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Senior Fermentation Scientist (Lead) - Manchester

Qualifications: A minimum of a PhD or equivalent in a biological or relevant subject PLUS substantial industrial experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This is a senior position, where the successful candidate will manage a small fermentation team to progress cutting-edge yeast-based recombinant protein production through R&D to production scale demonstration.

You will be responsible for the development of fermentation and primary recovery processes to produce several intracellular and secreted proteins.

With the assistance of several junior scientists, you will be required to use your scientific skill and experience in the Fermentation field to design and validate production processes. You will also be responsible for the control and maintenance of production strains.

Requirements:

• The candidate would ideally have technology transfer experience to pilot scale or larger with a knowledge of regulatory requirements for therapeutic protein production.

• Several years’ industrial experience in recombinant protein production including managing small project teams.

• Experience in yeast based expression systems is highly advantageous.

• Experience in chromatographic techniques (FPLC, GC & HPLC) is advantageous.

General Requirements For Position:

• Highly self-motivated, independent and flexible individuals
• Must have good interpersonal skills to work effectively as part of multidisciplinary project teams.
• To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK

For more detailed information, call Ada Janes on +44 (0) 161 227 8887. To apply, please send a detailed CV including 3 references and a detailed description of relevant skills by fax, post or e-mail to Ada Janes on Fax: +44 (0) 161 227 8514, AJanes@Oxyrane.com, Oxyrane UK Ltd, Greenheys House, Manchester Science Park, 10 Pencroft Way, Manchester M15 6JJ, United Kingdom.