£70K/yr to £85K/yr
England, United Kingdom
Permanent, Variable

Technical Lead / Principal Scientist

Posted by Page Group.

A fantastic opportunity utilisng scientific expertise to enhance robustness and accuracy of scientific operations and lab activities. You will be a Principal / Technical Lead responsible for ensuring client needs are met and projects delivered across clinical research, in line with regulated standards.

Client Details

The client are a leading bioprocessing & sample management business located in Buckinghamshire, collaborating with key clients across the pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare space to help enhance and deliver novel clinical research.

Description

As a Principal Scientist / Technical Lead you will:

  • Act as an SME advising key collaborators on optimal approach to their clinical projects with the businesses
  • Develop and optimise scientific processes across the facility to improve accuracy and uncertainty
  • Streamline laboratory processes to improve robustness and capability in a high-throughput environment
  • Lead and coordinate activities to troubleshoot and resolve complex scientific issues
  • Develop Scientific training materials for lab technicians and conduct regular training workshops
  • Enhance sample storage and traceability processes throughout the laboratory, maintaining compliance to HTA regs
  • Collaborate closely with Quality & Ops & Scientific teams to deliver key projects

Profile

To be successful you will have:

  • A degree or higher degree in a biological / biomedical field (PhD highly desired)
  • Sound technical expertise in particular relating to bioprocessing, DNA extraction and quantification
  • Proven record of leading scientific investigations to troubleshoot, root cause and resolve quality issues
  • Success in enhancing scientific operation including improvements to accuracy and robustness of key scientific processes
  • Experience operating in a regulated ISO15189 environment
  • Knowledge of and experience of working in a HTA regulated environment

Job Offer

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading organisation offering a unique role with competitive salary. The business are driven by what they do and operate in a highly dynamic and collaborative environment, ultimately with the end goal of improving human health via key collaborations.