Senior Molecular Biology Scientist

Discovery Sciences Organisation

Hays Specialist Recruitment is now looking to recruit a Senior Molecular Biology Scientist to join the Discovery Sciences Organisation for a 5-month contract assignment at AstraZeneca in Gothenburg.

As part of a team within the Discovery Sciences organization, you will be working within a vibrant scientific environment to support drug discovery. We push scientific advances in small molecules, oligonucleotides as well as other emerging technologies, always with a view to providing medicines to improve patient care. The Discovery Biology Department of Discovery Sciences is responsible for the generation of novel reagents and assays to support projects in the drug discovery pipeline from target discovery all the way to clinical candidate.

Main Duties & Responsibilities
This is a lab-based role, generating bespoke protein reagents to support projects in all phases of the discovery process. The role involves application of leading molecular biology techniques to design expression constructs, make DNA constructs for protein expression, producing recombinant proteins that impact projects, as well as troubleshooting. In addition, you might be asked to contribute to projects in other related areas such as running cell-based assays.

Essential Requirements

* Master or Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry or a related discipline, or 5 years of relevant working experience within Biotechnology
* Expertise in molecular biology using a variety of techniques (Golden Gate, Gibson assembly or similar techniques)
* Experience in design of DNA constructs for recombinant protein production
* Excellent communication skills and an ability to operate effectively in a multi-disciplinary research environment
* Independent analysis and evaluation of complex data and delivery of data to agreed timelines

Desirable Requirements

* Experience in design of DNA constructs for other applications such as cell line generation for assay is highly desirable
* Experience in use of automation equipment such as liquid handling platforms
* Experience in handling eukaryotic cells and running cell-based assays such as reporter gene assays