Hobson Prior are working with a global pharmaceutical company who are currently looking for a Purification Development Scientist to join them on a permanent basis in Cambridge. Our client's goal is to go beyond the limits of science and change lives through medicines.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supplies to the plans and designs of analytical studies and provides general scientific advice on specific topics to the team.
• Accountable to lead own work to ensure that agreed targets are met in a timely manner and to agreed quality standards, communicating progress appropriately.
• Completes relevant experiments and interprets results based on a standard methodology.
• Develops own level of proficiency by reading articles, collaborating with peer scientists or through contacts by other internal groups.
• Assesses and reports data, with little or no mentorship, in a clear and concise manner, with a clear understanding of its implications within the overall context of drug development.
• Discusses and defends the findings of experiments at follow-up meetings, or corresponding forums.
• Provides technical instruction to the team and allocates administrative work where possible.
• Communicates with colleagues from other disciplines with the purpose of discussing project-related matters, sharing experiences and reporting progress.
• Searches for information which may improve research methodology and procedures.
• Ensures that work is performed in accordance with appropriate Safety, Health & Environment, quality and compliance standards, e.g. Good Laboratory Practice.
• May modify or improve processes and systems, depending on purpose of experiments.

Key Skills:

• Good communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills related to data analysis.

Requirements:

• Graduate or experienced non-graduate.
• Continuous ultracentrifugation, large scale depth filtration.
• An understanding of the principles and concepts associated with own subject/specialist area and an appreciation of the relevant science and literature.
• An understanding of the basic principles and concepts in a broad range of technology, or substantial experience in a narrower field of technology.
• An understanding of compliance systems.

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