Job Title: Conjugation Scientist / Technician

Reports to: Senior Scientist

Start Date: ASAP

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week (full-time)

Salary: £25-35k PA depending on experience

Location: White City, London

Please send your CV and a cover letter explaining what you can bring to MediSieve to jobs@medisieve.co.uk.

The opportunity:

Imagine a world where doctors are able to target and remove infected cells, pathogens, toxins, or even viruses directly from a patient’s bloodstream. At MediSieve we are working towards bringing this dream into a reality. Our Magnetic Blood Filtration System is a device-therapeutic combination that filters harmful substances from the bloodstream using magnetic forces.

If you’ve always dreamt of making a global impact, MediSieve is the place to be! The platform nature of our technology enables us to make a difference in treating humanity's most serious diseases, with products targeting hyperinflammation in conditions such as COVID-19, Sepsis, and Cytokine Release Syndrome and products enabling AAV gene therapy. And you have the opportunity to join our diverse, energetic, and fun team at the most exciting time – just before our clinical trials begin!

As a Conjugation Scientist / Technician you will be working in the lab alongside the R&D team to support and help the development of our magnetic bead products. This is a hands-on lab position where you will be expected to perform experiments following protocols and SOPs as well as help improving protocols and literature search. You will be expected to carry out the necessary data treatment and analysis. At the same time, you will be supporting everyday tasks such as inventory check, orders and general lab management.

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Hands-on experimental work to support the magnetic bead development work (e.g. protein-bead conjugations, DLS measurements, ELISAs, prepare buffers, etc).

• Perform inventory checks and support purchase processes.

• Contribute to waste management.

  
  

What we look for in a candidate:

• Relevant life sciences degree (e.g. Biochemistry, Chemistry, Bioengineering).

• Hands-on wet-lab experience (2+ years, full time).

• Bead or surface functionalisation and/or conjugation experience, ideally with antibodies and other proteins.

• Experience running ELISAs or similar non-automated microplate assays.

• Data analysis (working experience with excel).

  
  

Not essential, but helpful:

• Medical device, IVD or immunoassay development background.

• Experience in optimizing/troubleshooting protocols.

• Magnetic bead knowledge/working experience.

• Working under aseptic conditions.

• Formulation (excipients, stability, shelf-life, etc).

• Knowledge/work experience with viral vectors.

• Working under an ISO13485 QMS.

  
  

You’ll love this job if you are:

• Proactive

• Organised

• Attentive to detail

• Enthusiastic about our mission

• Adaptable

• Team-oriented and fun!

  
  

Perks:

• 3% Company pension

• 25 days holiday

• Share options scheme

• Flexible working

• A vibrant community on the Imperial College White City Campus

  
  

Diversity Commitment: We believe that diversity enables us to see situations from different points of view, leading to ideas and insights which would otherwise be missed. We are focused on building an inclusive team of people of all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We are diverse in gender (60% women), origin and economic background. Everyone is welcome — there will be no judgement towards things that make you You!