Protein Crystallizer - AstraZeneca, Mölndal

Proffice is one of the fastest growing companies within the Nordic region, according to Growth Plus.Proffice provides flexible staffing solutions such as temporary staffing, recruiting, outsourcing and career and development programs.Proffice operates in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.Proffice AB is listed on the Stockholmsbörsen (Stockholm Stock Exchange).Proffice is now looking for a talented scientist to join the Protein Crystallization team for a 12 months temporary position at the Global Structural Chemistry Laboratory at AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal, Sweden.The Global Structural Chemistry Laboratory, Mölndal is a centre of excellence supporting the AstraZeneca discovery organizations in Sweden, UK and US.The laboratory has around 35 scientists engaged in experimental research and the core disciplines are protein engineering, NMR spectroscopy and protein crystallography.The lab is excellently equipped with state of the art equipment, Recently a full set of robotics has been installed to support the process from protein crystallization to data collection.Working within multi disciplinary teams, the candidate's main role is to enable structural information to assist in the discovery of new drugs against a wide range of diseases.The main task is to provide protein crystals that will lead to determination of the 3-dimensional structure, which includes biophysical characterization and formulation of proteins working in close collaboration with the protein engineering team at the department.Screening of crystals for diffraction and data collection are also included in the work.We hope to attract a team player who is an enthusiastic, flexible individual with a good ability to communicate effectively.To apply for the position please visit our website: www.proffice.se.