Head Antibody Production Scientist

ABSOLUTE ANTIBODY

HEAD ANTIBODY PRODUCTION SCIENTIST

This is a Senior Lab based position and reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer

Who we are.

Absolute Antibody, an Absolute Biotech Company, is seeking a talented and highly motivated career Scientist who is looking to develop at our small but fast-growing company. Operating in the life sciences arena, Absolute Antibody specialises in recombinant antibody production, sequencing, engineering, and expression. Our customers include leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostics companies, as well as academic researchers worldwide; we have customers in 65 different countries and have sold to 14 of the top 15 pharmaceutical companies by revenue. This international customer base is served by our ISO 9001:2015-certified manufacturing facility in
Northeast England as well as 3 sites in the USA, and 1 in the Netherlands.

Location: Wilton, Redcar, UK.

All applicants must be authorised to work in the UK.

Who are you?

• You are proactive, adaptable, and independent, with a high level of autonomy and initiative.
• You will have good planning and organisational skills as well as a high level of attention to detail.
• You will have verifiable lab-based experience in Molecular Biology/Tissue Culture.
• You will have verifiable experience working in a quality standard regulated organisation (e.g. ISO standard)
• You will have experience with protein engineering techniques, including relevant molecular biology skills, as well as experience of using mammalian expression systems (including HEK and/or CHO) for recombinant protein expression and subsequent purification.
• You will be a confident user of IT especially MS Office and DNA sequence analysis software (e.g., DNAStar and Lasergene).

What will you do?

• Responsible for optimizing upstream and downstream production processes in the laboratory.
• Provide leadership to the scientific team to resolve internal technical issues as they arise in the production and QC process.
• Present production and QC resolutions to management and advise on corrective action.
• Create reports containing (process and outcome) information on the manufacturing of our products that can be used to present to management and external stakeholders (i.e., customers).
• Draft and contribute to Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and production related documents (e.g., SOPs).
• Identifying areas to improve efficiency related to manufacturing and QC.
• Monitor scientific processes through the establishment and use of KPIs.
• Assist in the coaching and training of all junior and new staff alongside other scientific staff.
• Other duties and tasks may be assigned.

Academic Requirements:

At least an MSc in a related field.

Work Experience and Skills

• An MSc in a related field with 5+ years of industrial experience of current recombinant monoclonal antibody manufacture is essential, OR
• A PhD in a related field with 3+ years of industrial experience of current recombinant monoclonal antibody manufacture.
• A high proficiency in DNA sequence analysis software (e.g., DNAStar Lasergene).
• Complex problem solving – identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Judgment and decision making – considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Personal Qualities and Behavioural Traits

• Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Leadership – the job requires a willingness to lead, take charge and offer opinions and direction.
• Independence – the job requires developing one’s own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
• Integrity – the job requires being honest and ethical.
• High stress tolerance – dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Cooperation – the job requires being pleasant with others and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Problem sensitivity – the ability to know when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. This does not necessarily involve solving the problem, only recognising that there is a problem.
• Persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Analytical thinking – analysing information and using logic to address work-related stress.

What do we offer?

• A salary circa £60 to £75k depending upon qualifications and experience.
• Unlimited paid annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Membership of company pension scheme.
• Work in a global organisation with diverse teams.

Absolute Biotech is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law of the country in which the applicant resides.racteristic protected by applicable law of the country in which the applicant resides.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £60,000.00-£75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Unlimited paid holidays

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Redcar, TS10 4RF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Education:

• Master's (preferred)

Experience:

• Molecular Biology: 10 years (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Redcar, TS10 4RF