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Research Area Scientific Lead - Oncology (12-month Mat Cover)

Cambridge, United Kingdom💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead technical evaluation, planning, troubleshooting, and quality control for new product development pipelines in oncology research, focusing on antibody-based portfolios.

Role type

Senior IC Research Area Scientific Lead (Oncology)

Builds

High-performance biological reagents (antibodies, proteins, cell lines) and ELISA kits for oncology research

Domain

Life sciences / Oncology / Antibody technology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

PhD in oncology, post-doctoral experience, proteomic techniques (immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, western blotting, immunocytochemistry, ELISA), cellular and molecular biology, antibody interpretation and analysis, technical leadership

Preferred skills

antibody development and characterization, commercial setting experience, project management, cross-organizational collaboration

Technologies

immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, western blotting, immunocytochemistry, ELISA

Responsibilities

Support new antibody discovery projects and manage product development collaborations with global researchers; set product quality and performance standards for the portfolio; build and manage scientific networks with Key Opinion Leaders; track product development pipeline progress against strategy

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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