Scientific Product Data Manager (PhD)

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 is a young and innovative company that supplies high-quality protein research tools to life scientists. These tools enable researchers to analyse components of living cells at the molecular level which is essential for disease and therapeutics research.

As a rapidly expanding organization headquartered in Cambridge (UK), with additional hubs located in the USA and Sweden, we have achieved a remarkable 100% year-over-year growth. This is a thrilling moment to become a part of our team and contribute to our mission of enabling researchers to discover more, for less.

For more information on our company and its offerings, please visit www.antibodies.com.

Role:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen at Antibodies.com for an individual to lead our product data curation, working across our catalogue of life science research tools. This is a hands-on, highly Excel-based role: you'll manage large product datasets and ensure our product descriptions, images, and pricing are accurate and up to date across the catalogue, using VB.net-based tools to scrape and gather supplier and reference data.

You’ll also take ownership of developing our junior product data assistant, providing day-to-day guidance and structured training to bring them up to speed. We're looking for a dynamic, high-performing individual with the passion, skills, and ambition to thrive in a fast-paced start-up setting.

Key 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 the continued accuracy of our product catalogue and price list.
• Co-ordinate with other team members to ensure the efficient processing of product catalogues and the fast onboarding of new suppliers.

This is not a definitive list of responsibilities and it is expected that the role will be varied.

Qualifications and Skills:

• PhD in a life science field.
• Strong Excel skills, plus experience with or willingness to learn VB.net for web-scraping/data-gathering purposes.
• In-depth understanding of commonly-used protein biology techniques (either as a lab scientist or from a commercial perspective).
• Experience working with large datasets, with an understanding of common antibody-based applications to screen product data quality, and familiarity with databases such as UniProt, NCBI, and PubMed.
• Some prior experience mentoring, training, or supervising others is desirable, but not essential — full support will be given to develop these skills.
• Independent self-starter who is able to work with a high degree of autonomy.
• High-attention to detail and strong levels of accuracy in all tasks.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong time management, with the ability to prioritise and complete tasks effectively.
• Results orientated with the drive and ability to set and meet agreed objectives.
• Team player with good communication skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Remuneration:

We offer a competitive salary (commensurate with experience) and a company bonus scheme (10% OTE up to 20%) and company perks.