Senior Scientist

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.

Om tjänsten
Main Duties & Responsibilities

This is a lab-based role, generating bespoke protein reagents to support projects in all phases of the discovery process.

Dina arbetsuppgifter i huvudsak
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.

Vem är du?
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

Om verksamheten
AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status or any other characteristic protected by law.