BHL Guide: Who Should Apply & How
Who is this job for?
PhD holders in cell or molecular biology with a few years of lab work who want an industry research scientist role in Bengaluru. The Protein Biology team validates antibodies at large scale using Western blots, immunofluorescence, IHC, ChIP and gene silencing.
Eligibility at a glance
- PhD in molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, immunology, biotechnology, computational biology or biochemistry
- 2 to 3 years of experience
- Strong flow cytometry and ELISA; co-IP or immunoassay development
- Some statistics and computational biology knowledge
How to apply
- Apply online through the official Thermo Fisher Scientific careers site
- Requisition number R-01360892
- No closing date is given, so apply soon (we list 20 November 2026)
Tips for applicants from India
- Mention antibody validation or assay development work by name in your CV, since this is the team's core job
- The role includes mentoring junior scientists, so add any supervision experience
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Job Description
About Team: Protein Biology
The Protein Biology team is involved in large-scale functional validation of antibodies, with a deep focus on reagent quality and specificity. The core activities of the team include data mining and processing, Western blotting with state-of-art tools, high efficiency and high-resolution immuno-fluorescence imaging, immunohistochemistry, ChIP (Chromatin Immunoprecipitation), and gene-silencing to provide advance application tags to our antibody portfolio. The program's goal is high-quality product validation and product information creation to promote research use.
Role & Responsibilities
Purpose: - Contribute to the antibody validation workflow. Understand target biology validation and validate antibodies for reproducibility using innovative methods and crafting data sets to enable market differentiation. The role of the successful candidate would entail demonstrating scientific proficiency in experimental planning and execution. Prior experience in working in a research team, with a proven track record of setting goals, handling work-related customer concerns, and ensuring timely delivery in alignment with the program goals. Proficiency in verbal and written communication of results in the workplace is helpful.
Key Responsibilities
- Acquire and utilize knowledge on key aspects of protein biology, to deliver results on antibody validation and characterization.
- Regular mining of literature and keeping oneself up to date with developments in field of antibody validation.
- Perform in a fast- paced environment towards antibody validation, with attention to detail and adherence to schedules.
- Informal leadership of team of scientists in matrix style operation, provide technical and operational supervision. Mentoring and training junior scientists in research, design and experimental execution, interpreting data and data presentation to collaborators and partners.
- Drive conceptualization within teams to enable development of successful protocols to address complex biological targets
- Partner with supporting functions such as product management, program management, and business development to meet program goals.
Qualifications
- Applicants should have a PhD in molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, immunology, biotechnology, computational biology or biochemistry with 2 to 3 years experience.
Experience
PhD with 2 to 3 years experience
Skills Required
- Familiar with experimental workflow in cell and molecular biology, with extensive experience in the design and development of protein-assays, protein-protein interaction (using co-immunoprecipitation), or development of immunoassays.
- Proven and extensive experience in Flow cytometry, and ELISA. Good working knowledge of western blotting and immunofluorescence is desirable.
- Communication of research data and providing expert-level technical troubleshooting to resolve scientific problems and develop new protocols/methods.
- Good understanding of statistical and computational biology tools.
- Working knowledge of databases and programming languages is desirable.
- Experience in antibody development platforms is desirable.
Additional Information
| Company | Thermo Fisher Scientific |
|---|---|
| Location | Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Experience Level | Industry – Scientist II |
| Application Deadline | 2026-11-20 |
| Posted Date | 2026-11-05 |
| Company Website | https://www.thermofisher.com/ ↗ |
| Source | Official Career Page ↗ |
| Job requisition | R-01360892 |
| Work schedule | Standard (Mon-Fri) |
| Environment | Laboratory setting and office; GMP safety standards; cold room/freezers; PPE required |
| Apply through | Thermo Fisher Scientific careers (Workday) |
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