Job Description

Join Our Innovative R&D Team in Oligonucleotide Chemistry!

Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of oligonucleotide chemistry? We are looking for an experienced and motivated scientist to develop innovative synthetic approaches for complex oligonucleotide formats. If you thrive in a dynamic R&D environment and are eager to contribute to brand new projects, this role could be your next career step. Join LGC now and help us driving our mission of "Science for a Safer World"!

Your Key Responsibilities

• Develop innovative synthetic and downstream processing routes for complex oligonucleotide formats, including conjugates with fatty acids, peptides, and antibodies
• Collaborate with the team to design and execute experiments that optimize lead oligonucleotide drug candidates, focusing on potency, selectivity, stability, and pharmacokinetic properties
• Take on responsibility for customer order projects after a thorough training period
• Support the Department Head in project planning, client communication, and report writing
• Analyze experimental data, interpret results, and present findings internally, to customers, or at international conferences. Contribute to technical reports and manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals
• Guide and coach junior staff members in the oligonucleotide synthesis laboratory

Qualifications

Education & Preferred Qualifications

Your benefits

Join our innovative team and be part of the exciting future of oligonucleotide research! We look forward to receiving your application in English .

Additional Information

ABOUT LGC :

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range.

OUR VALUES

Passion  for our work makes the world a safer place. We are inspired by our purpose. It drives us forward to deliver the best we can every day.

Curiosity  makes tomorrow’s innovations possible. We challenge and question to discover creative and innovative solutions, enabling our customers and LGC to grow and evolve.

Integrity  is embedded in LGC and our 180+ year heritage. We hold ourselves to the highest standards and trust our colleagues to do the right thing.

Brilliance  is in everything we do. Our remarkable colleagues are experts in their field. They collaborate to deliver brilliant science to exceed our customers’ expectations.

Respect  for individuality and diversity is our strength. We respect and value our colleagues, our customers, our environment and our science.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.

For more information about LGC, please visit our website  www.lgcgroup.com

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