Scientist Bioconjugation

Scientist (Antibody Conjugation) Cambridge, UK 12 month FTC Onsite – Full time Up to £45,000 depending on experience. Our client are a specialist life science organisation who develop, manufacture and sell kits and tools for use in research. A large part of their portfolio involves antibody conjugation technologies. As a Scientist (12 month fixed-term contract), you will be working in a wider team, developing new (and improving existing) antibody conjugation technologies and transferring the technology over to the manufacturing teams. Main responsibilities: * Working on antibody conjugation technology development projects, performing the antibody conjugations using new methods and testing their effectiveness. * Leading developments projects for conjugations products including reagents. As part of this, you will write SOPs, risk assessments and will validate the products * Analysis of antibody conjugations using HPLC, AKTA purification and spectroscopy. * Supporting the transfer of product development projects to downstream manufacturing teams (including writing BMRs) * Maintaining internal regulations and ISO9001 The Ideal Candidate: * BSc / MSc / PhD (preferred) in a life science discipline (essential, ideally with a research project involving antibody conjugates such as ADCs) * Proven post-graduate experience working in industry in a relevant scientific role, acting as a senior member, or leading on projects (essential - 2+ years for PhD holders, 5+ years for BSc/MSc) * Experience in working with bioconjugation / antibody conjugation, assay development and analysis of conjugates (essential) * Experience in HPLC, FPLC (AKTA systems) for protein purification (essential) * Knowledge of assays which use antibody conjugates (ELISA, flow cytometry, immunocytochemistry etc) (essential) * Experience in delivering complex projects on time and to a high standard (essential) The Package As an established global organisation, our client is able to offer a competitive salary, progression options and benefits package including private pension. Please note this role is initially offered on a 12 month fixed term contract