
- Senior
- Office in London
Role
Team
Teamwork
Key Responsibilities
- Conducting R&D and troubleshooting of our screening workflows for testing microbial extracts and pure compounds
- Designing, miniaturising and optimising primary and secondary bioassays
- Performing experiments, including sample preparation and data acquisition
- Analysing data in R/python
- Making data-driven decisions to prioritise samples entering bioassays and those that are processed downstream
- Identifying opportunities to automate the pipeline and supporting their implementation
- Coordinating containment and compliance for handling of hazard group II pathogens
- Leading quality assurance monitoring and reporting
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- A PhD in biochemistry / microbiology/ cell biology or similar field
- 4+ years postdoctoral experience or equivalent industrial experience (start-up / biotech company preferred)
- Experience conducting bioassay development/optimisation
- Data-driven mindset facilitated by comfortably working with (retrieving, processing) large datasets to inform experimental decisions
- Experience with carrying out medium- to high-throughput screening assays
- Experience in working with lab automation (design, implementation, and optimisation of automated workflows)
- Highly organised and detail-oriented, with a focus on delivering high-quality results
- Strong self-motivation and drive to expand our technical platform
- Good priority management and ability to adapt
- Collaborative drive and good team ethic
· Experience with natural products and/or bacterial extracts
Benefits
- The chance to be part of an impact-driven, fun, multicultural, kind, and ambitious crowd
- Daily access to academic leaders, business leaders, and unicorn founders
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Enhanced parental leave (12 weeks maternity / 6 weeks paternity)
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Paid sabbatical after 5 years employment
- Flexible start and finish times within the company’s core hours to fit your preferences
- Weekly team activities including board games, sports activities, and socials on Fridays
- Complimentary snacks, fruits, tea, coffee, soft drinks,...
- Access to 1000s of training courses through Udemy, with an allowance for both personal development and work-related training
- Bike2Work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme offering structured counselling, life and career coaching, legal and financial advice platform