Commercial

Location: Murdoch House, Garlic Row, Cambridge, UK

Full time or a minimum of 4 full days, or 5 shorter days per week.
Primarily office-based with the potential to work 20% from home

We are looking to hire an enthusiastic Junior Marketing Coordinator who will assist our rapidly growing marketing team. The role will report directly to the Head of Marketing but will work closely with all members of our established marketing team. This role will have the opportunity to undertake a degree-level apprenticeship whilst progressing within the company.

The role will include:

• Helping coordinate events and assisting the team with all related activities including sourcing and preparing giveaways, packing for events, and managing event materials and collateral.
• Assist at events when required. Some evenings and/or travel may be required for this role.
• Coordination of the company social media calendar. This will include liaising with all stakeholders, scheduling content, monitoring, and reporting across the company social media channels.
• Working closely with the graphic designer to learn basic editing using Adobe suite and to learn about professional printing.
• Working closely with the Head of Marketing to learn basic branding principles and to help maintain a strong and cohesive brand.

This role would suit someone looking to start or transition their career in marketing. The role will also include enrollment in a digital marketing apprenticeship if the candidate would like to.

Your skills and experience:

• No previous marketing experience is required, full training will be provided
• Good numeracy and literacy skills as evidenced by GCSE (grade 5+ or equivalent) or A-level results
• Keen attention to detail and great organizational skills
• Can multi-task and meet time-sensitive deadlines
• Must have an interest in social media / digital marketing
• Be driven to seek out new skills and opportunities whilst having an eagerness to learn
• Be someone who enjoys contributing to the success of a team

We believe in nurturing our team, empowering individuals, and working flexibly. We do this while exceeding the expectations of our customers and collaborators by focusing on delivering the best service, scientific insight, and product quality.

In addition to competitive salaries, we also offer an attractive employee share option scheme, enhanced pension, enhanced maternity policy, life insurance, and private medical cover to all our employees.

Please send a two-page CV and a one-page covering letter explaining why you are a great fit for the role and would like to join our team. Please send as a single PDF file to recruitment@qkine.com.

We will interview on a rolling basis for this key team member and informal enquiries are welcome. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Qkine is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and creating an inclusive, supportive and flexible working environment.

Location: Murdoch House, Garlic Row, Cambridge, UK

Full time or a minimum of 4 full days, or 5 shorter days per week.

This job can be offered as hybrid working

Reporting to the Head of Finance, this role will be responsible for providing administrative assistance to both the Head of Finance and the Quality Manager. You will have excellent attention to detail, be able to handle multiple tasks with a calm and professional attitude and be able to communicate effectively across all teams in the company.

Day-to-day responsibilities:

• Processing sales and purchase invoices
• Debtor chasing
• Preparing product documentation
• Quality system management support
• Maintaining training records
• Keeping confidential records and financial information private and secure.

This role requires:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent MS Office skills – Intermediate Level (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent people skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A methodical approach to work
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Previous Finance and/or Quality experience is an advantage but not essential.

We believe in nurturing our team, empowering individuals and working flexibly. We do this while exceeding the expectations of our customers and collaborators by focusing on delivering the best service, scientific insight and product quality.

In addition to competitive salaries and benefits, we offer an attractive employee share option scheme.

Please send a two-page CV and a one-page covering letter explaining why you are a great fit for the role and would like to join our team. Please send as a single PDF file to recruitment@qkine.com.

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis for this key team member. Informal enquiries welcome. Please contact recruitment@qkine.com. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Qkine is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and creating an inclusive, supportive and flexible working environment.

Laboratory

Location: Murdoch House, Garlic Row, Cambridge, UK

Full time

Qkine is a UK-based manufacturer of high purity, animal-free growth factors, cytokines, and other complex proteins. We combine proprietary production processes with protein engineering technology to tackle fundamental biological and scale-up challenges for the fast-growing stem cell, organoid, regenerative medicine, and cultured meat sectors. This has enabled us to attract a loyal customer following from both leading biotechnology companies and world-class academic institutions.

We are looking for a knowledgeable and experienced Bioassay Scientist to join our busy R&D team within our newly refurbished headquarters in Cambridge. You will hold a PhD or possess equivalent experience in biochemistry, cell biology, or a related scientific discipline. Previous experience working in the Biotech industry would be highly desirable. Practical knowledge of developing cell-based assays (e.g., cell proliferation assays, luminescent reporter assays) is essential for this position. Experience of testing growth factor bioactivity and hitting continuous development targets would also be advantageous. The successful candidate will work independently to set targets and plan work, have great attention to detail, good communication skills and a flexible approach. We are looking for proactive team players with a broad range of skills and definite can-do attitude.

You will have or will be:

• Proficient in cell-based assay development.
• Hands on experience of maintaining mammalian cell lines.
• Experience following and writing SOPs.
• Knowledge of an ELN platform and accurate data collection and presentation.
• Experience working with a QMS such as ISO9001: 2015 or ISO13485 would be an advantage.

We believe in nurturing our team, empowering individuals, and working flexibly. We do this while exceeding the expectations of our customers and collaborators by focussing on delivering the best service, scientific insight, and product quality.

In addition to competitive salaries, we also offer a free private medical scheme to all our employees and an attractive employee share option scheme.

Please send a two-page CV and a one-page covering letter explaining why you are a great fit for the role and would like to join our team. Please send as a single PDF file to recruitment@qkine.com.

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis for this key team member. Informal enquiries welcome via recruitment@qkine.com. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Qkine is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and creating an inclusive, supportive, and flexible working environment.

Operations

Whilst we have no active vacancies to join our Operations team at present, we are always on the look out for talent here at Qkine. If you would like to be considered for future roles when they become available, you can still send your CV to us now by emailing recruitment@qkine.com.