SENIOR SCIENTIST | CELL ENGINEERING

OvartiX is looking for a high-calibre Senior Scientist to join our Cell Engineering team. You will be part of the team of world renewed experts committed to advance a portfolio of therapeutics for female reproductive health using OvartiX drug discovery platform.

ABOUT THE JOB

Full-time from November 2024
Location: Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, UK
Salary: competitive
Apply by: 10.10.2024.
Email: info@ovartix.com

YOUR ROLE AT OVARTIX

Reshape the future of female reproductive health with us

Using cell engineering, you will develop human centric models for the discovery and validation of novel drug targets for female reproductive conditions with high unmet need.

Designing and validating assays to measure cell line functionality
Generation and validation of lentiviral particles for cell engineering
Designing and generating genetically modified cell lines | lentiviral particles, CRISPR/Cas9
Designing and generating lentiviral libraries for CRISPR screenings
Maintaining excellent record keeping of all research activities
Writing patents, publications and delivering progress reports

You will report directly to the VP, Research & Development.

YOUR SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will have the right to work in the UK, and will have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

ESSENTIAL

PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology or similar
Postdoc in a relevant discipline or 3+ years experience in academia / industry (post PhD)
Interest in women’s reproductive health research and therapeutic development
Experience in:
generating lentivirus and lentivirus libraries for cell engineering and gene editing
generating cell lines using lenti and/or CRISPR/Cas9
antibody-based/fluorochrome sorting and analysis using flow cytometry
transfection methods
western blotting, ELISA, qPCR and ddPCR
gene expression assays, functional assays and cell-based assay development
high-content imaging and analysis
Proven ability to work productively, independently and within a team
Track record of independent publications and/or patent submission as a first author

PREFERRED

3+ years’ relevant postdoctoral academic and/or industry experience
Single-cell analysis
Experience in a commercial laboratory environment
Functional Genomics
Familiarity with drug discovery

ABOUT OVARTIX

OvartiX is a women's health drug discovery company that harnesses large-scale multi-omics data and most advanced human cellular engineering approaches to develop next-generation therapeutics for female reproductive health. The company was co-founded by Prof Eva Hoffmann, a world-renowned expert in the development of ovarian cellular and in vitro gametogenesis models, Dr Stasa Stankovic and Prof Anna Murray, global leaders in reproductive genomics.

Our strategy is backed by cutting-edge scientific discoveries from the University of Cambridge, University of Exeter and Copenhagen University. Our research is published in top-tier scientific journals including Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Medicine, Science etc. Our innovations and their potential to advance women’s health are recognised by world leading media channels and journals: BBC Science Focus, BBC Click, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Guardian and many others.

Join our dynamic and mission-driven team to unlock the future of female reproductive health!!!

For more info, please reach out at info@ovartix.com.

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