About the role

As a Scientist - Protein Analytics you provide analytical and characterization data for recombinant proteins to support our protein engineering and protein production team. With your expertise and knowledge in protein analytics, particularly in liquid chromatography, spectroscopic and light scattering techniques, you provide an important contribution to realizing our vision of delivering first-in-class protein therapeutics to patients. Using your attention to detail and your scientific excellence you contribute high quality data and you make use of the opportunity to develop yourself into a strong scientific lead. You work in a highly collaborative, team-oriented and fast-paced startup environment with a strong commitment to deliver and in ways that cut across traditional industry boundaries.

What you’ll do…

Apply your hands-on knowledge in protein analytics by characterizing our recombinant proteins (e.g. monoclonal antibodies, nanobodies, engineered molecules, ligands or receptors) with a variety of biochemical and biophysical techniques.
Use state-of-the-art techniques to assess protein stability, solubility, oligomeric states and chemical stability by means of UV-, CD- and fluorescence-spectroscopy, FTIR, nanoDSF, dynamic and static light scattering as well as HPLC methods like SEC, RP, IEX.
You use your solid background in protein analytical techniques to monitor the purity, identity and activity of proteins, including SDS-PAGE, Western Blot, various enzyme assays and analytic characterizations.
Develop molecule-specific analytical methods by quantifying, characterizing and improving the robustness of your assays.
Lead analytical projects, generate reports, present data internally and externally and contribute to publications and/or patents.
Follow and write SOPs for your methods to standardize measurements throughout the protein analytics team.
Perform characterizations and quality control experiments of antibodies and antigens, managing them under GLP requirements.
Independently evaluate results and propose recommended actions by actively taking part in scientific discussions to support protein engineering and production campaigns.
Implement recent scientific and technological developments in our lab by liaising with vendors and manufacturers as well as our lab operations team.
You take the initiative in keeping yourself up to date with the scientific literature in areas of assignment and in areas of professional interest.

What you bring...

A PhD (or Masters with experience) in biochemistry, physical chemistry, biophysics or related field with domain expertise demonstrated through your publications, presentations, and history of achievements.
Industry experience is a big plus, in particular experience with working in a regulated environment like GLP and GMP.
Broad practical experience in characterizing proteins with biophysical techniques like UV-, CD- and fluorescence-spectroscopy, dynamic and static light scattering as well as HPLC methods.
Sound knowledge in protein chemistry.
Strong willingness to broaden your expertise and to develop your skill-set by employing your hands-on mentality in the lab.
Desire to learn and operate across numerous functions.
Fluency in spoken and written English is mandatory. Fluency in Italian is a plus.
Creative and eager to solve scientific challenges while coordinating your efforts with your team colleagues.
Your open and friendly communication skills as well as scientific excellence will help to foster the welcoming and scientific working atmosphere in our group

About us

Peptone is a category-defining translational biophysics company focusing on the intersection of physics, biology and supercomputing. Currently, we are in the scale up phase, where our efforts go into building out our experimental lab capacity in Switzerland while growing the HPC and ML teams in the UK.

Our interdisciplinary team consists of physicists, biologists, computational chemists, software engineers and mathematicians. We have created a company culture that is based on scientific and personal integrity and a highly supportive, inclusive attitude. Our curiosity and drive stem from the shared passion to contribute to our scientific understanding of proteins and to translate these insights into reality by developing drugs that make people’s lives better.

Corporate Culture

Default to transparency. As individuals, we view transparency as a lifestyle of authenticity, respect, and honesty. As a team, we view transparency as an effective way to work remotely and establish a culture of trust.

Cultivate positivity. We strive to approach things in a positive way while realizing all emotions are valid. We encourage constructive feedback from team members and business partners to foster positive collaborations.

Show gratitude. We regularly stop and demonstrate gratitude for our circumstances. We are reverent to our team, investors, advisors, and commercial partners who believed in us from the beginning and will always use this as a guiding light to growth.

Practice reflection. We believe the act of introspection is where true learning and life-changing adjustments originate. We approach discussions intentionally and think through all angles.

Improve consistently. We are biased toward action and have a higher expectation of ourselves and of our technology than others have of us. We aim to be fully engaged in our work and activities, and fully disconnected when we’re not working.

Act beyond yourself. We consider the bigger picture, knowing our work goes beyond ourselves. We are not afraid of the less-traveled path if it holds true to our values and betters the world.

Build Sustainably. Sustainability is at the core of our technology, research, and team values. Oppenheimer’s supercomputer runs on 100% renewable energy and mitigates the need for traditional high-throughput experiments in our Swiss lab. Our team is incentivized and committed to growing a sustainable future and corporate culture.

Diversify. Diversity at all levels is paramount in translating biophysics to first in-class medicines while embracing the serendipity of science. Diversity in mindsets, gender, skills, backgrounds, and — because we are geeks, protein sequences — are key to building an impactful future for our patients.

Patient Passion. Our team is interwoven with a passion for understanding the “why” of protein drug failures to avoid them. The integration of the Oppenheimer platform with our Swiss pre-clinical laboratory is an unwavering commitment to developing first-in-class protein therapeutics for our patients.

Reverence to the giants. We embrace the fortitude and ingenuity of all the great minds and teams who advanced the field of protein biophysics to enable cutting-edge therapeutics. It is our honor to collaborate in this arena to pay homage to scientists who laid the very foundation.

Committed to our Corporate Culture to embrace diversity, Peptone Ltd and affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers building a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Our Mission

Delivering first-in-class medicines for better patient outcomes is our obsession. Translating biophysics of intrinsic protein disorder to generate de novo protein therapeutics is our passion.

What we bring…

A non-hierarchical environment where everyone has a voice to influence and shape the company’s future direction
An appreciative atmosphere with fair salaries, company benefits and top class working equipment
A highly dynamic environment with plenty of opportunities for career development
A highly skilled and interdisciplinary team that is passionate about proteins, science and business
A unique company giving you the opportunity to push the boundaries of biopharmaceutical drug development
A fast-paced company with novel science and academic rigor at its core
A company that values your contribution to scientific endeavor and supports presentation and publication of your novel discoveries
A flexible working setup to ensure a work-life balance