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Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

• Managed sales territory covering multiple regions, identifying and pursuing new business opportunities.• Conducted product demonstrations and presentations to prospective clients, effectively communicating product features and benefits.

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Lab-based role working on the development and optimisation of all aspects of antibody production, from hybridoma growth, through purification and conjugation, to functional testing.• Tissue culture and re-cloning.• Antibody purification by chromatography.• Conjugation to labels including existing and new fluorophores.• QC testing of antibodies in appropriate applications.• Generation of transfected cell lines.• Planning of projects.• Writing project reports.

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Working as part of a team, manufacturing commercial and clinical grade Lentiviral vector batches within a GMP cleanroom facility.Tasks included:1. Upstream adherent and/or suspension mammalian cell culture, transfection and harvest of viralvector products.2. Downstream processing including clarification, chromatography, ultra/diafiltration and fill/finishactivities.2. Ensuring batch success by working using good aseptic techniques.3. Preparing, cleaning and maintaining the GMP facility including performing viable and non-viableenvironmental monitoring.4. Preparation of growth media and stock solutions using portable mixing tanks.5. Completing Batch Manufacturing Records in a timely fashion throughout the manufacturingprocess.6. Taking part in continuous improvement initiatives & development of production processes.7. Investigating quality incidents, deviations and improving procedures.8. Working to high standards of health & safety.

Msc, Industrial Biotechnology

Bsc, (Hons), Biology