PhD Product Data Lead: Life Sciences & VB.NET Curation

Antibodies.com; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus scheme

Company perks

Job summary

Antibodies.com, based in Cambridge, UK, is seeking a highly capable individual to lead our product data curation. This hands-on role focuses on managing large datasets, ensuring accurate product descriptions, images, and pricing across the catalogue while using VB.net-based tools to scrape supplier and reference data.

You will also own the development of a junior product data assistant, providing day-to-day guidance and formal training to ramp up their capabilities.

Qualifications

• PhD in a life science field.
• Strong Excel skills and willingness to learn VB.net.
• In-depth understanding of commonly-used protein biology techniques.
• Experience with large datasets and antibody-based data quality.
• Mentoring or supervising experience is desirable.
• Independent self-starter with autonomy.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Manage product data for our online catalogue, including processing new product lines, editing existing products, and ongoing refinement of existing data.
• Use and maintain VB.net-based tools to scrape and gather supplier and reference data to support product data accuracy.
• Train, support, and oversee a junior team member, setting them up for success and developing their skills over time.
• Build and maintain relationships by telephone and email with suppliers to ensure continued accuracy of our product catalogue and price list.
• Coordinate with other team members to ensure efficient processing of product catalogues and fast onboarding of new suppliers.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Autonomy

Mentoring

Communication skills

Team player

English fluency

Data quality

Cross-functional coordination

Education

PhD in life science

Tools

VB.NET

Excel

UniProt

NCBI

PubMed

Job description

Antibodies.com, based in Cambridge, UK, is seeking a highly capable individual to lead our product data curation. This hands-on role focuses on managing large datasets, ensuring accurate product descriptions, images, and pricing across the catalogue while using VB.net-based tools to scrape supplier and reference data.

You will also own the development of a junior product data assistant, providing day-to-day guidance and formal training to ramp up their capabilities.