Job Title: Senior Scientist: Assay Development

Location: Culham Science Park, Oxford

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £40,000 -£60,000

Benefits:

• Excellent salary
• Free medical insurance
• Stock options within the company

We are excited to be working with an innovative, and industry leading biotechnology company, based in Oxford, in a brand new, state-of-the-art laboratory. They are recruiting for a Senior Scientist, to join their expert team, helping to lead the next stage of a business critical development in the lab.

We are seeking an experienced Scientist to work within a small team of scientists to deliver a potentially ground breaking product.

Requirements

• At least 2 years postdoctoral experience or equivalent in the field of diagnostics ideally involving CNS disorders.
• PhD in a biomedical discipline (e.g. molecular biology or biochemistry).
• Practical experience of assay development in an industrial or product development environment.
• Experience with immunoassay/ligand binding assays: ELISA, biosensor technology, LTF, aptamers.
• Ability to use initiative and creativity to identify new experimental directions, developing new research methods and extending the research portfolio.
• Right to work in UK.

Desirable

• Knowledge and hands-on experience in AD biomarker discovery, validation, and clinical translation.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements for clinical diagnostics.
• Proficiency in applying statistical analysis and data interpretation methods to biomarker discovery and validation studies.
• Experience working with clinical samples.

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