Scientist - Team Leader

Job title: Scientist - Team Leader
Hourly rate: £28.31ph INSIDE IR35 Umbrella
Hours: 36 hours per week, 9am – 5pm, Thursday – Monday

Profile:

We are customer focused, science led, and results driven.

The RSSL (Microbiology- Speciality Biopharma) laboratory performs a wide range of analytical analyses for a variety of food, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies and supports Mondelez research and innovation.

The role is to undertake a practical role with possible supervisory responsibilities within the Microbiology- Speciality Biopharma laboratory.

Play a key role in ensuring that projects are performed and supervised effectively and accurately within agreed timescales and to appropriate quality standards.

This role focuses on routine and investigative analyses of products and potential method development and validations using techniques such as Bioburdens, Total Viable Aerobic Count, Endotoxins, Environmental Monitoring and more as required.

Supervise and train junior members of the team as required. Client contact and administrative support for laboratory management.

Primary Accountabilities / Responsibilities:

• Provide high quality customer service at all times by ensuring effective organisation of assigned workload, integrity of analytical data generated and timely/accurate provision of results.
  
  
• Performing data review of junior staff’s analyses.
  
  
• Perform a range of routine and investigative analysis using (enter techniques) independently and provide interpretation of results generated as required
  
  
• Perform method development, transfers and design validation protocols with support.
  
  
• Responsible for the maintenance of the instrument and lab systems including checking and approving supplier’s reports (qualifications, repairs and preventative reports).
  
  
• Assist with technical aspects for client proposals for method development, transfers and validation protocols
  
  
• Be superuser in the use of equipment software, proficient at setting up reports and troubleshooting
  
  
• Provide training and supervise junior staff in routine activities and methods.
  
  
• Will be expected to work in different laboratories if the demand is required.
  
  Knowledge: including education, qualifications and training REQUIRED:
  
  
• Educated to Degree or PhD in a relevant scientific discipline or equivalent relevant experience in a laboratory.
  
  
• Good understanding of (include specifics) lab equipment
  
  
• Scientific understanding and ability to independently conduct chemical analysis in relevant area
  
  Skills/Leadership Competencies:
  
  
• Accountable, honest, hardworking and able to work efficiently in a team
  
  
• Flexible and adaptable to meet customer/business requirements.
  
  
• Well organised and capable of working on multiple activities concurrently.
  
  
• Meticulous attention to detail
  
  
• Good verbal and written skills with the ability to communicate with client’s and colleagues
  
  
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and quick to learn.
  
  
• Able to organise own work and others to maximise output
  
  
• Computer literate in standard MS office applications
  
  Additional information:
  
  Please be aware that you will be required to work bank holidays and as those days fall within their normal working pattern, they will be paid at their standard hourly rate.
  
  We will process your CV and personal information to assess your suitability for the role. If we wish to consider you further, we will register your personal information in our database and contact you. We may contact you from time to time about other relevant roles. Your personal information will be securely held. For more information please refer to our privacy notice, a copy of which can be found on our website. – Select Engineering Limited