Research Scientist - Immune Reset

CK Group are recruiting for a Research Scientist - Immune Reset to join a global pharmaceutical company on a contract basis initially for 12 months.

Salary: £23-£28 per hour PAYE

Research Scientist - Immune Reset Role:

• Support the progression of therapeutic molecules at all stages of research and clinical development.
• Perform translational in vitro assays to evaluate novel therapeutics, investigate mechanisms of action and identify novel therapeutic axes.
• Develop and perform relevant functional assays for screening, mechanism of action and target validation studies as appropriate.
• Analyse and interrogate scientific data and demonstrate ability to troubleshoot technical issues.
• Maintain compliance to procedure by completing training modules and maintaining accurate experimental records.
• Comply with human tissue act (HTA) regulations, ensuring the relevant training is up-to-date and that HTA policies and procedures are read and understood.

Your Background:

• Experience of performing functional immune cell assays including cytotoxicity assays, proliferation assays, mixed lymphocyte reactions and antigen recall assays.
• Knowledge of assays to assess mechanisms of Fc mediated depletion such as ADCC, ADCP or CDC.
• Experience in the isolation of primary immune cell subsets from whole blood using FACS and MACS.
• Experience in multi-parameter flow cytometry, including design of large antibody panels to provide deep profiling of immune cell subsets.
• Proficiency in relevant software packages for data analysis – e.g., Flow Jo, GraphPad Prism, Excel, and R.
• History of compliance with human tissue act guidelines for work with primary human cells/tissues.

Company:

Our client is a is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating value for people living with severe diseases in immunology and neurology now and into the future.

Location:

This role is based at our client’s site in Slough.

Apply:

For more information, or to apply for this Research Scientist - Immune Reset please contact the Key Accounts Team on 01438 870011 or email pharmacontracts@ckagroup.co.uk. Please quote reference 154 283.

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK.

Please note:

This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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