Job
details for Research Scientist/Senior Research
Scientist in Structural Biology/Bioinformatics, MedImmune, Cambridge, UK
MedImmune Cambridge, with
its distinctive science and culture, is central to AstraZeneca’s plans to
establish a major international presence in the research and development of
biological therapeutics. To help us meet the many challenges that
MedImmune’s new horizons present we have an opportunity for a Research
Scientist/Senior Research Scientist to join our Protein Sciences team, focusing
on protein structure modelling and visualisation, and target cloning.
You will be primarily responsible for both interpreting protein
structure information derived in house and obtained from public databases, and
homology modelling of target proteins. An additional role will also include the
cloning of validated target genes into appropriate expression vectors, the
expression of target proteins in relevant host organisms, and the purification
of target proteins. Furthermore, an additional role will be the application of
molecular biology skills to design and prepare expression constructs for use in
the generation of structural data on antigen/Fab complexes.
You should be educated to PhD level or equivalent in Structural
Biology, Structural Bioinformatics or related discipline. Experience of working
within an industry environment and demonstrable skills of working in a project
team are also highly desirable. You should also have experience of using
computational tools to analyse and interpret protein structures, with
Bioinformatics expertise to prepare homology models, and be proficient with
both PC and Linux operating systems.
We are looking for an innovative team player with excellent
communication skills and the ability to work independently and accurately to
deliver goals.
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