Their portfolio ranges from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, biologic drugs, and novel cell and gene therapies. Their job is to supply the tools and services - the pots, pans, soups and sauces - they need to work better, faster and safer, leading to better patient outcomes.
What you'll do:
- Work closely with Chemists, Materials Scientists, Engineers, and Biologists, developing functional membranes for use in affinity chromatography
- Develop methods for the chemical modification of membrane materials in flow reactors from early R&D phase through to readiness for transfer to Production
- Characterise membranes using analytical methods including Raman Spectroscopy, SEC-HPLC, LC-MS, FT-IR and dry weight, as well as working on development of new methods
- Take a leading role in planning, execution, data analysis and reporting of R&D studies, including Design of Experiments, shelf-life and robustness studies
- Write up experimental findings in Electronic Lab Notebook entries and Technical reports, as well as presenting the data to colleagues within the R&D team
Who you are:
- PhD in Chemistry or a related subjected, with a minimum of 6 months experience in a directly relevant R&D role, or MSc in the same subjects with a minimum of 4 years' in a directly relevant R&D role
- Extensive laboratory experience in wet chemistry/synthetic organic chemical reactions
- Theoretical knowledge and practical experience in one or more of the analytical methods listed above
- Experience in use of analytical software (R, Python, Matlab, MODDE, etc.)
- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, able to multi-task efficiently
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Experience of Product Development in the biotechnology industry
- Experience in data analysis and statistics relating to Design of Experiments, setting product specification limits and/or analytical method validation
