Are you ready to shape the future of neurodegenerative disease therapeutics?
Join Scripta Therapeutics, a pioneering Techbio company founded in early 2025, working in close partnership with Oxford University and supported by world-class investors. Our mission is to discover and develop a novel class of disease-modifying small molecule and RNAi therapeutics using the latest in artificial intelligence, deep learning, and multiomics technologies. We do this by exploiting the untapped power of transcription factors; master regulators of cell fate, aging, and disease. This role will support us in characterising therapeutic candidates in advanced models of disease, a key step in delivering new drugs for patients.
Why Scripta?
- Culture: We have a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your ideas help define the next wave of scientific progress.
- Innovation: We blend real-world patient-derived iPSC models, high-content imaging, and AI-powered informatics, giving us the tools to push boundaries and make breakthroughs at speed.
- Partnerships: Our Oxford Science Park location connects us directly with leading minds across academia and industry.
- Reward: we offer a competitive salary, a generous bonus scheme, access to private medical/dental insurance, and an enhanced company pension.
What You’ll Do
- Be part of a team discovering, validating and optimising next-generation therapeutics, enabling real-world impact on drug discovery for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative conditions.
- Design experiments using mammalian cell cultures and high-throughput imaging platforms, generating robust data that drives discovery of novel mechanisms.
- Collaborate daily with top drug discovery and AI specialists: brainstorm, troubleshoot, and innovate together.
- Present findings and shape our scientific direction in regular internal and external meetings.
- Champion data integrity, safety, and operational excellence in our dynamic laboratory setting.
About You
- You’re passionate, driven, and hardworking, and would thrive in a dynamic startup environment at the intersection of science and technology.
- PhD (or Master’s plus experience) in biochemistry, cell biology, or a related discipline, with optional postdoctoral or pharma/biotech/startup laboratory experience.
- Skilled in mammalian cell culture and/or molecular biology; ideally with first -hand experience or working knowledge of iPSC techniques; excited to learn and apply lab automation/data analysis.
- Ready to work independently and in collaborative multidisciplinary teams, sharing results and ideas with confidence.
- Proven interest in drug discovery and neurobiology, keen to make a genuine difference for patients.
Join Us
Engage with a team on the cutting edge, contribute to game-changing science, and help shape the future of Scripta Therapeutics.
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Research Scientist: Target Discovery & Validation in Oxford employer: Scripta Therapeutics
At Scripta Therapeutics, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture that empowers our team to drive scientific progress in neurodegenerative disease therapeutics. Located at the Oxford Science Park, we offer unique opportunities for professional growth through partnerships with leading academic minds, alongside a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including private medical insurance and a generous bonus scheme. Join us to be part of a pioneering techbio company where your contributions will directly impact the future of healthcare.
