Scientist, Antibody Formulation Development

Next-Link; Slough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NextLink is seeking a Scientist, Antibody Formulation Development in Slough, United Kingdom. You will work in the Injectable Formulation Development group, applying analytical techniques to support antibody formulation across development stages.

The role requires a Master’s degree (or PhD) in Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Biology with at least 3 years of lab experience; experience with HPLC/UPLC, iCE, UV spectroscopy and related tools is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Biology with at least 3 years of lab experience.
• Experience in antibody/protein analysis and formulation development is advantageous.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills; good communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Perform experiments/analyses to support non-clinical and clinical studies.
• Support pre-formulation and formulation lab activities including setup and provision of resources.
• Author formulation protocols, reports and support documentation based on degradation knowledge of antibody-derived molecules.
• Present results to stakeholders.

Education

Masters (or PhD) in Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Biology

Tools

HPLC/UPLC

iCE

UV spectroscopy

DLS

CGE

rheology

MFI

formulation development

automation

Job description

Scientist, Antibody Formulation Development

Slough, United Kingdom | Posted on 08/27/2026

• Assigned Recruiter(s) Priyanka Ramdas,Jaibir Singh
• Date Opened 08/27/2026
• State/Province Slough
• City Slough
• Country United Kingdom
• Job Posting ID ZR_4186_JOB

What is the mission about?

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Job Description

At NextLink we are looking for a Scientist, Antibody Formulation Development.

The Injectable Formulation Development (IFD) group, part of Development Sciences department, plays an essential role in supporting allongoing projects by supplying efficient formulations for all stages of themonoclonal antibody development process from Toxicology studies to Phase 3Clinical studies. The IFD group is continuously looking at improving anddeveloping fast and efficient formulation technology platforms thus enhancing thestability of standard antibodies as well as novel antibody formats.

We are seeking a lab-based scientist skilled in protein/antibody analysis (eg.HPLC/UPLC, iCE, UV spectroscopy, DLS, CGE, rheology, sub-visible particleanalysis). Experience in formulation development and/or automation will be seenas an advantage.

The required candidate should have a strong scientific background, good writtenand verbal communication skills and be highly self-motivated with a provenability to multi-task effectively and adapt to meet the demands of a fast-pacedenvironment.

Successful candidates will be joining a dynamic team interactingcross-functionally with different departments throughout the productdevelopment and lifecycle.

Primary responsibilities

• Performing experiments/analyses and other enabling studies to supportnon-clinical and clinical studies
• Supporting pre-formulation and formulation laboratory activities whichinclude laboratory set-up and provision of technical resources
• Authoring formulation protocols, reports and supporting documentation, basedon a deep understanding of biochemical or physical degradation routes ofantibody-derived molecules.
• Presentation of results

Requirements

• Masters (or equivalent) orPhD in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biology or similar, with a demonstratedminimum of 3y laboratory experience, knowledge and application of new anddeveloping technologies
• Good experience in protein/antibody analysis (HPLC/UPLC, iCE, UV spectroscopy, DLS, CGE, rheology, MFI) with experience informulation development and/or automation seen as an advantage.
• High level of numeracy and the ability to critically evaluate data.
• Ability to work in a busy team environment with changing priorities.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Excellent team player skills