Together we are discovering new drugs to treat orphan or immunological disease
Our ambitious team combines cutting edge scientific thinking with an innovative and entrepreneurial approach. We are curious and open minded. We care about our work and each other. We are proud of what we are achieving together. We are committed to and passionate about delivering on our mission - to discover new medicines that can make a difference to people’s lives.
OMASS
Meet Some Of Our Team
Agni Gavriilidou
As a scientist in the Mass Spectrometry team, I enjoy developing our Native MS platforms. I am focused on delivering targeted solutions for our diseases.
Born Greece |
Joined 2018 |
Fun Fact Capoeira teacher
Viviane Mignone
As Senior Scientist I enjoy developing new assays, finding the best way to address questions that come along with the projects. I am proud to be part of such a collaborative team, focused on delivering new treatments for patients with immunological diseases.
Born Brazil |
Joined 2019 |
Fun Fact Love Volleyball
Kathy Sengmany
As a senior scientist, I enjoy being a part of a diverse, collaborative team, working towards developing treatments for orphan and immunological diseases.
Born Australia |
Joined 2019 |
Fun Fact Enjoys walks through the English countryside
Andrew Bainbridge
As the Lab Manager for the Nottingham Site, I strive to streamline the functionality of the workspace. I am focused on optimizing stock provision and keeping equipment running.
Born England |
Joined 2020 |
Fun Fact I have Prosopagnosia
Liz Kirkwood
As Office Manager, I enjoy overseeing the general operation of the Nottingham office, providing administrative support to colleagues, and being part of the Finance team.
Born England |
Joined 2020 |
Fun Fact F1 Enthusiast
Antonio Biasutto
As a Senior Protein Biochemist, I am responsible for optimizing the biological reagents for our drug discovery efforts. My drive is to create a tangible positive impact on the world through my work and expertise.
Born Venezuela |
Joined 2019 |
Fun Fact You’re as likely to find me dancing as doing science in the lab; the two are not mutually exclusive.
Kathryn North
Working within Human Resources I enjoy supporting the company’s growth via recruitment and contributing towards an engaged workforce, collaborative culture, and robust reward & recognition and employee wellbeing strategies.
Born England |
Joined 2019 |
Fun Fact I love to challenge myself
Kleitos Sokratous
As a Senior Scientist, I enjoy working on the development of high-resolution native mass spectrometry technology tailored for high-throughput drug screening.
Born Cyprus |
Joined 2019 |
Fun Fact Gliding
Kundan Sharma
As a Senior Scientist in the Mass Spec team, I work with the Affinity MS platform. Designing binding assays and high-throughput screening of drug libraries is what I love to brainstorm.
Born India |
Joined 2019 |
Fun Fact Big Bollywood and Crime series fan, Love Gardening whenever I can.
Reda Assal
As a senior scientist, I enjoy leading GPCR biochemistry projects for drug discovery/structural biology programs. Prior to that I successfully co-led a structural biology project for the human solute carrier in Pasteur Institute (Paris).
Born Algeria |
Joined 2018 |
Fun Fact a blue flair for membrane protein delivery.
Karolina Gherbi
Molecular Pharmacologist committed to discovering novel therapeutics to improve patients’ lives.
Born Bulgaria |
Joined 2020 |
Fun Fact STEM Enthusiast
Fernando Almeida
As an LC-MS enthusiastic and Senior Scientist, I have developed the AS-MS platform for compound library screening and hitting the nail on the head for compound finding across multiple company targets.
Born Brazil |
Joined 2019 |
Fun Fact Football lover and H. Murakami’s books passionate
Idlir Liko
As Director of Technology, I am proud of leading a team to develop novel native MS-based platforms and apply them to biological systems with direct implication for immunological disorders.
Born Albania |
Joined 2016 |
Fun Fact I have studied in 5 countries
Norberto Escudero Urquijo
As the laboratory manager of OMass – Oxford, I am focused on the organization, operations, and maintenance of the lab, and supporting our great team of scientists.
Born Spain |
Joined 2021 |
Fun Fact Experienced Bread Baker
Lewis Pennicott
As a Principal Scientist in Medicinal Chemistry, I strive to design compounds that will improve the lives of patients with immunological or genetic disorders.
Born England |
Joined 2021 |
Fun Fact Table Tennis enthusiast
Adam Sanderson
As Director of Medicinal Chemistry, I enjoy helping the team turn weakly active compounds into potent safe human medicines.
Born England |
Joined 2021 |
Fun Fact recently learned to sail and wake surf (not at the same time)
OUR
Values and Culture
We are proud of our diverse and international team. We enjoy working in multi-disciplinary teams across our sites in Oxford and Nottingham, and in partnership with our stakeholders globally.
Ambitious
Innovative
Open-minded
Caring
Ambitious
Few people get to work each day in a company that is looking to make people feel better. This is a privilege and an obligation. To fulfil this obligation, we need to push ourselves and our company, and this requires us to be ambitious.
Innovative
We are first and foremost a science-driven organization. To succeed in science, we need to think outside of the box and tread new ground. This requires us to put innovation at the heart of what we do.
Open-minded
We are a multi-cultural team that celebrates diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas. This reflects our open-minded approach and should translate into everyone contributing to constructive discussions to move the company forward.
Caring
To achieve our ambitious mission, we need great people. We have put in place policies, procedures and benefit arrangements to ensure we support and reward our team.
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JOIN US
Open Positions
At OMass we are proud of the great work that we do, and we wouldn’t be successful without our dedicated and highly motivated team. We are currently hiring for the roles detailed below. We offer a competitive remuneration package, including sharing in the success of the company, and flexible working arrangements.
We are looking for talented professionals who share our vision and values.
If you would like to join us, follow the instructions on how to apply below each role, providing both your CV and a covering letter. Please note that positions may be based in Oxford or Nottingham.
Pharmacology Scientist
Nottingham
Speculative Applications (Chemistry)
Oxford
Speculative Applications (Mass Spectrometry)
Oxford
Speculative Applications (Pharmacology & Immunology)
Nottingham
Speculative Applications (Protein Biochemistry & Structural Biology)
Oxford
Human Resources Administrator
Oxford
Membrane Protein Biochemist (Research Scientist/Senior Scientist DOE)
Oxford