Scientist, Antibody Development Platform

For over 25 years, Abcam has been providing tools the scientific community needs to enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders.

We believe that to continue making progress, we need to work together, each bringing our own unique perspectives to make an impact on the world. This community needs people like you: dedicated, agile and above all audacious so we can truly drive science forward.

The Antibody Development platform (ADP) Scientist role is responsible for leading molecular biology processes within the team, including the high-throughput recombinant conversion of antibodies (from our hybridoma and B cell discovery platforms), sequence analysis of antibody candidates, and ensuring plasmid clonality. Within the role there is also elements of troubleshooting, supporting method development, and innovation/optimisation of products and processes.

This position reports to the Director of Antibody Development and is part of the Antibody Development platform located in Cambridge (UK) and will be on-site. At Abcam, our vision is to be the most influential life sciences company for researchers worldwide.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

1. Apply your molecular biology knowledge to support the delivery of optimized recombinant Rabbit antibody discovery workflows.
2. Work as part of a flexible cross-matrix team to support technology development, transfer, and implementation within Abcam’s global scientific teams.
3. Take responsibility for maintaining trackers and critical information relating to product development, sequences and delivery.
4. Work closely with project managers and lab stakeholders to relay project progress and delivery dates for key reagents.
5. Provide guidance and training for more junior members of the team.

The essential requirements of the job include:

1. You will be educated to at least Masters degree-level in a life sciences-related subject.
2. You will have at least 2 years’ experience working in a scientific setting either within an academic lab or in industry.
3. An excellent working knowledge of molecular biology, DNA cloning techniques, bacterial work and DNA sequencing is a must.
4. Our ideal candidate will be able to show examples of prior method development or optimisation of processes and techniques.
5. Experience of antibody discovery within therapeutic or industry setting, or knowledge of immunoassays such as ELISA, HTRF, flow cytometry or Octet would be a bonus but is not a pre-requisite.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

1. Other Antibody discovery processes such as Phage display, NGS or in silico development.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.