Biochemist

**Biochemist**
**Permanent, Full-Time**
**Cambridge area, UK**

REED Scientific are working with an international biopharmaceutical company who discover, design, and develop some of the most innovative and effective medicines for patients worldwid**e.**

**About the Job**

They are searching for a **protein biochemist** to join the Biochemistry group at our research facility on Granta Park, Cambridge, UK, working on membrane protein biochemical characterisation to enable drug discovery efforts. **Don’t worry if you don’t have experience in the membrane part
- they are willing to train.**

**Skills/experience**:

- A PhD in biochemistry, biophysics, or a related discipline
- Good molecular biology skills
- Knowledge in prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression vectors
- Knowledge in expression construct design and engineering to successfully express membrane proteins destined for biochemical, biophysical, and structural studies
- Expertise in the expression of membrane proteins from mammalian and insect cells
- Expertise in the purification and extensive biochemical characterisation of membrane proteins
- Experience in the reconstitution of purified membrane proteins in membrane-mimetic environments
- Familiarity with biochemical and biophysical techniques used to characterise membrane proteins such as luminescence, fluorescence, and FRET-based techniques
- Understanding of the requirements of purified membrane proteins destined for structural (X-ray and/or CryoEM) and biophysical studies (SPR, mass spectrometry)
- Excellent organisational skills

**Benefits**
- State-of-the-art R&D centre located in the heart of the Cambridge science cluster
- Competitive compensation package including discretionary cash bonuses
- Eligible for grants of Restricted Stock Units
- 25 days annual leave in addition to public holidays
- Employer contribution to pension
- Private Medical Insurance and a cash plan for dental and optical reimbursement
- Health and wellbeing benefits including a subsidised individual gym membership
- Income protection to cover long term absences due to ill health
- Group Death in Service equal to 4x basic annual salary

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to join a burgeoning company, and work using state-of-the-art scientific equipment and facilities.

If this sounds of interest and you meet the requirements, don’t miss this opportunity