Senior Scientist - Antibody Engineering & Biologics

Evotec; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Evotec in Macclesfield, United Kingdom, seeks a Senior Scientist 1 in Antibody Engineering & Biologics Design to lead design, expression, purification, and characterization of complex biologics including monoclonal and bispecific antibodies.

You will drive scientific strategy across client projects, mentor junior scientists, and contribute to publications and collaborations within a multidisciplinary Protein Sciences team.

Qualifications

• PhD in Molecular Biology, Protein Engineering, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Immunology, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial and/or postdoctoral experience in antibody discovery, antibody engineering, or biologics development.
• Extensive hands-on experience designing and developing therapeutic antibodies and complex biologic formats.
• Strong expertise in recombinant biologics expression and purification technologies.
• Experience developing and optimizing workflows for challenging and novel biologic molecules.
• Demonstrated ability to design experiments, solve complex scientific problems, and make data-driven decisions.
• Experience leading projects and collaborating within cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to engage multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and execution of biologics discovery and engineering strategies across client and internal projects.
• Design, engineer, express, purify, and characterize complex biologics, including monoclonal and bispecific antibodies.
• Develop and optimize expression systems and purification workflows for high-quality proteins.
• Drive experimental design and interpretation of data to guide decisions.
• Identify innovative approaches to improve workflows in biologics discovery.
• Act as biologics scientific lead on projects across disciplines.
• Present findings to internal and external stakeholders with clear recommendations.
• Contribute to publications, conferences, and collaborations.
• Mentor junior scientists and develop team capabilities.

Skills

Antibody discovery

Antibody engineering

Biologics development

Data-driven decisions

Project leadership

Scientific communication

Mentoring

Education

PhD in Molecular Biology or related field

Tools

Mammalian expression systems

Purification workflows

Biologics characterization techniques

Job description

Evotec in Macclesfield, United Kingdom, seeks a Senior Scientist 1 in Antibody Engineering & Biologics Design to lead design, expression, purification, and characterization of complex biologics including monoclonal and bispecific antibodies.

You will drive scientific strategy across client projects, mentor junior scientists, and contribute to publications and collaborations within a multidisciplinary Protein Sciences team.