Research Technician – Cell Biology

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Research Technician to join our service, providing technical support in the Joint AstraZeneca-Cancer Research Horizons Functional Genomics Centre (FGC), a unique and equal collaboration between industry and academia, with the goal to identify novel targets and resistance mechanism to create novel cancer medicines. To achieve this, the FGC is developing and applying advanced CRISPR/Cas technologies to perform genome-wide screens to interrogate gene function in the context of drug treatment to fully support AZ’s pre-clinical Oncology portfolio. The jobholder will mainly support the Functional Genomics team in performing routine genome-wide CRISPR screens and provide general support within both cell culture and molecular biology laboratories. The successful candidate will join Avantor on a 12-month contract and report to the Research Services Team Lead and will be task managed on a day-to-day basis within the client environment. This role is lab-based focusing on the delivery of the FGC’s technical support in accordance with Health and Safety and GLS requirements. The successful candidate will significantly contribute to the practical delivery of genome-wide CRISPR screens with hands-on experience of general mammalian tissue culture, with molecular biology techniques including Next Generation Sequencing libraries preparation being advantageous. Additional knowledge and experience in experimental set ups would also be valuable.