Principal Scientist Immunology in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Principal Scientist Immunology

Location – Nottingham

Sector – Drug Discovery

Contract – Full-time and permanent (onsite)

Salary – Dependent on experience £50,000 - £65,000

Our client is a leading drug discovery service provider, offering a range of pharmacological research capabilities to the Drug Discovery sector. They collaborate with lead researchers and organisations to enhance the understanding of immunological, oncological, neurological and other disease areas. Based in Nottingham, they are offering an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join their team as a Principal Scientist within Immunology. If you are keen to work in a CRO environment and have many years of immunological leadership experience, apply today.

The Role

As a Principal Scientist in immunology, you will be responsible for

• Leading the growth of the immunology function of the business.
• Managing a small team of scientists and senior scientists running immunological assays for drug discovery programmes (immune cell activation, cytokine profiling, toxicity, target engagement etc).
• Brining in new technologies to expand offerings.
• Leading client interactions including project updates, being the main technical point of contact to answer questions during initial client briefs.
• This role will still have an element of lab work where required.

Skills and Experience Needed:

Suitable applicants will have:

• A PhD, MSc or BSc in a biological discipline (essential)
• 6+ years of industry experience within immunological drug discovery (essential)
• Experience in developing immunological assays e.g. flow cytometry, ELISA, cytokine release etc (essential)
• Proven experience in taking a lead on projects and collaborations with external partners (essential)
• Strong understanding and background of drug discovery from target ID through to lead identification and optimisation (essential)
• Experience in handling primary immune cells such as B cells or T cells (essential)
• Prior experience working in a CRO (desired)
• Previous experience in running small teams within a drug discovery setting (desired)
• Existing right to work in the UK, without need for visa sponsorship now, or in the future (essential).

The Package

Being a leading collaborative drug discovery company, our client is offering the chance to be part of a growing organisation on a full-time basis, with a competitive salary and benefits package including bonuses and private healthcare.