GlaxoSmithKline
Senior Scientist/Scientific Investigator
Job Location
Stevenage, United Kingdom
Job Description
Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage
Posted Date: Oct 16 2024
406332 Senior Scientist / Scientific Investigator
Are you energised by the challenge of building and shaping the biology on a drug discovery program? Do you have expertise in cell culture and functional biology assays to explore mechanisms underlying disease? If so, this Senior Scientist/Scientific Investigator position in the Respiratory and Immunology Research Unit (RIRU) at GSK could be an exciting opportunity for you. The RIRU is a cross-disciplinary research unit within R&D with a focus on developing innovative next generation therapeutics for patients with unmet need.
We are seeking a motivated, creative and highly skilled bench scientist to join our respiratory biology team within the RIRU. In this role you will be responsible for designing and delivering advanced biology assays to address key biological questions needed to progress respiratory drug discovery programs across disease indications including COPD and ILD, to their next milestone.
Please note that depending on experience, candidates may be considered for this role as either a Senior Scientist or Scientific Investigator.
We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.
We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.
Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK
In this role you will
Why you?
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:
Closing Date for Applications - November 6th, 2024
Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.
When applying for this role, please use the 'cover letter' of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.
At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next 10 years. R&D is committed to discovering and delivering transformational vaccines and medicines to prevent and change the course of disease. Science and technology are coming together in a way they never have before, and we have strong tech-enabled capabilities that allow us to build a deeper understanding of the patient, human biology and disease mechanisms, and transform medical discovery. We are revolutionising the way we do R&D. We're uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Find out more:
Our approach to R&D .
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on Ukdiversity.recruitment@gsk.com or 0808 234 4391.
Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a UK Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the link and scroll to the Careers Section where you will find answers to multiple questions we receive .
As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.
Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies
GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.
Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK's compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit GSK's Transparency Reporting For the Record site.
Location: Stevenage, GB
Posted Date: 10/28/2024
Posted Date: Oct 16 2024
406332 Senior Scientist / Scientific Investigator
Are you energised by the challenge of building and shaping the biology on a drug discovery program? Do you have expertise in cell culture and functional biology assays to explore mechanisms underlying disease? If so, this Senior Scientist/Scientific Investigator position in the Respiratory and Immunology Research Unit (RIRU) at GSK could be an exciting opportunity for you. The RIRU is a cross-disciplinary research unit within R&D with a focus on developing innovative next generation therapeutics for patients with unmet need.
We are seeking a motivated, creative and highly skilled bench scientist to join our respiratory biology team within the RIRU. In this role you will be responsible for designing and delivering advanced biology assays to address key biological questions needed to progress respiratory drug discovery programs across disease indications including COPD and ILD, to their next milestone.
Please note that depending on experience, candidates may be considered for this role as either a Senior Scientist or Scientific Investigator.
We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.
We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.
Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK
In this role you will
- Successfully develop and implement respiratory-relevant cell-based assays to evaluate the function of potential drug targets in disease relevant cells via pharmacological modulation and/or genetic manipulation
- Troubleshoot technical problems relevant to experimental study execution
- Write protocols, design and execute biology-focused experimental studies, applying advanced data analysis, interpreting data, compiling reports and communicating findings to project teams in order to progress projects and/or develop platforms
- Build the biological rationale and generate scientific hypotheses to inform experimental design and approaches to support both new target work packages and later stage assets within the respiratory portfolio.
- Work collaboratively in a matrix team and within a cross-functional environment to develop and carry out selected experiments to address key biological questions aligned to project goals within agreed timelines
- Evaluate potential new targets via in silico -based approaches
- Maintain a high level of documentation for all experimental work aligned with data integrity expectations
Why you?
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- PhD or equivalent experience in Respiratory Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and/or Immunology
- Proficiency in designing, executing and interpreting experimental studies across a wide range of laboratory techniques gained from working in industrial or academic research environments
- Experience of standard laboratory techniques, including cell culture (culture of disease relevant primary or iPSC human cells), optimisation and execution of cell-based assays (phenotypic and mechanistic), molecular biology, RNA isolation, RT-qPCR analysis, protein analysis, imaging and flow cytometric techniques
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively present scientific findings to multidisciplinary internal and external stakeholders in a balanced, clear, and precise manner
- Proven ability to balance priorities across multiple objectives, meeting timelines while maintaining attention to detail and high-performance standards.
- Experience with data analysis software and knowledge of statistical analysis methodology and bioinformatics tools
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:
- Prior experience with establishing disease relevant in vitro models of respiratory disease or in respiratory biology such as human bronchial epithelial culture
- Good understanding of drug discovery, ability to influence project direction by interpreting results outside area of expertise
- Track record of scientific innovation as evidenced by effective support of drug discovery projects, peer-reviewed publications, conferences, reports or patents
Closing Date for Applications - November 6th, 2024
Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.
When applying for this role, please use the 'cover letter' of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.
At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next 10 years. R&D is committed to discovering and delivering transformational vaccines and medicines to prevent and change the course of disease. Science and technology are coming together in a way they never have before, and we have strong tech-enabled capabilities that allow us to build a deeper understanding of the patient, human biology and disease mechanisms, and transform medical discovery. We are revolutionising the way we do R&D. We're uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Find out more:
Our approach to R&D .
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on Ukdiversity.recruitment@gsk.com or 0808 234 4391.
Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a UK Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the link and scroll to the Careers Section where you will find answers to multiple questions we receive .
As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.
Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies
GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.
Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK's compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit GSK's Transparency Reporting For the Record site.
Location: Stevenage, GB
Posted Date: 10/28/2024
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