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