Nuclera is a venture-backed biotech company headquartered in Cambridge, UK with significant operations in Boston, USA. Nuclera’s mission is to accelerate discovery by enabling rapid, easy access to functional proteins essential for drug discovery research. Our eProtein Discovery™ benchtop system accelerates protein expression and purification optimization in research labs.
We’re looking for a motivated Research Assistant/Scientist to join our Protein Science team. You’ll work on cutting-edge protein expression, purification, and characterisation workflows, contributing directly to the development of our eProtein Discovery™ platform. The role would suit a candidate with excellent communication and organizational skills, a drive for working in a fast-paced biotech environment, and a track record of execution and teamwork.
Experience in molecular biology, protein expression, and characterization is essential.

• Follow SOPs to and work under supervision to execute and analyze experiments on the eProtein Discovery System.
• Design, execute, and troubleshoot DNA preparations, protein purifications and protein activity assays with guidance from senior members of the group.
• Actively engage in scientific discussion within the group and across groups to contribute to robust product development.
• Report results in a timely manner and maintain good laboratory practices.