CK Group are recruiting for a Antibody Discovery Scientist, to join a global pharmaceutical company, based in Slough, on a contract basis, initially for 12 months. Salary: PAYE £28.53 per hour or UMB £38.80 per hour.Antibody Discovery Scientist Role:Using cutting-edge yeast display for the discovery and optimisation of human antibodies aligned with therapeutic targets.Design, construct, and perform selections using bespoke synthetic display libraries to support in antibody discovery and optimisation projects.The preparation of next generation sequencing (NGS) libraries and their analyses to support antibody discovery and engineering of lead molecules.Contribute to the development and implementation of new methodologies in antibody display and engineering.Present experimental data at cross-functional meetings. Your Background:A PhD (or equivalent) with molecular biology and protein biochemistry knowledge ideally within the antibody space.Knowledge and experience in the use of in vitro display libraries for either discovery, affinity maturation, or other protein engineering.Skills in information technology and other computational platforms such as molecular visualisation and next generation sequencing data analysis would be advantageous.Demonstrable experience of biochemical techniques for the characterisation of macromolecules such as flow-cytometry, surface plasmon resonance or Bio-layer interferometry. Company: Our client is a global biopharmaceutical company, focused ..... full job details .....