R&D Scientist

We’re Anthony Nolan. We’re here to uncover the answers inside us. Answers for people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Answers that will not only improve lives today but save them tomorrow.

By uniting people and science, we’re growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant, can find their lifesaving match. We’re currently giving four people a day another chance to live.

Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for a  R&D Scientist to join our Cell Therapy and Laboratory Services team

Title: R&D Scientist 

Salary: £34,628 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)

Location:  On site, Anthony Nolan Cell Therapy Centre, Clifton, Nottingham

Job Summary

This role is designed to bridge across teams to streamline the development of new processes and provision of new materials. This will allow us to take new requests from customers and provide the resource to develop these into routine products that can be processed and provided by the wider ANCTC and CT&LS teams.

Continuous improvement is at the core of what we do so this role also aims to give ANCTC the resource required for validation of new equipment and processes; revalidation and testing of existing equipment as well as revision/improvement of existing processes.

The role sits within ANCTC, which is part of the larger Operations and Patient services team and provides both materials for transplant as well as for R&D and clinical trials. As such this role could impact both in the transplant field and within R&D. Key skills include:

• Experience with the use of flow cytometry to immunophenotype a range of leukocyte subsets is essential.

• Isolation of cells based on surface markers using MACS or FACS-based procedures

• Cell processing experience

• An understanding of how to undertake validation of equipment and processes

• Awareness/experience of quality systems

• Familiar with working under accreditation/regulation

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary
• 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
• Life Assurance of four times annual salary
• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme
• And more! (further details on our Life at Anthony Nolan page)

Please check out the full , and you can read more about what to expect on the Our recruitment process page.

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.

Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer.

A ll applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.