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Research Assistant – Cell Biology (Contractor)

relationrx· Discovery
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LondonFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Research Assistant with a background in Cell Biology needed to join an established team conducting perturbation screens to identify novel drug targets. Role involves hands-on functional genomics, phenotypic assays, data collection, analysis and interpretation within a rapidly growing TechBio company.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the design and execution of cellular and biochemical assays to support ongoing projects, including screening in established cell models and running phenotypic readouts
  • Growth and maintenance of primary and immortalised mammalian cell lines, taking responsibility for sample tracking and quality control (QC)
  • Assistance in management of reagent stock levels, equipment maintenance, laboratory upkeeping, and adherence to good laboratory practice
  • Carrying out data analysis and relevant quality assurance protocols during the running of routine protocols
  • Communicate outcomes of your work to team members of the project and the broader company in written or verbal reports
  • Proactive identification and timely communication of potential project concerns to senior project team members
  • Actively contribute to ideas of new technologies, workflows, and operational infrastructure
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional colleagues across biological and computational sciences and assist with solving complex scientific challenges and accelerate programme delivery

Qualifications

  • Bachelor and/or Master's degree in a Biological Science
  • Prior wet-lab experience working within academic, biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO environments
  • Strong practical experience in cell culture techniques including cell line generation and maintenance
  • Experience in running arrayed genetic perturbation screens using CRISPR
  • Capability to run cell and molecular biological assays to characterise cell phenotype e.g. nucleic acids extraction, flow cytometry, RT-qPCR, ELISA etc.
  • Competence in data handling, curve-fitting and statistical analysis
  • Experience in industry-standard recording keeping
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to thrive in a collaborative, cross-functional, matrixed environment
  • High motivation, scientific rigor and be able to comfortably operate in a fast-paced, evolving biotech setting

Skills

Required:Cell culture techniquesCRISPR perturbation screensPhenotypic assaysData analysis and statisticsDocumentation and record-keepingCommunication
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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