About the role

  • Lead Scientist in protein engineering at Zealand Pharma, responsible for protein characterization and guiding compound design. Collaborating across teams to advance innovative peptide-based drugs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and execute design, expression, purification, reconstitution and characterization of proteins to support our drug discovery projects
  • Deliver high quality protein and participate in biochemical, biophysical or structural studies to drive the understanding of structure activity relationships and peptide candidate selection
  • Ensure high quality protein and data generation, analysis, interpretation, and reporting – both for internal data and data generated through CROs or partners
  • Provide guidance to cross-functional teams, integrating with both medicinal chemistry, in vitro pharmacology data, and knowledge on metabolism and obesity

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular pharmacology, Molecular biology, or a related field with at least 6 years of post-Ph.D. experience
  • Strong experience with expression, purification and reconstitution of mammalian membrane proteins
  • Experience and sound understanding of protein quality control, including protein integrity, stability, and formulation impact performance and data interpretation
  • Expertise with peptide–protein interactions on membrane proteins, crude or purified
  • Hands on experience with biophysical platforms like SPR, BLI, ITC, DSF to determine binding affinities and kinetics of compound/receptor interactions
  • Knowledge of Cryo-EM workflow or similar
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross functional project teams
  • Experience with working with CROs and partners.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible work hours
  • Health insurance
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Mentorship and guidance

Job title

Lead Scientist, Protein Engineering

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

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