AstraZeneca
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Role - Flow Cytometry Specialist (Snr Scientist)
Location - DISC, Cambridge
Duration - 12 months
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Summary of the Group
The Flow Cytometry group is part of Dynamic Omics/ Centre for Genomics Research (CGR) and Discovery Sciences within AstraZeneca, and work across all therapeutic areas: Oncology, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), Respiratory and Immunology (R&I), Vaccines and Immunotherapies (V&I), Neurosciences, and Rare Diseases. The team supports over 700 scientists globally and delivers key data to projects across all phases of the drug discovery and development, and we work with all modalities from small molecules to biologics. The Flow Cytometry Center of Excellence is among the leading flow cytometry organizations worldwide (as recently recognized by the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry), boasting state-of-the-art instrumentation equipped with cutting-edge technology and expertise.
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What you’ll do
In this role you will be a primary resource for the Flow Cytometry Centre of Excellence in Cambridge, UK, responsible to support our scientist, operate and maintain the flow cytometers, sort cells and ensure instrument data is accurately acquired and managed.
In this role, you will serve as a primary resource to:
- Maintain and troubleshoot instruments
- Keep records of weekly usage
- Ensure instrument data is accurately transferred and handled
- Facilitate IT tasks and internal support services
- Become proficient with Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting (FACS) and support the cell sorting effort
- Contribute to the development of new technological platforms such as Imaging flow cytometry
- Demonstrate excellent collaborative and pro-active problem-solving skills to include identifying a problem and taking appropriate actions and knowing when to seek guidance
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Education & Experience Requirements:
Bachelor’s/Masters with 2+ years of directly relevant experience
Essential Criteria
- Lab experience ideally including flow cytometry
- Familiarity with immunology techniques such as cell culture, blood cell processing and cell counting
- Great teamwork and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong multi-tasking, time management and organizational skills
- If possible, experience with a variety of flow cytometry data analysis tools, such as FlowJo or FCS Express
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