Senior Scientist: Antibody Discovery (Beacon®)

Job Title: Senior Scientist: Antibody Discovery (Beacon®)
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LifeArc, we want to hear from people who are as passionate as we are about making life science life changing that can improve patients’ lives.

A bit about the role:

This is a very exciting time to join LifeArc's antibody discovery team. We are greatly enhancing our single B-cell based antibody discovery platform, and as part of this development, we are acquiring the Beacon® optofluidic system (Berkeley Lights) for screening antibody-secreting cells. The instrument will be placed at the Francis Crick Institute in London, where our team has already established transgenic mice immunizations and single B-cell sorting. We are looking for a highly skilled and enthusiastic team member who will be instrumental at first implementing the Beacon® optofluidic technology at the Crick Institute for LifeArc and then be responsible for running antibody discovery campaigns on the Beacon®, including developing fluorescence-based assays to screen antibody for binding and functional properties. Previous Beacon® experience would be welcomed but is not expected and you will receive extensive specialist training and get plenty of hands-on time with the system to become familiar. Deep experience in flow cytometry-based methods and ideally high throughput microfluidic systems as well as cell-based screening assays is highly desirable.

As a Senior Scientist, you will be expected to work independently to perform specialised and non-routine experiments and contribute to the scientific rationale of any assigned projects. Additionally, you will develop and apply your specialist knowledge of scientific techniques/experiments to further project objectives.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues across our Stevenage site. You will benefit from visiting this site to support your work and develop working relationships.

About you:
Education & experience required:

PhD or educated to BSc/MSc in Biochemistry/Biology/Biological Sciences or related subject and equivalent relevant laboratory experience in the field

Skills & abilities:

Good understanding of B-cell biology and preferably antibody discovery

Experience with B-cell and/or plasma cell isolation and handling

Expertise in microfluidics- and/or flow cytometry-based (or other complex lab) instrumentation/methods

Expertise in fluorescence- and cell-based assay development

Willingness to embrace opportunities to expand skills with new methods and equipment

Intellectual curiosity

Self-motivated and adaptable

Critical and analytical thinker

Skilled in data handling and interpretation

Organised and meticulous

Detail orientated and accurate

Ability to work well with others

Ability to accurately follow directions

Excellent communicator – both verbal and written

Ability to influence and persuade others

Able to manage projects

Act as a scientific role model, bringing our principles to life

About us:

At LifeArc, our ambition is to make life science life changing. We do this by advancing scientific discoveries beyond the lab, faster, so that they can shape the next generation of diagnostics, treatments, and cures.

Working at the cutting edge of translational science and as the early-stage translation specialists, we progress scientific discoveries on their journey to becoming a medicine, diagnostic or intervention that can improve patients’ lives. Our work begins by seeking out innovative science, then helping to develop this to a point where there is a clinical and commercial pathway for others to invest the time and money to take it further forward.

What we can offer you:

Salary will be determined by qualifications and experience along with other exceptional benefits. Because we understand everyone has different requirements, our flexible benefits allow you to choose those which are important to you. Our pension scheme offers employer contributions of up to 12%, private health insurance, and annual leave of 31 days PLUS bank holidays.

Join us, and you’ll have the scope to be creative and take measured risks. You’ll be rewarded for your curiosity, for working as one team, and for learning fast. And you’ll have everything you need to be your best every day.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds, for example, are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At LifeArc we are dedicated in building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so whatever your background or lived experience, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our top priority is finding the best candidate and you may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

We all have potential. At LifeArc, you’ll discover what you can really do with it.

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