A growing diagnostics business offering both production and R&D services from its Berkshire facility requires an R&D Senior Scientist to join its team. You will support the applications team in the development of the company's ELISA product range. You must have commercial lab experience with a strong ELISA focus and a proven history of designing your own experiments. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing R&D team.

Description of Essential Job Functions

• Planning and conducting experiments
• Taking ownership of projects with minimal guidance and in accordance with current SOP
• ELISA maintenance and development
• Can apply the development process to non-ELISA projects as company need dictates
• Can design conjugation and purification processes as required during product development
• Review processes, procedures, and systems to improve workflow and reduce errors
• Processing and analysing results and data
• Presenting data to internal and external audiences
• Collaborating with individuals both within and outside the business to deliver projects on time
• Advising other departments on technical matters
• Contribute to weekly R&D meetings
• Able to suggest ways to improve assay performance
• Trained on conjugation procedures, and has knowledge to troubleshoot the process and support production issues in this manner
• Knowledge of various purification methods, how to apply them, and run the associated methods on Akta
• Able to design most appropriate method for antigen processing/purification
• Conduct performance reviews of Technicians
• Training and support of R&D technicians in running and interpretation of ELISA and assist them in designing and recording experiments
• Effectively manage multiple projects to delivery on-time
• To act as deputy for the R&D manager as required

Job Requirements

• Minimum BSc in relevant scientific discipline
• Several years of industrial experience within an R&D function
• Design and development of ELISA essential
• Experience in supporting and training junior members of staff
• Experience in running and reporting of projects
• Experience in planning, conducting, and analysing experiments
• Comfortable presenting data to a wide audience
• Experience in technology transfer and manufacturing support activities would be advantageous
• Protein purification and conjugation desirable

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to work proactively both individually and in a team
• Good communication skills
• Strong protocol in report writing, data analysis and statistical skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Time management
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office
• To maintain a high level of integrity, motivation, and reliability in all work
• To be decisive where needed, display decision making skills, provide relevant guidance, mentoring and leadership to the team