Research/ Senior Scientist, Target Validation

3 weeks ago


Slough, United Kingdom UCB Full time

Make your mark for patients


We are seeking a highly motivated and innovative  Research / Senior Scientist  to join our  Target Validation and Tractability team in Slough, UK

About the role

The position is a lab-based role, requiring excellent laboratory skills, particularly on molecular and cell biology techniques. Experience with bioinformatic tools for analysing large NGS/’omic’ datasets and basic coding skills would be advantageous.

Who you’ll work with

The successful candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on the discovery and validation of novel drug targets for diseases with high unmet patient need

What you’ll do

Performing drug tractability and validation experiments, such as Gain of Function /Loss of Function assays, cell culture, flow cytometry, imaging, and other techniques. Generating and critically assessing data to support go/no-go new target decisions. Contributing to novel target identification initiatives, performing in silico analysis of internal and external datasets, literature searching and functional assays Delivering high quality tools required for the strategic validation of new drug targets using multiple modalities (including antibodies, small molecule, oligo nucleotides) Present data, inform project decision points and support projects across the organization. Contribute to the technological development of the department, helping to enhance our capabilities, improved workflows and process efficiency. Work in a collaborative, matrix style across the organisation to implement the adoption of new targets into the research portfolio. Produce detailed experimental write-ups and assist in producing and collating procedures, guidelines and reports.

I nterested? For this role we’re looking for the following   education, experience   and  skills

Educated to degree level with industry experience, PhD desirable. Experience in a range of cellular and molecular biology techniques – for example: cell culture, flow cytometry, high content imaging, ELISA or MSD, Western blotting, qPCR, cloning, transfection/siRNA/CRISPR gene-editing. Good communication skills and comfortable presenting experimental data at cross-functional meetings. Knowledge of coding is advantageous. Experience with use of bioinformatic tools to visualise and curate from large datasets. Ability to work within a team in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities. Highly motivated and driven to exceed goals.

If you are interested to learn more about R&D within UCB, please find more information here .

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Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you 



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