Scientist / Senior Scientist

IONTAS

The Company

IONTAS is an internationally renowned research company offering antibody discovery services focussed on antibody phage display, a technique originally invented by our founder. The company has also invented a proprietary mammalian display platform for identifying high affinity, developable lead antibody candidates with the added advantage of allowing selection for optimal biophysical properties during the earliest stages of drug discovery.

To expand the company and help secure our future IONTAS combined forces with FairJourney Biologics, Portugal. Our joint operation consists of more than 100 scientists and has successfully completed more than 500 projects, with over 100 biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. This represents a rare opportunity to experience a huge diversity of projects, spanning all imaginable indications and modalities, and performed in collaboration with world-leading scientists and innovators. Through organic growth and acquisition we will continue to expand our offering centred around antibody discovery using immune and naïve library approaches combined with our next generation mammalian display technology.

The Role

Iontas are seeking enthusiastic lab-based Scientists to join the discovery team at our South Cambridgeshire site. We have a rich scientific environment with a focus on client-based antibody drug discovery projects and innovative platform development. We seek adaptable individuals to deliver on projects and help develop and refine our practices.

As a Scientist you will be part of an antibody discovery team generating high-quality results for our clients. You will gain responsibility for projects involving identification and optimisation of biologics. In addition to the design and execution of experiments, you will be responsible for analysis/interpretation of data, and communication of results to customers and the team. Working with a Team Leader or directly with the CTO, the role will centre on project delivery but will include optimisation of procedures and supervision/training of other team members.

Candidate profile

We are looking for individuals with the following knowledge and expertise (assigned level depends on experience):

You have a PhD or other relevant lab experience
Strong knowledge and experience of molecular and cellular biology techniques
An enthusiastic outlook and a willingness and desire to learn
Excellent communication and organisational skills
Ability to work effectively in a team, or independently, as required
One or more of the following skills/abilities would be an advantage:

Display technology techniques (e.g. yeast, phage, ribosome display)
Immunology and Immunoassays
Protein science, for example affinity measurement
Any other experience relevant to antibody discovery & engineering
We are a highly motivated team working within an international group which includes our sister company Fairjourney Biologics in Portugal. We offer career development opportunities and a fun working environment in our expanding Cambridge site.

Competitive salaries depending on experience, including the opportunity to participate in the company pension and life insurance schemes.

References & original qualification certificates will be requested subsequent to a job offer.

For more information about this position you can contact us at jobs@iontas.co.uk.