We are currently recruiting for an Associate Scientist, to join our Analytical Sciences team based in Alderley Park.
Role: Associate Scientist
Role Type: 3 - 6 months, Fixed Term Contract opportunities
Department: Analytical Sciences
Working hours: Full time, 9am-5pm, Monday – Friday (37.5 hours per week)
Salary : We offer a competitive salary based on skills and experience, with an excellent benefits package
Location: Alderley Park, Macclesfield, SK10 4TG
Our Company
Cyprotex vision is to be pioneers of innovative ADME-Tox partnerships, driving delivery of safer and more effective medicines. With state-of-the-art facilities and technical expertise, we specialise in in vitro and in silico ADME-Tox services, providing a wide range of assays tailored to our client’s needs. This includes in vitro screening to support discovery projects, regulatory studies to support preclinical and clinical development, specialist mechanistic in vitro human and animal toxicity models and PBPK/QSAR modelling expertise. As well as supporting clients directly, we have a strong focus on efficiencies and innovation.
Our Alderley Park site is set in the heart of Cheshire surrounded by stunning 400-acre estate, open green spaces, sweeping viewpoints, all within easy reach of Merseyside and Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and Shropshire. Easy access to public transport.
Cyprotex is part of the Evotec Group, a global leader in research. With state-of-the-art facilities and technical expertise, we provide innovative and bespoke assurance tailored to each of our client’s needs.
As a result of success within the company and future focus on business grown, an exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Metabolite Identification team in Analytical Sciences. We are responsible for delivering both metabolite identification, soft spot and comprehensive studies along with reactive metabolite assays to support projects from early discovery right through to clinical development.
Role
As an Associate Scientist you will be primarily laboratory-based, working with our highly skilled team to ensure that reactive metabolite and metabolite identification assays, both commercial and R&D focused, are performed to a high standard and within scheduled time-frames.
Key Responsibilities
- Conducts routine assays and data processing to high quality within specified time frames. to tight deadlines.
- To prepare, monitor and maintain compounds, stock solutions, buffers, and any other assay related materials.
- To be responsible for the validation, routine maintenance and operation of laboratory equipment to support assay execution and/or sample analysis as required.
- To support the execution of assigned routine and bespoke assays.
- To assist in data analysis and interpretation.
- To ensure all laboratory equipment and work areas are clean and in proper working order on completion of assigned tasks.
- To ensure that all errors and erroneous results are reported to your supervisor with minimal delay.
- To ensure accurate and complete documentation of all activities as required by relevant SOPs and Quality policies.
Skills & Competencies we look for
- Able to organise daily tasks, to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
- Able to manage multiple activities with awareness of personal and broader team and company priorities to achieve tight deadlines.
- Able to deliver and ask for feedback and acknowledge and act on this.
- Able to use initiative to solve problems and troubleshoot with the assistance of other members of the team.
- Able to build strong relations within the team, and emerging engagement and collaboration with other key stakeholders.
- Highly self-motivated and personable.
- Possess excellent attention to detail, performing work to an exceptionally high standard, and within company and statutory safety regulations, with good verbal and written communication skills.
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Education, Qualifications and Experience
- MSc or BSc degree or equivalent with experience working within a laboratory environment. Experience could be from within a pharmaceutical company, biotech, CRO or academia.
- Familiarity with laboratory workflows and LC-MS/MS or LC-ToF-MS analytical data is preferred.
What we can offer you in return
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits package
- Pension on completion (but not subject to) of your 3-month probationary period. Contributions 5% for employees (salary sacrifice) and 5% for the employer. The employee can opt to increase their contribution, and the employer will match the increase up to a maximum of 7.5%.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional length of service days awarded on the anniversary, up to a maximum of 30 days
- Private health insurance with BUPA for the employee and their partner/family under the company scheme
- Wellbeing support 24/7 and counselling services
- Permanent health insurance provides 75% of the base salary after the qualifying period
- Private dental cover, on completion (but not subject to) of your 3-month probationary period
- Eligibility to participate in the Company Bonus Scheme. This is a discretionary benefit.
- Career progression within the company, we have excellent training and support and continuing professional development opportunities
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Refer a friend scheme, team and annual events, recognition awards and many more!
Onsite Facilities
- The company pays for secure onsite parking
- Restaurant, Café, and Gastro pub
- Gym and workout studio, running, walking, and cycling routes
- Good public transport links with the shuttle bus service.
If you are interested in this opportunity, Apply NOW – uploading your your most up to date CV. Please note closing date for applications will be TBD
FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.
ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.
Skills Required
- MSc or BSc degree or equivalent with laboratory experience
- Experience working within a laboratory environment (pharma, biotech, CRO or academia)
- Familiarity with laboratory workflows
- Familiarity with LC-MS/MS or LC-ToF-MS analytical data
- Ability to organise tasks, work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Attention to detail and high standard of documentation following SOPs and quality policies
- Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to collaborate within a team
What We Do
Evotec is a biotechnology company that is committed to advancing drug discovery and development. Through flexible business models, we collaborate with pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, foundations, and government agencies on a substantial scale. We believe that by working together, we can make a difference in the lives of patients. Our Pipeline Co-Creation model represents our adaptable, multi-modality, fully integrated end-to-end approach to drive collaborations and services across all phases of drug discovery and development – from discovery of novel targets to achieving Proof of Concept in the clinic and into commercial manufacturing. We aspire to contribute data-driven disease understanding and early disease relevance in humans to bring the probability of success up. We select the right modality, which is then propelled forward on our platforms by our passionate people striving for the fastest and most effective ways towards patient impact. This is enabled by convergence of human ingenuity with data and AI. We also offer specific solutions, products, and CRO/CDMO-like services, always in support of the Biopharma R&D innovator. Our more than 4,000 scientists work closely with numerous partners concurrently, delivering fully integrated research and development portfolios or individual projects with the highest quality standards and efficiency, coupled with great science, passion, engagement, and communication.
