Higher Scientific Officer, Biology

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Salary: Commencement on the salary range is subject to comparable skills and experience. Future progression is based on annual performance review.

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Duration of Contract: Fixed Term for 2 years

Hours per week: 35 hours per week (Full Time)

Closing Date: 10/01/2025

Under the leadership of Dr Joanna Loizou, we are seeking to appoint a Higher Scientific Officer to join the Target Biology and Genome Stability team in the Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery.

Key Requirements

1. The successful candidate must have at least a Masters level qualification in Cell Biology or an aligned subject.
2. Knowledge of cancer biology.
3. Knowledge of experimental approaches to therapeutic target validation in cancer.

Department/Directorate Information

The Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery (CCDD) has been established to provide a platform for drug discovery projects at the ICR. The Centre's dedicated resources, including biology, functional genomics, assay sciences, chemistry, and bioinformatics teams, will support joint project teams that combine the deep biological and therapeutic knowledge of ICR investigators with the validation and technical expertise of drug discovery scientists. Scientists in the CCDD will work closely with colleagues in the ICR's Centre for Target Validation and Centre for Protein Degradation to exploit emerging technology and protein degradation tools for robust target validation experiments. The CCDD launches the robust targets validated by CTV and CPD into drug discovery programmes or into collaborative programmes with external commercial therapy discovery.

We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role. For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Dr Joanna Loizou via Email on .

About The Institute of Cancer Research

Why work for us?

As a member of staff, you'll have exclusive access to a range of staff benefits.

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The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world's most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Further information about working at the ICR can be found here.

We look forward to receiving applications from all candidates, wherever in the world they are currently based. We will select those who display the potential to become, or to support, the world leading cancer researchers of the future based on their application and performance at interview. However, we particularly welcome British applicants from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within the ICR and nationwide in STEM roles.

Salary Range: £35,844 - £48,224 per annum