Senior Scientist, Insect Cell Protein Expression

Evotec; Alderley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Health insurance

25 days holiday + PH

Cycle to work

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Evotec in Alderley Park is seeking an experienced Senior Scientist (Expression) to lead protein expression initiatives for early drug discovery. You will design and execute work plans, oversee project results, and contribute to the scientific direction of multiple projects within the Protein Sciences Team.

The role requires PhD or equivalent experience, strong BEVS expertise, and the ability to present data and contribute to external communications.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of recombinant protein expression and protein biochemistry.
• Hands-on experience in insect cell expression systems (BEVS, Drosophila S2).
• Design, clone and optimise expression constructs for insect cell production.
• Ability to troubleshoot expression challenges with data-driven approaches.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute work plans for early drug discovery projects.
• Provide oversight of results to ensure quality to project specifications.
• Lead data analysis and present findings to internal/external customers.
• Develop experimental strategies to advance expression outcomes.
• Represent Evotec at scientific conferences and publish peer-reviewed work.

Skills

Protein expression

Insect cell systems

BEVS

Data analysis

Experimental design

Education

PhD or relevant degree

Tools

SDS-PAGE

Western blotting

Job description

Evotec in Alderley Park is seeking an experienced Senior Scientist (Expression) to lead protein expression initiatives for early drug discovery. You will design and execute work plans, oversee project results, and contribute to the scientific direction of multiple projects within the Protein Sciences Team.

The role requires PhD or equivalent experience, strong BEVS expertise, and the ability to present data and contribute to external communications.