For over 25 years, Abcam has been providing tools the scientific community needs to enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders. We believe that to continue making progress, we need to work together, each bringing our own unique perspectives to make an impact on the world. This community needs people like you: dedicated, agile and above all audacious so we can truly drive science forward. The Senior Scientist Antibody Validation contributes to Abcam’s Antibody Product Portfolio expansion by designing validation strategies to characterise new antibodies. This position reports to the Head of IHC and Disease Specific Validation and is part of the Validation Team located in Cambridge and is on-site. At Abcam, our vision is to be the most influential life sciences company for researchers worldwide. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: + Designing the best strategy for the validation of new antibodies in critical research areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders. + As an experienced scientist contribute to ideas and establishment of protocol and protocol improvements. Be proactive in their validation, optimization and documentation and take responsibility for validating new assay protocols and their integration into standard work streams. + Communicate clearly with project managers and interacting with team leaders, providing delivery dates, updates, and the necessary documentation. + Maintain high quality standards within the lab; ensuring the lab is compliant with all external and internal quality standards, including ISO9001 The essential requirements of the job include + PhD in a life sciences field, or equivalent years of experience in industry setting (typically 5 years) + +7 years’ experience between academia and industry + Excellent technical skills and strong understanding of scientific principles. + Strong background and practical expertise in immunohistochemistry (IHC) techniques (including multiplexing assays) and in situ hybridisation + Experience in performing manual and/or automated Image analysis + Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. + Proven track record of delivering projects with impressive results and to deadlines as well as an ability to teach and mentor others It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: + Experience within an IVD or pharmaceutical organisation and/or working under regulatory guidelines, such as GCPL or GLP Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. For more information, visit www.danaher.com . At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.