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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