Scientist - Molecular Biology

Northreach is a dynamic recruitment agency that connects businesses with top talent in the Advanced Therapies sector. Our mission is to provide a seamless and personalised recruitment experience for clients and candidates, and to create a positive work environment that encourages equality, innovation, and professional growth.

We have partnered with an organization who is focused on uncovering unconventional T cell targets to develop cancer immunotherapies that deliver long-lasting benefits to diverse patient populations. They are at the forefront of developing immunotherapeutic approaches to leverage their targets, including bispecific T-cell engagers, adoptive cell therapies, and cancer vaccines.

Responsibilities

• Designing, conducting, and evaluating experiments to advance our preclinical pipeline of bispecific T cell engagers.
• Contributing to the generation and selection of yeast TCR display libraries to engineer our TCR-directed, bispecific molecules.
• Providing scientific expertise on TCR engineering projects to generate affinity optimised TCRs.
• Ensuring scientific excellence is maintained within the team and function.
• Reporting of experimental data at company meetings.
• Actively contributing to a vibrant and innovative working environment where improvements and new ideas are adopted and freely shared among the teams.
• Working closely with other functional teams, project & process leaders to advance our platforms and pipeline.

Requirements

• A PhD or equivalent scientific experience in a relevant discipline / MSc plus 3+ years experience.
• Hands-on experience in molecular biology e.g. PCR, cloning, site-directed mutagenesis, sanger sequencing and NGS sequencing.
• Hands-on experience in Immunology e.g Flow Cytometry and cell culture.
• Proven success in execution of scientific projects, demonstrating innovate thinking and problem solving.
• Excellent communications skills and a strong desire to work in a highly collaborate environment.

Northreach is an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age. We are committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and hiring practices, therefore only partner with business that promote DEI. We strive to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees.