Senior Protein Engineer — Lab‑Driven R&D Scientist

Syndex Bio Limited; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Syndex Bio Limited in Cambridge is seeking a Protein Engineering - Senior Scientist who thrives in the lab and loves solving complex protein engineering challenges. This hands-on role sits in a collaborative R&D team focused on developing next-generation biological tools, where you will design experiments, run assays, analyze data and communicate findings across the company.

You will work across the full-engineering cycle from cloning and expression to screening, with opportunities to advance

Qualifications

• PhD with 2+ years industry experience or MSc/BSc with 5+ years industry experience.
• Experience in cloning large numbers of plasmids.
• Protein screening using a variety of assays.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to plan work independently.
• Desirable: Protein expression and purification, NGS library prep & sequence analysis, Bioinformatics.

Responsibilities

• Perform high throughput cloning and protein expression.
• Build, troubleshoot and optimise cloning and assays for protein screening.
• Maintain accurate experimental records and contribute to technical documentation.
• Collaborate with scientists across the company and present findings to project teams.

Skills

Cloning plasmids

Protein screening

Organizational skills

Independent work planning

Education

PhD with 2+ years industry experience

MSc/BSc with 5+ years industry experience

Tools

Protein expression and purification

NGS library prep & sequence analysis

Bioinformatics

Job description

Syndex Bio Limited in Cambridge is seeking a Protein Engineering - Senior Scientist who thrives in the lab and loves solving complex protein engineering challenges. This hands-on role sits in a collaborative R&D team focused on developing next-generation biological tools, where you will design experiments, run assays, analyze data and communicate findings across the company.

You will work across the full-engineering cycle from cloning and expression to screening, with opportunities to advance