Ocular Senior Scientist

London, London

Permanent

£38,000 – £48,000

Our client, a clinical-stage gene therapy company that focuses on the development of treatments for serious diseases such as diseases of the eye, salivary gland, and central nervous system diseases is looking for a motivated Ocular Senior Scientist to join their growing team in London.

The role of the Ocular Senior Scientist is to provide technical execution on early ocular development projects and assist the preclinical team personnel in vector and assay development.

Your role:

Development and execution of ocular gene therapy in vivo
Drive innovation and challenge conventional assumptions
Developing SOPs/ work instructions for the unit operations that are being developed
Identify and test opportunities to simplify the laboratory discovery platform
Develop and implement new technologies/projects which enhance our R&D operations (i.e. vector development)
Tech transfer of process improvements
Completion of experiments within provided budget and timelines
Support the development of the emerging R&D wet lab facility

Job competencies:

Extensive experience with (in vivo) retinal degeneration models or in vivo gene therapy is an absolute requirement
Basic molecular biology techniques
Experience with CNS/Neuroscience-based research – retina and/or brain
Experience with histological processing and analysis (i.e., processing of samples for cryosection and immunohistochemistry)
Experience evaluating and implementing new technologies/techniques
Experience with experimental design, with an understanding of process validation

Your background:

PhD degree in biochemistry or biology with experience in neurosciences/ocular research

MSc degree in biological discipline or equivalent and 2 years of academic/ biotech industry experience in molecular biology work, process development

BSc degree in biological discipline or equivalent and 4 years of academic/ biotech industry experience in molecular biology work, process development

If you hold strong in vivo experience working with retinal models or gene therapy apply today!

Salary: £38,000 - £48,000

Date Posted: 31/08/2022

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