Development Scientist

Job Title Development Scientist - Biologics Development Team About Us Oxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park, UK, with satellite offices and a commercial presence in global locations across the US, APAC and Europe.
About The Role This role will support the development of new nanopore sequencing products, focussing on delivery of improvements to fundamental performance metrics improving outcomes and utility for users of the ONT platform.
Responsibilities Leading protein engineering projects from conception to conclusion including strategy, design, testing and iteration of protein components targeted at improved sequencing performance.
Carrying out and improving upon protein expression and purification at lab scale to enable efficient testing of designed protein variants.
Detailed characterisation of proteins using classical biochemical techniques and nanopore based single molecule assays.
Robust data analysis of conducted experiments and accurate reporting to the wider team and division.
Requirements In-depth understanding of biochemical properties of proteins, including DNA/RNA handling enzymes and/or membrane proteins.
Hands-on experience of recombinant protein expression from bacterial systems and their subsequent purification.
Design of appropriate experiments and independent analysis complex datasets.
Practical experience in biochemical/biophysical characterisation of purified proteins.
We Offer An attractive bonus, generous pension contributions, private healthcare and an excellent starting salary (estimated £50,000 - £70,000 per annum).
Based within beautiful, landscaped surroundings with tree-lined walks, water features and a lake.