Associate Scientist - Physico Chemical Testing

Associate Scientist - Physico Chemical Testing

LabCorp

Eye, United Kingdom

At Labcorp in Eye, Suffolk we are looking to recruit an Associate Scientist to join our Physico Chemical Testing team. In this senior role, you will have the opportunity to work alongside other experienced scientists in an established physico-chemical testing laboratory to fulfil the expectations of our clients and work within regulatory guidelines.

Job responsibilities include:

• Trains and directs less experienced staff in the conduct of operational tasks and troubleshooting of processes
• Able to review work of others for overall accuracy, timeliness, completeness and soundness of technical judgement and have the ability to assist in developing a training plan for less experienced laboratory personnel
• Sets up and performs a variety of assays using appropriate instrumentation with routine and non-routine methods
• Critically review study protocol in primary area of work and suggest changes where appropriate
• Maintains study documentation in compliance with regulatory guidelines and reviews own work for overall accuracy, timeliness, completeness, and soundness of technical judgment
• Deliver results within agreed timeframe, whilst recognising changes in priorities
• Routinely conduct QC review of data and methodology section within reports within scope of current role
• Ability to prepare results and presentations based on the work performed
• Evaluates data for experiment modification and contribute to report preparation/review. Ensures that scientific expectations are met
• Participate in method development and validation projects
• May act as Principal investigator or Responsible Analyst on specific projects within area of expertise
• Motivates self and others to assure timely delivery of client expectations and influences others to see things from a client’s perspective
• Awareness of latest technologies and regulatory thinking with respect to specific scientific discipline. Advises Study Directors and management where modifications to working practices are necessary
• Uses experience to apply creative problem solving to challenging issues
• Anticipates, detects and promotes quality and process improvement needs in own and other areas and actively promotes collaboration between groups
• Provides team leaders and members with regular supportive feedback
• Establishes clear plans to meet short- and medium-term requirements for projects
• Anticipates issues/obstacles which may prevent meeting project/department objectives and identifies solutions to overcome difficulties
• Ability to recognize deviations from normal results and inform Study Director, Study Coordinator and/or management of any problems that may affect integrity of the data
• Ability to devise and implement action plans for a study or complex method development, understand the scope of a study (primary area of work) and be able to complete with no supervision

Education:

• BSc in Chemistry or related subject

The successful candidate will possess the following skills and experience:

• Highly experienced in the use of Physico Chemical testing Laboratory equipment
• Experience of training team members
• Proficiency with I.T and computer software packages such as Excel
• Good numeracy
• Extensive experience of HPLC, GC and UV detection techniques
• Extensive knowledge of GLP and CIPAC standards

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