Group Leader Product Validation, Atlas Antibodies AB

Atlas Antibodies develops, produces, markets and sells advanced reagents for biomedical research. The company originates from the Swedish-based Human Protein Atlas project and was founded in 2006 by researchers at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and the Rudbeck Laboratory / Uppsala University. The company offers four high-quality product lines: Triple A Polyclonals ™, PrecisA Monoclonals ™, PrEST Antigen ™, and QPrEST ™ standards for absolute quantification of proteins using mass spectrometry. Atlas Antibodies is based in Stockholm, has around 70 employees and markets and sells its products globally through several distribution channels.

Read more on the company website: www.atlasantibodies.com

Working at Atlas Antibodies means developing people, developing processes and being part of a company enabling biomedical research. You will be responsible for developing our products in an expanding company, and we promise you it will be challenging, engaging and fun. Choose to be part of our future story!

Atlas Antibodies is a cutting-edge biotechnology company with strong growth, exciting products and an interesting history built on a solid R&D heritage from the Human Protein Atlas project. Atlas Antibodies is a company with great opportunities as it comprises the entire product chain, from research and development to production as well as sales and marketing. Atlas Antibodies has sites in Stockholm, Switzerland, and England. At the Stockholm site works approximately 80 colleagues and the team is constantly growing.

Atlas Antibodies is now looking for a Group Leader, passionate about creating value for customers, to lead the Product Validation team.

About the Role

As a Group leader of the Product Validation Team, you will lead and develop an R&D group consisting of seven employees who are responsible for application development and commercial support for the current product portfolio. This includes performing validation and generating QC specifications of existing products as well as technical and product support. You report to the CSO and is part of the R&D department management group.

In this position you will act as a role model and motivate your group to perform at their best. You will support the Atlas Antibodies AB strategy within the role and work according to present regulations, policies, SOPs and in line with our values and code of conduct.

This position includes, but is not limited to the following responsibilities:

• Manage daily operations within the group
• People management and coaching
• Budget and Personnel responsibility
• Create and execute R&D plans
• Develop and improve processes, products, and technologies
• Act as process/object/system and resource owner
• Strategic work by identify, evaluate and develop new opportunities
• Product care of existing products throughout the life cycle

About you

To succeed in the role, we believe that you have experience from a similar role within the Life Science sector and are confident in your leadership skills.

You are self-motivated and you keep yourself updated regarding methods and technical tools to ensure having the right information to perform in your day-to-day work. You are eager to build and motivate a team based on self-leadership and find your way to contribute to our growth and future company goals.

Qualifications:

• Licentiate or PhD in biomedicine, biotechnology or equivalent to
• Previous experience as manager or leader within Life Science industry
• Preferably previous experience in antibody development and assay development
• Meritorious with experience in methods used in protein analysis such as immunohistochemistry, multiplexing and western blot
• Meritorius with experience in customer interaction and technology support
• Meritorious with experience in project management
• Good language skills in Swedish and English, both oral and written

Atlas Antibodies is in a very exciting phase of growth and change, which demands flexibility and willingness to adapt. It also provides opportunities for development and improvement in way of working.

Application

In this recruitment process, Atlas Antibodies is collaborating with Mpya Sci & Tech. Please submit your application no later than 29th of May. If you have any further questions, please contract Talent Advisor Britta Granath at +46 (0)739644221 or britta.granath@mpyascitech.com. Please note that we interview candidates continuously and the position may be filled before last application date.

About Atlas Antibodies

Atlas Antibodies AB has a very special story. The company was founded in 2006 as a start-up from the prestigious Human Protein Atlas project. The idea of the researchers was to make the unique antibodies developed in the project available to fellow researchers worldwide. Fifteen years later, the company has successfully launched more than 60,000 products for protein research. These reagents include highly validated antibodies, antigens, and protein quantification standards for mass spectrometry, constituting a unique portfolio of high-end proteomics tools, relevant for basic and clinical research in important areas such as cancer research and neuroscience. The company offers four product lines: Triple A Polyclonals™, PrecisA Monoclonals™, PrEST Antigens and QPrEST™ protein standards.

Atlas Antibodies has experienced significant growth over the years and currently consists of approximately 80 employees. Products are marketed and sold globally, primarily through international and national distributors. The company has the ambition to expand significantly through organic and acquisitive growth. For more information, visit www.atlasantibodies.com