Senior Scientist I

Job Description

Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can make a positive impact, working with the world's most innovative food and Life Sciences companies? Join our diverse team today!

In RSSL we are customer focused, science led and results driven. The RSSL Metals 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 at Senior Scientist I is to provide technical direction within the Metals 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 method development and validations using techniques such as Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Manage 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.

Provide Technical direction within own area of expertise within the team. Perform a range of analysis using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) independently.

Perform complex method development and design validation protocols.Perform maintenance and troubleshooting of lab equipment.

Perform data checking and provide interpretation of results for routine testing.Generate certificate analysis or external interpretive reports.

Expert user of specific software and proficient in the use of generic and specific software packages require for the role: Laboratory’s LIMS system, Q-Pulse.Provide training and supervise junior staff in routine activities and methods and interpretation.

Take responsibility for elements of specific projects and/or specific areas of general laboratory/sample administration and assign housekeeping tasks as required.

To liase with clients, business development and line management to ensure effective communication of project proposals and results.

Participate in client and stake holders meetings as required

Deliver internal presentations across groups and to technical stakeholders

Manage small projects or defined areas of larger projects

Plan own workload and plan routine projects for junior staff

Work to the highest standards of safety and quality by ensuring that appropriate COSHHs, risk assessments and SOPs are understood and followed.

To complete assigned quality actions on a timely manner, including review and approval

Write and approve SOPs and Test Methods

Generation and approval of Risk assessments and COSHH

Understand and provide technical regulatory leadership in client audits

To maintain a clean, tidy and safe working environment.

To understand and work to the requirements of GMP and UKAS.

Ensure training records are accurate.

Might be expected to work in different laboratories if the demand is required.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Language Requirements

Educated to Degree or PhD in a relevant scientific discipline or equivalent relevant experience in a laboratory.

Excellent understanding of basic lab equipment and ICP-MS, ICP-OES, AAS

Scientific understanding and ability to independently conduct chemical analysis in relevant area

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

Ability to deliver projects/work within tight timescales and ability to motivate and mentor junior scievtific staff

Technical credibility to develop good working relationships with internal and external clients

Ability to problem solve and plan resources to maintain workflow in delivery of projects

Good knowledge of laboratory quality and accreditation systems (GMP/UKAS) - Preferred

Experience of working for/or with, a CRO - Preferred

English fluency (written and spoken)

In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer an attractive benefits package within a highly successful international business that offers financial rewards and resources, including:

Opportunities to learn and develop

Hybrid way of working

Performance Bonus

Contributory pension (up to 11% employer contribution)

Life assurance

27 days holiday allowance (possibility to buy 5 extra days) + bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Private medical insurance cover

A flexible benefits programme (Gym discounts, private health insurance, restaurant discounts, etc).

No Relocation support available

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