Job Description
Job description Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage Posted Date: Sep 10 2024 At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next 10 years. R&D is committed to discovering and delivering transformational vaccines and medicines to prevent and change the course of disease. Science and technology are coming together in a way they never have before, and we have strong tech-enabled capabilities that allow us to build a deeper understanding of the patient, human biology and disease mechanisms, and transform medical discovery. We are revolutionising the way we do R&D. We’re uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Find out more: Our approach to R&D . The department of Protein and Cell Sciences at GSK’s Medicines Research Centre in Stevenage (PCS UK) is engaged in the design, generation, and validation of biological reagents to support drug discovery across all of GSK’s therapeutic modalities, including small molecules, biopharmaceuticals and oligonucleotides. The department works in close partnership with GSKs therapeutic research units and antibody and small molecule discovery teams to generate state of the art reagents. The department is a dynamic environment that is developing its capabilities in generation and characterisation of complex cellular and protein reagents. There is currently an exciting opportunity for an Antibody Protein Purification Scientist to join the department. In this role you will… · Be a self-motivated protein biochemist with a strong interest and skills in expression, purification, and characterisation of antibodies. · Be responsible for the purification and characterisation of antibodies in different formats and at different scales. · Support the organisation in the supply of biological reagents for drug discovery processes from target through to candidate selection. · Enhance your skills in expression, purification, and characterisation of antibodies and an interest in novel antibody formats. · Work in a large team of protein biochemists, contributing to an energetic environment in state-of-the-art laboratories. · Have the opportunity to interact with program teams in a matrix environment. Why you? Basic Qualifications: We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: Bachelor of Science in a biological or biochemical sciences discipline with post-graduate laboratory experience. Experience of antibody purification and characterisation techniques. Knowledge of protein analytical and biophysical characterisation techniques. Experience of expression in mammalian expression systems. Good written and verbal communication skills, an ability to work towards agreed timelines and effectively organise multiple tasks. Good data handling and experimental record keeping skills. Preferred Qualifications: If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: PhD or Masters Degree. Experience with molecular biology design and construct generation. Experience with automated protein purification devices e.g., AKTA. Experience with expression in insect and bacterial expression systems. Track record of flexibility and teamwork. Closing date: 25/09/2024 Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology). Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only). We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are. 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