Analytical Scientist in Oxford

Analytical Scientist, LC-MS Method Development

About Us

We’re a team of highly skilled 40+ scientists on a mission to create the world’s best guilt-free, sustainable meat. The meat we make is cultivated meat just like real meat, only made differently.

We’re looking for a talented analytical scientist to join an innovative, multidisciplinary team, building the analytical methods to support biologics development, and ultimately, more cost-effective immunotherapeutics.

About the Role

You’ll develop and run the analytical assays that tell us how well our cell lines and expression systems perform. Working across a range of techniques and throughputs, you’ll design robust, reproducible methods, deliver them on time, and help train the wider team to use them. This is a hands‑on role at the centre of a growing, cross‑disciplinary team, where your work directly shapes the direction of our projects.

What you’ll do

• Design, plan and develop analytical assays using a variety of techniques and throughputs, making sure deliverables are met within timelines
• Execute analytical assays to a high standard, in a reliable and reproducible way
• Author SOPs, training documents and COSHH forms as key deliverables
• Train team members to a high level of competence to ensure data integrity
• Document research findings clearly in a lab book
• Communicate regularly in group meetings, and prepare and deliver presentations to the project team and internal stakeholders
• Share in routine laboratory maintenance with your colleagues, including equipment upkeep, cleaning rotas and consumables stock management
• Support the preparation of laboratory risk assessments and maintain health and safety protocols
• Maintain the confidentiality of the project and protocols
• Keep up to date with current technologies and scientific literature to identify opportunities for improvement and cost reduction

What We’re Looking For

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology or a related field, with either an MSc and 4+ years of industry experience, or a PhD and 1+ year of industry experience

Essential experience

• Analytical method development: developing and executing LC-MS based analytical methods for small molecule quantification and/or protein characterisation, e.g. subunit analysis or released N-linked glycan analysis
• High-throughput analysis: developing high-throughput analyses within automated target discovery pipelines
• Experimental design: skilled in experimental design and troubleshooting, and in planning experiments to a given timeframe
• Documentation: writing SOPs, training documents and risk assessments
• Training: training other team members to a high level of competency
• Ways of working: able to work independently and as part of a team, with good numeracy, computer and communication skills

Nice to Have

• DOE: applying Design of Experiments (DOE) to experiment design
• Automation: experience with automation and high-throughput technologies applied to mammalian cell line generation, e.g. Beacon, 96 deep well plate model systems and Ambr15
• Cell culture: working with bioprocess-relevant cell lines such as CHO or HEK293, including passaging, banking, transfection, nucleofection and genotyping
• Cell line development: familiarity with mammalian cell line development, including generation of GM/GE cell lines, single cell cloning and CRISPR / ORF library screens
• Data: familiarity with large datasets, including transcriptomic and proteomic data

You’ll Thrive Here If You Are

• Innovative, with advanced problem-solving skills
• Enthusiastic, proactive and driven to deliver
• Reliable and responsible, able to multitask with good time management and organisation
• An excellent written and spoken communicator
• Happy in a growing, multidisciplinary team

Why Join Ivy Farm

You’ll be part of a mission-driven team working at the forefront of cell line and bioprocess innovation. This is a genuine opportunity to grow your skills in a cutting‑edge environment as we scale our science.

At Ivy Farm, we value innovation, collaboration and sustainability

You can expect a dynamic, inclusive environment

Opportunities for career growth and continuous learning

Your Impact

By joining us, you’ll help build the analytical foundations for more productive, more cost‑effective bioprocesses, and make a real difference to the products they enable.

Practical details:

• 33 days leave (incs 8 public bank holidays)
• Company pension contribution 5%
• Private health care
• Bonus
• Shares
• EAP
• Oodles of coffee, tea and snacks
• Company events throughout the year
• Fabulous super cool office environment, we think that, but we’re biased :)

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