Scientist II, Protein Biology

Overview

Scientist II role on the Protein Biology team, focused on large-scale functional validation of antibodies with a emphasis on reagent quality and specificity.

What you'll do

• Contribute to the antibody validation workflow, understanding target biology and validating antibodies for reproducibility using innovative methods.
• Craft data sets to enable market differentiation and demonstrate scientific proficiency in experimental planning and execution.
• Acquire and utilize knowledge of key aspects of protein biology to deliver results on antibody validation and characterization.
• Regularly mine literature and keep up to date with developments in antibody validation.
• Perform in a fast-paced environment with attention to detail and adherence to schedules.
• Provide informal leadership to a team of scientists in matrix-style operation, including technical and operational supervision.
• Mentor and train junior scientists in research, design, experimental execution, data interpretation and data presentation to collaborators and partners.
• Drive conceptualization within teams to develop successful protocols addressing complex biological targets.
• Partner with product management, program management and business development to meet program goals.
• Handle work-related customer concerns and ensure timely delivery in alignment with program goals.

What you'll need

• Master's degree with up to 5 years of experience, or a PhD in molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, immunology, biotechnology, computational biology or biochemistry with 2 to 3 years' experience.
• Familiarity with experimental workflow in cell and molecular biology, with extensive experience in the design and development of protein assays, protein-protein interaction (using co-immunoprecipitation), or immunoassays.
• Proven and extensive experience in flow cytometry and ELISA.
• Communication of research data and providing expert-level technical troubleshooting to resolve scientific problems and develop new protocols/methods.
• Good understanding of statistical and computational biology tools.

Nice to have

• Good working knowledge of western blotting and immunofluorescence.
• Working knowledge of databases and programming languages.
• Experience in antibody development platforms.
• Proficiency in verbal and written communication of results in the workplace.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Work schedule: Standard, Monday to Friday.
• Environment: laboratory setting and office; cold room/freezers at -22°F / -6°C; some degree of PPE required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.).