Lead Scientist
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Natural and social science professionals not elsewhere classified.
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£41,700
(£21.38 per hour)
Standard minimum applies
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Description
United Kingdom, Slough
Job Title: R&D Lead Scientist
Location: Slough, UK (Hybrid working possible)
Join our team in Slough, where you’ll drive innovation in purification technologies and help shape next-generation intensified purification processes. This lab-based role is at the forefront of bioprocessing, enabling solutions that impact the future of biologics development and manufacturing.
What You Will Get
What You Will Do
Job Title: R&D Lead Scientist
Location: Slough, UK (Hybrid working possible)
Join our team in Slough, where you’ll drive innovation in purification technologies and help shape next-generation intensified purification processes. This lab-based role is at the forefront of bioprocessing, enabling solutions that impact the future of biologics development and manufacturing.
What You Will Get
- An agile career and dynamic working culture
- An inclusive and ethical workplace
- Compensation programs that recognize high performance
- A variety of benefits dependent on role and location
What You Will Do
- Design, plan, and execute studies to support technology and process development projects, analyzing complex datasets to drive conclusions
- Evaluate and compare purification technologies to develop intensified downstream processes
- Design, develop, and optimise scalable chromatography processes and filtration techniques
What we are looking for:
- Downstream process development of biologics (mAbs – monoclonal antibodies, Fc-Fusion, Bispecific antibodies)
- Process integration or connected unit operations
- Scale-up and technology transfer of biologics
- Primary recovery techniques (centrifugation and depth filtration)
- High-throughput screening
- Strong practical experience in protein purification techniques, including affinity, ion-exchange, hydrophobic interaction, and mixed-mode chromatography
- Skilled in designing workflows to achieve high yield and purity, with knowledge of scale-up strategies from lab to manufacturing
At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion, and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.
Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.
Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.
Reference: R73092
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