Associate Scientist - Cell Biology

Cancer Research UK-AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory: Associate Scientist Oncology Cell Biology

Location: Granta Park, Cambridge

Contract: Fixed Term Contract - 12 months, Full Time (35 hours per week)

Salary: £26,000 - £29,000

Closing date: Midnight 15th December 2020. Please do not delay applying as we will be shortlisting on application.

Application process: CV and application questions via our careers page

You can find out more about the role and AstraZeneca Antibody Alliance Laboratory in our candidate pack

Are you a passionate research scientist with a background in Oncology Cell Biology looking to develop skills in drug discovery?

In collaboration with AstraZeneca, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has established a pioneering laboratory in Cambridge. The lab deploys cutting edge technologies in order to generate candidate therapeutics, diagnostics and reagent tools. This exciting venture takes AstraZeneca’s leading discovery technologies and combine them with biological targets arising from CRUK’s extensive network of academic investigators.

Why we need you?

We are now seeking a research scientist with experience of Oncology cell based assays to play an important role in the Oncology cell based assay group of the Alliance Laboratory. The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary research team focussed on identifying and characterising biotherapeutic candidates to oncology targets and driving onward development to preclinical proof of concept.

What will I be doing?

Maintaining mammalian cell line cultures
Running screening assays to characterise antibodies as part the drug discovery cascade
Performing cell based experiments to validate and better understand biology of drug targets. Characterising cell lines Generating cell lines
Building excellent working relationships within a laboratory
What skills do I need?

Experience with aspectic technique to enable routine growth of mammalian cell lines is essential.
Experience running cell based assays within the context of drug is desirable – ideally with antibodies, but experience of small molecules will be considered beneficial.
Familiarity with cell based technologies such as Flow Cytometry would be beneficial.
Knowledge of recombinant protein assays including ELISA and HTRF is desirable.
Ability to clearly communicate scientific objectives and project results
What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn’t be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible.

There’s plenty of career progression and training opportunities, through internal and external L&D.
25, days annual leave (plus bank holidays and the ability to buy up to 5 days per annum) and 1 CRUK day.
Pension (employer contributions of up to 10%), life insurance and a great benefit discount platform.
If you’re as ambitious and passionate as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.