Senior Cell Culture Research Scientist

CY Partners are looking to recruit a Research Scientist for a position within the Upstream Development team of a large Biotechnology company located in the North of England.

The ideal candidate for this role will have a Life Science degree (PhD preferred), with a focus on Mammalian Cell Culture (MCC) as well as prior R&D experience from a Cell Culture based Industrial Biotech role.

The successful candidate will be laboratory-based and, working as part of a team, will be involved in cell line development (CLD; from transfection, cloning and selection of cell lines to evaluation of clonal cell lines in scale-down mimics of the production process) and / or process development (PD; from scale down mimics to pilot scale bioreactors), dependent on experience. They will also have a role to play in contributing to the implementation of new and innovative ways of working.

Technical requirements:

• Knowledge of microbial expression cell systems / mammalian cell line expression platforms and / or process development strategies

• Practical experience in aseptic technique, microbial systems and / or mammalian cell culture

• Experience of transfection / transformation / cloning techniques and / or operation and control of stirred tanks or fermenters, laboratory scale (1-10L) micro / mammalian cell culture bioreactors a plus

• Ability to communicate the progress of projects, both verbally using presentations and with written reports, to both internal and external customers

• Ensure a high standard of science and quality of work are maintained

• Contribute to the efficient running of the laboratory functional activities

If you would like to apply for this vacancy then please contact Graham at CY Partners.