Senior Scientist Immunology

Scientist Bioassay - Immunology

Here at Lonza we have a great opportunity available for a Scientist / Senior Scientist to join our Early Development Services department. This is a permanent position based out of our Cambridge facility.

The role involves the isolation and banking of human primary cells, and the design and execution of various in vitro cell-based bioassays for multiple client projects.

Key Responsibilities :

Utilising existing assay platforms to assess the immune response to therapeutic molecules

Isolation, banking and characterisation of human PBMC (peripheral blood mononuclear cells)

Improvement / development of assay platforms

Interested?

What we need you to have :

Bachelor Degree in Biological Sciences / Immunology

Master Degree / PhD or equivalent experience in Biological Sciences / Immunology

Previous experience with PBMC and / or primary immune cell culture in assays using strong aseptic technique

Experience with immunological techniques such as flow cytometry, ELISpot / FluoroSpot, Luminex, ELISA or live cell imaging to assess immune cell function

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Excellent record keeping and attention to detail

Nice to have :

Understanding of human immunology and bioassay development

Relevant industry experience

Reference : R58778