Arctorians·24 days ago
24 days ago
Senior Scientist I, Automated Cell Biology
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What you'll do
- Support the planning and execution of internal and client research projects to a high standard, under the guidance of senior team members.
- Perform in vitro experiments and assays with precision and rigor.
- Maintain mammalian, iPSC and primary cell cultures across a variety of disease settings (primarily neuroscience, as well as supporting the wider team).
- Perform thorough data analysis, interpretation, and presentation of experiment results (including high-quality written reports).
- Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of all experimental work.
- Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure reproducibility and high-quality standards.
- Communicate effectively on scientific progress during project updates and client meetings.
- Provide accurate feasibility assessments of potential projects to assist the sales and project management teams.
- Work well within a team to optimise processes and learn.
- Support senior colleagues with the scoping of new neuroscience client projects, providing scientific insight into experimental design and feasibility.
- Stay at the forefront of the field, bringing emerging research methodologies into the Arctoris neuroscience portfolio.
What they're looking for
- PhD in Neuroscience, Neurobiology, or related field.
- Ideally 1-3 years of post-PhD experience, predominantly in an industrial setting.
- Some experience of working in a drug discovery environment.
- Strong experience in mammalian cell culture and complex cell models, with a strong background in at least one neural cell model such as, neurons, microglia or astrocytes.
- Experience in neurodegenerative and/or neuroinflammatory diseases and complementary advanced in vitro research techniques.
- Cellular assay development expertise for drug screening, including application of appropriate assay validation metrics.
- Implementing, performing, and troubleshooting a broad range of cell-based assays (e.g., high content imaging, flow cytometry, ELISA, luminescence/fluorescence plate-reader assays, qPCR…).
- Advanced instrumentation or automation experience.
- Experience handling small as well as large datasets, including data QC and statistical analysis.
- Proven ability to disseminate research results (e.g., in reports, presentations, and peer-reviewed journal publications).
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Arctorians
Milton Park (HQ, United Kingdom
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