Associate Scientist

Description

Job Purpose

Zoetis is a global animal health company dedicated to supporting customers and their businesses. Building on 60 years of experience, we deliver quality medicines, biopharmaceuticals and vaccines, complemented by diagnostic products and genetic tests and supported by a range of services. We are working every day to better understand and address the real-world challenges faced by those who raise and care for animals in ways they find truly relevant.

Zoetis discovers, develops, and manufactures a diverse portfolio of animal health medicines, biopharmaceuticals and vaccines designed to meet the real-world needs of veterinarians and livestock farmers and companion animal owners they support. Zoetis has the first monoclonal antibody therapy for treating atopic dermatitis in dogs. We are currently seeking to fill new positions to support our growing biopharmaceutical and vaccine portfolio.

Zoetis Veterinary Medicine Research and Development (VMRD), Cambridge, UK is seeking a talented and experienced Associate Scientist or Senior Associate Scientist to assist in the production, purification, and quantitation of proteins. The role is primarily focused on the cell culture and high throughput side of mAb production.

Core Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Plasmid production and verification.
• Maintenance of cell bank and non-adherent cell lines for transfection.
• Transfection of cells to produce up to several hundreds of antibody candidates.
• Transfection of cells to produce tool proteins.
• Purification, quantification, and normalisation of antibodies.
• Accurate record keeping for all samples and cell lines.
• Maintenance of an accurate electronic notebook in a timely manner.

Key Skills

Essential

• Excellent aseptic technique.
• Confidence in handling multi-channel equipment and multi well plate formats.
• Proactive attitude and drive.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
• Organised with good time management.

Desirable

• Proven ability to design, clone, produce and QC plasmids.
• Working knowledge of flask and plate-based protein production.
• Quantification of antibodies by SPR.
• Manual high throughput antibody purification.
• Experience with liquid handling robotics.
• Solid knowledge of cellular/molecular biology.

Behaviours

Our Colleagues make the difference.
• Keep your professional competencies up to date. Train, and retrain.
• Be an expert in your subject matter. Demonstrate knowledge and continue to learn.
• Use the experience from setbacks and failure to drive your future success.

Always do the right thing
• Work constructively and ethically.
• Help build the reputation of our brand by understanding and supporting the things that we stand for.

Customer obsessed
• Be proactive and work with a sense of urgency and purpose.
• Deliver on commitment through generating quality products and solutions.
• Focus on customer requirements.

Run it like you own it
• Ground all action plans in scientifically sound thinking.
• Deliver on your commitments to colleagues. Do what you say you’ll do – and quicker and better.
• Be nimble and open to change.

We are one Zoetis
• Give the team timely information and support that helps them to deliver their role.
• Know what’s going on around the business and talk about it with colleagues
• Communicate across roles, across regions, across species.

Training & Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area or equivalent work experience.

Experience

Previous experience in a mAb/protein production role would be advantageous.
Travel Requirement None

About Zoetis

At Zoetis we are passionate about our customers and the animals in their care. We discover, develop and manufacture the world’s most innovative and effective products for animal health—medicines, vaccines, diagnostics, genetic tests, biodevices—and we are creating the next generation of integrated solutions and services to support this evolving industry. We know our people drive our success. Our colleagues are proud of our company culture and the meaningful role we play in caring for animals. The Zoetis Core Beliefs define the commitments we make to our colleagues, customers and stakeholders every day. They have guided the creation of our award-winning workplace and our proud position as a leading partner of choice in animal health.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Our Colleagues Make the Difference, and we know their differences make Zoetis stronger. We strive to create an environment where each colleague feels valued and cared for and where we can be our best every day. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) focus and commitment begins with our leadership team of diverse backgrounds, experiences and ethnicities (50% of our executive team members are women), and it is demonstrated in our support of our colleagues and industry. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, representing colleagues across locations, functions and communities, serve as ambassadors and champions for DE&I initiatives. In addition to the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, Zoetis has six colleague resource groups that bring together colleagues who share similar backgrounds, experiences, or interests and work together toward goals aligned with our strategic business priorities.

Our commitment to advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has earned us recognitions as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality, a 100 Best Company for Working Mothers, a Top Company for Executive Women, among many others.

For animals. For health. For you.