Material Scientist

This role is a permanent full-time position, working a 35 hour week, flexibly between Monday - Friday 07:00 - 19:00. The purpose of this job is to perform analysis of pharmaceutical raw materials, drug substance, and finished product and produce accurate results within an acceptable timeframe.

• Perform routine and non-routine analysis using traditional and modern analytical techniques, as required to support investigational studies undertaking a range of physical and analytical testing.
• Manage receipt, storage and disposal of development samples.
• Enter materials into Development Store and dispense from store as required.
• Support introduction of new equipment into functional area.
• Contribute to assigned project team by providing feedback on experimental protocols, data summaries and initial interpretation of data according to assigned timelines.
  
  Ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the ability to take initiative, work independently, provide solutions to analytical challenges and multitask.
• Identify any opportunities for improvement of quality and service and work with the wider team to implement continuous improvement.
• Ability to quickly learn new processes. Takes initiative to become local expert in areas where there is a gap in knowledge and shares that knowledge appropriately as required.
• Ability to form strong working relationships with colleagues.
• Seeks new ideas to make improvements within own area of control.
• Good team player, organised, accurate, have strong documentation skills.
• Passionate about quality and customer service.
• Good communication skills both internally and externally. Ability to deliver an effective presentation on technical or non-technical content when required.