Jobs in Structural Biology and Related Fields

Sosei Heptares - Biochemist - Research Scientist

Heptares Therapeutics, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Application deadline: 31 Dec 2021

Sosei Heptares (the corporate brand of Sosei Group Corporation) is a research-focused biotechnology group, publicly listed in Japan (TSE: 4565) and with sites in Tokyo, London and Cambridge (UK).

Their mission is to make a significant contribution to improving the quality of life and health of people around the world. To achieve this, they discover, design and develop the most innovative and effective medicines for patients worldwide, through world-leading patent-protected technology and platform.

About the Role

Sosei Heptares is now seeking a membrane protein biochemist to join the Biochemistry group at their research facility on Granta Park, Cambridge, UK, working on membrane protein biochemical characterisation to enable drug discovery efforts.

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Sosei Heptares are equipped with state-of-the-art protein expression, purification, SPR, mass-spectrometry, crystallisation and cryoEM facilities. Applicants should have experience in the expression and purification of challenging membrane proteins destined for biochemical, biophysical and structural studies. Applicants with a proven track record of publications related to the expression, purification, and biochemical characterisation of difficult membrane protein targets in peer-reviewed journals would be advantageous.

This is an exceptional opportunity to participate in pioneering science with an industry-leading drug discovery company. The successful candidate is expected to:

• Express and purify membrane proteins
• Perform appropriate quality control analyses and biochemically and biophysically characterise purified membrane proteins
• Keep up to date, propose, develop, implement and optimise new techniques in the fields of membrane protein expression, purification and biochemical characterisation
• Work together with scientists responsible for successfully progressing membrane protein targets through Sosei Heptares’ structure-based drug design pipeline
• Collaborate with other Sosei Heptares scientists on research projects, working closely with molecular biologists, biophysicists, structural biologists, molecular pharmacologists, computational and medicinal chemists
• Prepare and effectively present results (written and oral) to project teams
• Have strong interpersonal skills and interact effectively with collaborators across a wide range of disciplines

Applications should include your curriculum vitae and covering letter, providing a short description of the background to your interest in the role, with your application in pdf format, quoting reference number 2021-RS-1BMS.

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The closing date for applications is 31st December 2021