Senior Scientist

We are Pelago Bioscience – committed to accelerating preclinical drug discovery and development for better human health. Pelago Bioscience is a specialized contract research organisation that offers biologically relevant assays to progress our customers’ drug discovery programmes.  We were founded in 2013 and are located in Solna, Stockholm. Today we are about 50 colleagues and are now seeking a highly motivated Scientist to join our team.  

Position: Senior Scientist– permanent position with 6 months probation

About the role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Scientist to lead and deliver complex proteomics projects, with a focus on TPP/PISA platforms. You will be responsible for end-to-end project execution, client interaction, and mentoring junior staff in a dynamic and quality-driven environment as well as being a key contributor to internal innovation. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead TPP/PISA projects from experimental design through to final reporting, ensuring scientific excellence and on-time delivery
• Design, plan, perform, troubleshoot analyze and report on experiments independently
• Supervise junior scientists, provide training and quality assurance of project works
• Serve as a scientific point of contact for clients and internally, advising on project design, feasibility and interpretation of results in the context of the client’s problem
• Contribute to the development of new or improved service offerings and methodologies
• Contribute to refining internal processes, protocols and documentation to ensure high-quality and efficient workflows
• Comply with safety regulations, laboratory protocols and documenting procedures.

Your Background

You have:

• PhD or MSc in proteomics, biochemistry, molecular biology or related field (or equivalent industry experience)
• 5+ years of relevant industry/research experience ideally in a CRO, biotech or pharmaceutical setting
• Extensive hands-on experience with mass spectrometry-based proteomics (TPP/PISA is an advantage)[JL1] [JL2]
• Demonstrated ability to lead scientific projects independently and manage several simultaneous projects as well as multiple stake-holders
• Strong data analysis skills and familiarity with bioinformatics tools used in proteomics
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Collaborative mindset with a passion for mentoring and scientific rigor

Desirable skills:

· Familiar with label-free quantification (e.g. DIA) & chemical labelling (e.g. TMT) and statistical analysis of proteomics data

· In-depth experience from a relevant sub-discipline, e.g. TPP/PISA, chemoproteomics, data analysis or other

· Experience from client-facing roles in a commercial or service-oriented environment

Interested?

Please submit your application with a CV by November 30. Please note that we interview candidates continuously and the positions may be filled before last application date, so please do not hesitate with your application!  

Expected start date for this position is upon agreement with the chosen candidate, but preferably soon as possible.

About working at Pelago Bioscience:  

At Pelago Bioscience, we aim to attract the best talent from around the world and across multiple scientific disciplines. We provide a dynamic and stimulating environment for our staff to excel and drive innovation with the customers in focus. We are committed to developing our employees and believe their satisfaction translates into the best experience for our customers.  

At Pelago we are scaling up our business to continue to be a sustainable company where curiosity about science is at our core. We work together with our worldwide customers, with the aim of being the preferred partner of choice in our field. Since December 2021 we are located in the Campus Solna area. We have a beautifully designed activity based office area and a lab floor with a view!