Analytical Development Scientist

Analytical Development Scientist

Speke

12 month Contract

£18.15 - £24.21 per hour

Cpl Life Sciences are currently partnering with an animal healthcare company recruiting for an Analytical Development Scientist to join a dynamic process and analytical team responsible for development of new biopharmaceutical and vaccine products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise and leadership for delivery of the analytical agenda within process development projects based in the development laboratories and pilot plant areas at Speke or for projects across the global network. Includes HPLC, ELISA, UV, CE-SDS techniques.  

• Plan, execute and evaluate laboratory studies through hands on experimentation. Make sound technical judgements through data interpretation, knowledge and experience for project direction and delivery. 

• Provide regular communications for project progress to senior technical staff and key stakeholders globally. Deliver high quality peer reviewed technical reports. Work collaboratively with other team members. 

• Responsible for ensuring and driving compliance in all safety and quality aspects for process development activities. Be accountable for spend/cost control.

• Drive continuous improvement activities through innovation and shared technical knowledge across the global network. 

• Develop links and collaborations with external organisations for analytical development and carry out tech transfers according to project and business requirements.

Qualifications & experience:

• Degree or higher degree within chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology/biologics or related discipline.

• At least 2 years hands on knowledge and expertise in analytical method development or other relevant experience, such as a PhD, is preferable.

Essential Skills:

• Good knowledge and understanding of protein chemistry.

• Expertise in development of new analytical methods and optimisation specifically HPLC, UV, ELISA & CE-SDS. 

• Ability to lead, plan and execute method validations or fit for purpose studies.

• Ability to work collaboratively and across sites with other team members.

• Deep scientific curiosity, research mind-set. Ability to resolve issues for early to late phase development.

• Experience/ability to interpret structural analytical data e.g. mass spec knowledge or cell based assay data would be preferable. 

If you are interested in this role then please apply or email