Research Scientist, Spatial Biology

Job title:

Research Scientist, Spatial Biology

Company:

UCB

Job description

Make your mark for patientsWe are looking to recruit a highly motivated Research Scientist with established expertise in Immunohistological methods to join the Spatial Biology Team within UCB Patient Solutions in Slough, UK.About the roleYou will be supporting the progression of therapeutic molecules at early stages of research and generating translational in vitro assays; to test novel therapeutics, investigate mechanisms of action and to identify novel therapeutic axes.What you’ll do

• Deliver high quality data with defined timeframes.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues and identify and develop solutions to methodological challenges.
• Maintain operational functionality of equipment and ensure good laboratory housekeeping.
• Strong teamwork skills, provide help and if required training to colleagues.
• Present data with clarity and confidence to team members and wider project groups
• Be a key source of information relating to field of expertise, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to stay abreast of new advances in technologies and techniques.
• Maintain Health & Safety awareness to ensure safe working practices.

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills

• Extensive experience of tissue processing, working with FFPE and frozen tissues, microtome and cryotome sectioning from a wide range of human sample types.
• Extensive experience of immunofluorescence (IF) single/multi plex staining
• Experience with special stains, immunohistochemistry (IHC), and RNAscope assays
• Experience with automated tissue staining platforms.
• Ability to validate and optimize novel antibodies for immunohistochemistry
• Expertise in image acquisition of tissue sections and subsequent image analysis using commercially available platforms/software.
• Handling human tissue and deep understanding of the use of human tissue in the UK (HTA regulations) will be well received.
• Expertise in FAIR and ALCOA data integrity practices

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.Why work with us?
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on [email protected]. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.

Expected salary

Location

Slough, Berkshire

Job date

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:33:10 GMT

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