Our Organization
IONTAS is part of the FairJourney Biologics family, which operates across four global sites (Porto – Portugal, Cambridge – UK, San Francisco and San Diego – USA). FairJourney Biologics is dedicated to discovering high-quality biologics drug candidates for our partners, providing solutions to their technical challenges, and helping bring life-changing medicines to patients. Our antibody discovery and engineering services have benefitted over 200 biotech and pharma partners worldwide. With more than 1,000 completed projects using a range of molecular formats and 20 clinical-stage molecules, we are internationally recognized for tackling novel and challenging discovery programs. Our expertise in Phage and Mammalian Display platforms enables us to push the boundaries of antibody discovery, driving innovation for next-generation therapeutics.
The Role
We are seeking a highly capable and enthusiastic Scientist to join the expanding Discovery & Engineering Unit at our South Cambridgeshire site (DEU III). The ideal candidate will bring significant expertise in SPR and Protein Sciences with a good understanding of Biologics drug discovery and display technologies. Teamwork is a key skill for this role - Scientists are lab-based staff with significant experience in antibody discovery & engineering and assay development, providing lab-based leadership and collaborating with internal experts in antibody discovery & display technologies. The role will include execution of labwork, training and mentoring other team members. Work will not be limited to SPR – there will be involvement in other methods of selecting and screening novel antibody-based therapeutics. You will use your keen interest and expertise in Biologics drug discovery to shape and deliver projects involving identification, optimisation, and screening of novel antibody-based therapeutics, applying, and refining our (phage and mammalian) display technologies and engineering methods and working closely with our structural & bioinformatics team when considering client projects. This will be an onsite and predominantly lab-based role. Your responsibilities will include the independent design and execution of experiments, data analysis and interpretation and communication of the findings to the team and clients. Your will provide technical training to other team members. This role will suit an experienced scientist seeking to gain or expand their Biologics drug discovery experience. A positive and solution-focused mindset is required to deliver on a wide range of innovative and intellectually challenging projects.