Scientific Researcher

6 days ago

Macclesfield, Cheshire East, United Kingdom undisclosed Full time

Company Overview

Based at Alderley Park, Medicines Discovery Catapult is a national facility connecting the UK community to accelerate innovative drug discovery.

Job Summary

We are looking for the very best people to join the Medicines Discovery Catapult team in driving the UK to the forefront of commercial success for medicines discovery, committing to place the patient at the beginning of discovery and helping the sector move faster to the patient.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will apply their skills to support a portfolio of collaborative projects across the MDC Translational Imaging platform, which utilises a range of preclinical imaging technologies (PET, CT, Gamma counting, US, Luminescence) in tandem with advanced radiochemistry.

Key Requirements

  • • Contribute scientific and technical expertise to deliver collaborative projects focussed on tissue biodistribution and efficacy
  • • Responsible for study set-up, execution of experiments including downstream analysis, interpretation and reporting of results
  • • Full awareness of Home-Office project licence and in vivo compliance
  • • Deliver high quality data in a complex and time pressured research team environment
  • • Liaising with external collaborators, contributing to scientific discussions and study design
  • • Implement effective lab processes, experimental records, and safety
  • • Demonstrate effective communication and research collaboration skills

Requirements

  • • The successful candidates will have demonstrated experience in in vivo and ex vivo techniques, with either a PhD or relevant laboratory experience
  • • Personal Home Office licence (PIL AB)
  • • Practical experience of conventional in vivo techniques, including dosing via common routes, tumour/tissues collection, blood sampling & reporting clinical signs
  • • Experience of working in collaborative project teams, with both internal and external colleagues; experience of working in a medicine discovery setting, with academic groups and SMEs
  • • Ability to communicate effectively with both experts and non-experts in the field
  • • Experience in one or more imaging techniques (PET and/or IVIS)

Preferred Qualifications

Pharmaceutical industry experience

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