Senior Scientist - Physico Chemical Testing

Senior Scientist - Physico Chemical Testing

LabCorp

Eye, United Kingdom

Do you have recognised experience in the field of Physico Chemical Testing and want to train and develop others? Are you ready for a varied role that will allow you to complete non-routine testing using different analytical techniques? Do you want to be a part of the world's leading life sciences company?

At Labcorp in Eye, Suffolk we are looking to recruit a Senior 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 with 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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