Senior Scientist in Slough

Energy Jobline ZR; Slough; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy job board is seeking a Snr Scientist for a lab-based role in Slough, UK. The position requires a PhD in cell biology/immunology with expertise in cell culture and operational analysis of tissues. Responsibilities include running translational assays, developing cell models, and collaborating on therapeutic programs. This is a 12-month role inside IR35 offering a chance to work at the forefront of novel therapeutic discoveries.

Qualifications

• Experience in culture and functional analysis of tissues and primary cells.
• Technical skills in complex assays including 96/384 well plate-based assays.
• Ability to analyse high-dimensional biological data.

Responsibilities

• Run in vitro translational assays.
• Develop complex cell models using skeletal-relevant cells.
• Collaborate within project teams on therapeutic programs.

Skills

Practical cell biology skills

Complex cell-based assays

Flow cytometry

Computational biology approaches

Experiment design and execution

Education

PhD or equivalent in cell biology or immunology

Tools

qPCR/RNA-Seq

MSD/ELISA

Western blotting

High content imaging

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Job Description

Role - Snr Scientist

Duration - 12 months

Location - Slough, UK

Inside ir35

Description:

This lab-based role requires experience in the culture and functional analysis of tissues and primary cells and will support the discovery of novel therapeutic entities for patients with skeletal and inflammatory joint conditions.

Responsibilities

• Run in vitro translational assays to read out on phenotypic outcomes that reflect the biology and mechanism of the target
• Develop complex cell models utilising skeletal-relevant cells (eg osteoblasts, fibroblast-like synoviocytes, chondrocytes)
• Explore target/molecule pathway and mechanism of action using molecular in vitro and computational techniques
• Collaborate within project teams to progress our therapeutic programs
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of experimental write ups in electronic lab notebooks

Experience and skills

• PhD or equivalent in cell biology or immunology, ideally with a background in skeletal biology or immunology
• Excellent practical cell biology skills including primary human cell isolation/culture
• Technical expertise in complex cell-based assays including 96/384 well plate-based assays
• Hands on experience in flow cytometry
• Experience in computational biology approaches applied to transcriptomics (bulk and single-cell RNA-seq), cytometry, or proteomics, with ability to analyse and interpret high-dimensional biological data
• Proven ability to independently design and execute experiments for profiling of target biology and/or molecule profiling
• Able to present and communicate effectively across multi-disciplinary teams
• Desirable: knowledge of qPCR/RNA-Seq, MSD/ELISA, western blotting, immunoprecipitation, cell transfection, high content imaging
• Advantageous: prior experience in the biopharmaceutical industry

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