Protein Crystallographer
Talentmark are recruiting for a Protein Crystallographer to join a pharmaceutical company on a contract basis for 12-24 months.
Salary: Paying between £28.54 and £38.01 per hour PAYE (Inside IR35).
Protein Crystallographer Role:
- Support structural biology studies that help identify and optimise potential new medicines.
- Analyse and interpret protein crystal structure data generated from drug discovery programmes.
- Coordinate X-ray crystallography data collection activities using internal facilities and external research partners.
- Work closely with scientists across biology, chemistry and drug discovery teams to support research projects.
- Help develop and improve laboratory workflows and processes used in fragment-based drug discovery.
- Process, review and communicate structural data to support project decision-making.
- PhD qualified in Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Biology or a related scientific discipline.
- Experience working with protein crystallography within an academic, biotechnology or pharmaceutical environment.
- Strong understanding of X-ray crystallography techniques and structural biology data analysis.
- Experience using crystallography software and data processing tools.
- Knowledge of fragment-based drug discovery or structure-guided drug design would be advantageous.
- Experience with automation, scripting or workflow improvement tools would be beneficial.
Location: This role is based at our client's site in Bracknell, with 2 days per week onsite.
Apply: For more information, or to apply for this Protein Crystallographer position please contact the Key Accounts Team on 01438 870011 or email pharmacontracts@talentmark.co.uk. Please quote reference 192198 / 3338.
It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK.
Please note: This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
