• Title: Senior Scientist
• Location: Stevenage
• Remote/Onsite Requirement: On site - potential for flexible hours where needed
• Duration of Contract: 12 months
• Days/Hours: 5 hours per week
• Pay Rate: £20 per hour
• Desired Start Date: ASAP

Basic Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
* PhD or equivalent experience in molecular biology, cell biology, or a related discipline
* Experience of vectorology, plasmid DNA purification and QC, and other molecular biology techniques
* Good attention to detail in experimental setup, reporting/writing up data and verbal presentation
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams and display excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:
* Capable of performing complex data management and data interpretation tasks/analyses
* Troubleshooting and critique of high throughput process workflows

Large Molecule Discovery (LMD) is dedicated to the discovery of novel and effective biopharmaceutical medicines. This department comprises several complementary functions focused on the progression of a portfolio of biopharmaceuticals from initial antibody discovery, expression and characterisation to molecular engineering and biological and physiochemical profiling.

The Antibody Protein Sciences group in LMD takes accountability expression and characterisation of panels of antibody molecules from early Hit-Panels through to optimised engineered molecules for developability profiling prior to candidate selection. We have recently invested in automation to increase our capacity to meet increased demand and have now deployed these world-leading systems onto our drug discovery pipeline. We are seeking an experienced enthusiastic, dynamic and self-motivated lab-based scientist to join us in creating the medicines of the future.

This role would suit an inquisitive scientist skilled in molecular biology. You will be involved in the use of novel automation solutions, so experience with and enthusiasm for the use of automation would be an advantage.

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

In this role you will
* Generate panels of transfection-grade plasmid DNA of pipeline and technology development
* Contribute to the development of novel molecular biology processes, with responsibilities to deliver these packages of work
* Design, perform and write up high quality scientific experiments in a timely manner
* Influence scientific direction and execution of projects and discovery platforms in the group

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