Associate Scientist Validation

Abcam; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading life sciences company in Cambridge is seeking a Validation Associate Scientist to validate and characterize new antibodies. You will plan and execute experiments, ensuring high-quality validation and improving testing conditions. The ideal candidate holds a PhD in a life sciences field or an MSc with industry experience, and is experienced in antibody techniques like Western Blotting and ICC. Join us to make a profound impact on scientific advancements.

Qualifications

• PhD in a life sciences field or an MSc with a few years in industry.
• Experience with antibody reagents and strong background in WB/ICC techniques.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and analyze WB and/or ICC experiments.
• Ensure high quality validation of new antibodies.
• Contribute to protocol development and improvements.
• Enhance testing conditions for antibody products.

Skills

Antibody validation

Data analysis

Multitasking

Communication

Education

PhD in life sciences or MSc with industry experience

Tools

WB (Western Blotting)

ICC (Immunocytochemistry)

Job description

Validation Associate Scientist

For over 25 years, Abcam has been providing tools the scientific community needs to enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders.

We believe that to continue making progress, we need to work together, each bringing our own unique perspectives to make an impact on the world. This community needs people like you: dedicated, agile and above all audacious so we can truly drive science forward.

The Associate Scientist Antibody Validation contributes to Abcam’s Antibody Product Portfolio expansion by validating and characterizing new antibodies.

This position reports to the Antibody and Biochemical Assays validation Team Leader and is part of the Validation Team located in Cambridge and is on-site. At Abcam, our vision is to be the most influential life sciences company for researchers worldwide.

In This Role, You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Planning, execution and data analysis of WB and/or ICC experiments
• Ensuring high quality validation of new antibodies.
• As a talented scientist contribute to ideas and establishment of protocol and protocol improvements. Be proactive in their validation, optimization and documentation and take responsibility for validating new assay protocols and their integration into standard work streams.
• Actively seek to improve testing conditions for individual antibody products and product groups to best demonstrate their performance.

The Essential Requirements Of The Job Include

• PhD in a life sciences field or an MSc and a few years in industry
• Experience in using antibody reagents and a strong background and practical expertise in WB and/ or ICC techniques.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize, multitask and work to deadlines.
• Able to facilitate open and constructive communication within the team along with other teams within the company across the globe.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Knowledge of CRISPR/ CAS9 technology to generate modified cell lines
• ELISA, Immunohistochemistry, Flow Cytometry

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.