Phage Display Scientist: Antibody Discovery Platform

Orion Pharma; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Pharma’s Biologics R&D Centre in Cambridge invites applications for a Research Associate to support phage display-based antibody discovery campaigns and to help establish a state-of-the-art platform within Orion's growing organisation.

The successful candidate will contribute to target screening, library construction, sample preparation for sequencing, data analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams while upholding safety, quality, and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology or related field, with at least 3 years’ antibody discovery experience.
• Hands-on experience with phage display technologies for antibody discovery or protein engineering.
• Experience with PCR, cloning, DNA assembly, plasmid preparation and sequence verification.

Responsibilities

• Support and ultimately execute phage display selection campaigns against a variety of therapeutic targets.
• Assist in antibody screening for hit identification using binding and functional assays.
• Prepare samples for next-generation sequencing and analyse selection outputs to monitor enrichment, diversity and lead identification.
• Contribute to the construction of phage-antibody libraries and maintain high-quality experimental records.

Skills

Phage display

Antibody discovery

Molecular biology

PCR & cloning

NGS data analysis

Data quality management

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in molecular biology

Tools

Phage display platform

NGS library preparation

Job description

Orion Pharma’s Biologics R&D Centre in Cambridge invites applications for a Research Associate to support phage display-based antibody discovery campaigns and to help establish a state-of-the-art platform within Orion's growing organisation.

The successful candidate will contribute to target screening, library construction, sample preparation for sequencing, data analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams while upholding safety, quality, and regulatory standards.