers we are looking to form close relationships where we can offer you the most accurate and useful advice. We intend to not only find and present the most ideal career options to you, but we want to provide advice on the entire recruitment process. We are a business who listens and advises and as shown on our website we have a clear ‘candidate commitment’ to ensure your search is in the most professional and capable hands. Some of the key areas we focus on include:


• Quality Assurance (including Qualified Persons)
• Clinical Research (all phases and therapeutic fields)
• Bioinformatics
• Research & Development
• Consumer Insight and Sensory
• Lean and Continuous Improvement
• Engineering (all disciplines)
• Manufacturing, Scale up and Technology Transfer
• Packaging and Sustainability 
• Medical Affairs
• Sales and Business Development
• Information Systems & Technology
• Executive Appointments


HRS has been awarded membership to the REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) and APSCo (Association of Professional Staffing Companies). This is to assure all clients and candidates that our processes and practices comply with all relevant government and recruitment industry regulations.

Lord Sugar, Ricky Martin and everyone at HRS look forward to working with you. Please do not hesitate to visit our website www.hyperec.com or contact us via
Telephone: 02032 255 120
Email:info@hyperec.com


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Telephone
0203 910 2980
Location
Amshold House
Goldings Hill
Loughton,
Essex
IG102RW
GB

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