Experienced Protein Scientist

AstraZeneca / Biomedicinjobb / Göteborg
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Are you truly passionate about the magic that happens in the lab? Could you see yourself applying your protein science knowledge in a successful pharmaceutical company? Would you like to join a team of highly skilled scientists where both your professional and personal skills are valued?

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us working within a dynamic scientific environment to support drug discovery. The Discovery Biology department within Discovery Sciences is responsible for the generation of novel reagents and assays to support projects in all phases of the drug discovery pipeline. We focus on scientific advances in small molecules, oligonucleotides and other new technologies and drug discovery platforms across our different core areas.

Our stunning campus in Gothenburg is one of AstraZeneca's three strategic science centers. The site is home to over 2,500 employees, from 50 different nationalities. Gothenburg includes the complete range of functions, and as such offers plenty of development opportunities for a wide variety of professionals. Our science teams in Gothenburg collaborate with academic and industry partners in Sweden and globally. And the site itself is designed with collaboration in mind. From the Coffee Lab to exercise areas, we've built a series of environments where innovation can happen.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

You will be responsible for producing and characterizing recombinant proteins which represent disease targets for drug discovery projects in the early discovery. These proteins are utilized in the development of biochemical assays for compound screening, structural & biophysical assays to characterize protein ligand interactions and to develop oligonucleotide drugs. Since this position is lab based, we expect that you have a true real passion for practical duties.

We will rely on you to:

* Deliver expertise in recombinant protein expression purification and characterization
* Work in partnership with colleagues in in a cross functional setting to ensure the delivery of high-quality protein reagents to projects
* Contribute with novel ideas and using discernment and knowledge where appropriate to influence the work of the project
* Maintain an awareness of current developments in the literature and contribute to the continuous improvement process
* Achieve personal as well as company scientific visibility through project contributions, presentations, publications and poster & oral conference presentations

Essential Requirements

* MSc degree with significant experience from pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry or PhD in Biology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry or other a related discipline
* Expertise in Protein Science through a demonstrable knowledge of construct design, molecular biology, protein expression, purification, characterization and structure function
* Proven knowledge of a wide range of methods and technologies applied to the expression, purification as well as characterization of recombinant proteins. E.g. bacterial expression, liquid chromatography, SDS-PAGE, mass spectrometry and biophysical techniques
* Excellent analytical skills, good scientific judgement and communication skills
* Excellent team working and networking skills with experience of interacting effectively in multi-disciplinary and cultural settings

Desirable Requirements

* Experience of machine learning
* Experience of setting up multi-parallel processes for protein purification

If you are interested, apply now!

For more information about the position please contact Lovisa Holmberg-Schiavone at +46 31 706 4193

Welcome with your application no later than March 24th, 2019

Additional information

Our Gothenburg site: https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-science/gothenburg.html

Life in Gothenburg: https://www.movetogothenburg.com/

Culture and atmosphere of the site: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6496327311678410752/

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status or any other characteristic protected by law. AstraZeneca only employs individuals with the right to work in the country where the role is advertised.

Varaktighet, arbetstid
Heltid Permanent

Publiceringsdatum
2019-03-07

Ersättning
Not Specified

Så ansöker du
Sista dag att ansöka är 2019-03-26
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Kontakt
AstraZeneca karin.lyckemalm@astrazeneca.com

Företag
AstraZeneca

Adress
AstraZeneca
43183
43183 1480

Kontorsadress
Pepparredsleden 1

Jobbnummer
4655459

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