Twist Bioscience

Scientist,AntibodyDiscovery,InVitro

$127–158k South San Francisco, California, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Scientist, Antibody Discovery, In Vitro at Twist Bioscience. Skills: Antibody Discovery, SPR, ELISA. Analyze therapeutic antibody candidates. Optimize antibody characterization workflows”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot scientific processes; Make sound scientific decisions; Accurately analyze data; Accurately report data; Problem-solving mentality

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

PhD in related technical field with 3+ years experience, MS with 5+ years relevant experience, Extensive hands-on experience Carterra SPR, Extensive hands-on experience ELISA workflows, Track record developing, executing, analyzing assay formats, Demonstrated capability to work autonomously, Understanding of in vitro antibody discovery concepts, Proven ability to assess, interpret, present data, Exceptional written communication skills, Exceptional verbal communication skills, Highly organized, Detail-oriented, Problem-solving mentality

Nice to Have

Experience in high-throughput assays, Flow Cytometry experience, Antibody developability characterization experience, Cell Based functional assays experience

What You'll Do.

Analyze therapeutic antibody candidates

Optimize antibody characterization workflows

Troubleshoot antibody characterization workflows

Guide antibody projects

Ensure scientific excellence

Assist cross-functionally with wet lab teams

Assist Project Management team

Assist scientific leaders

Provide technical guidance

Analyze antibody data

Serve as SME in bioanalytical methods

Contribute to scientific planning

Review scientific data

Critically analyze scientific data

Present data to customers

Communicate timelines

Communicate deliverables

Perform wet-lab benchwork

Work on Flow Cytometry

Work on phage display

Work on yeast display

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functionally with wet lab teams; With Project Management team; With scientific leaders; With scientific departments; With manager; With cross-functional team members

Communication Scope

Customer-facing communication; Present data

Process & Methodology

Project Lead

Full Job Description

Scientist , Antibody Discovery, In Vitro (onsite in South San Francisco, CA) Job Description This is an individual contributor role that provides support for bioanalytical characterization for a variety of assays critical for characterizing therapeutic antibody candidates. This role will work closely with our in vitro Antibody Discovery team at our South San Francisco, CA location and is responsible for analyzing, optimizing, and troubleshooting a range of workflows, including SPR affinity analysis, and ELISA. What You’ll Be Doing: As an individual contributor Scientist, you will support members of multiple teams as a Project Lead, but will not directly manage team members. Guide multiple projects per day to ensure scientific excellence and execution for antibody (IgG, VHH, Minibinders, etc.) projects involving Carterra SPR and ELISA-based workflows. Assist cross-functionally with the wet lab teams, Project Management team and scientific leaders across multiple sites within the company to ensure exquisite execution of individual projects, while also providing guidance for future assay integration and improvement in the antibody discovery workflow. Provide technical guidance (assay development, analysis, and data reporting) for antibody-based projects. Serve as an SME in bioanalytical methods (SPR) for a variety of in vitro antibody discovery programs and contract services, contributing to scientific planning and feasibility review during project scoping. Review, critically analyze, and present data to customers for a variety of concurrent antibody discovery programs. Work closely with the Project Management team to communicate timelines and deliverables to internal and external stakeholders and customers. Work closely with all scientific departments. Spend time performing wet-lab benchwork alongside the team based on workflow and assay development needs. It is anticipated that the role would involve a 50/50 split of analysis vs wet lab time. Work on other assays suc

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