Job description
About the role:
- To be a part of the antibody validation module and contribute to the antibody development workstreams.
- To validate antibodies for reproducibility and specificity, using groundbreaking methods.
Responsibilities:
- Independent experimental planning and execution to meet program goals and schedules.
- Timely record keeping of results into data sheets and laboratory notebooks.
- Regular mining of literature and staying up-to-date with developments in the field of antibody development, validation, and protein biology. Conceptualize to recommend improvements in product development and workflows.
- Compilation and presentation of data in written and oral formats to various audiences including collaborators and leadership. Active participation in team meetings.
- Mentoring junior scientists and providing in-lab supervision.
Candidate Requirement:
Education & Experience levels:
- Master's degree with over 5 years experience or PhD with over 2 years experience in cell/molecular biology, immunology, biotechnology, or biochemistry required.
Nature of experience:
- Extensive experience and familiarity with the design and development of protein assays.
- Understanding biochemical, cellular, and molecular biology techniques for protein characterization such as cell treatments, tissue/cell lysate preparation, sub-cellular fractionation, immunoprecipitation, and microscopy.
- Extensive practical experience in immunoassays including Western blot, immunocytochemistry, immunohistochemistry, ELISA, ChIP, and Flow cytometry.
- Theoretical or practical experience in antibody development platforms is desirable.
- Communication of research data and providing expert-level technical troubleshooting to resolve scientific problems.
- Project or work experience in support of relevant skills such as publications, project reports, or thesis work.
- Proficient in MS Office applications such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel and has strong statistical knowledge and familiarity with statistical software such as Prism.
