CK Group are recruiting for a Principal Scientist to join a leading full-service CRO at their site based in South Wales on a permanent basis.

The Company:

Our client is an established and expanding CRO that offer full-service clinical development solutions.

Location:

This Principal Scientist role is located a commutable distance form Cardiff, Newport and surrounding areas.

Principal Scientist Role:

You will be a key part of the Laboratory Services team, leading Bioanalytical studies to analyse drugs, their metabolites, and other analytes primarily in biological fluids.

Your main duties will be to:

• Develop methods of analysis in order to deliver fully validated assays

• Coordinate analytical studies from client onboarding to final reporting with accountability for the regulatory compliance and scientific integrity of the study.

• Perform and supervise the processing of samples using Immunoassay techniques

• Document procedures undertaken and apply QC procedures to ensure their accuracy

• Produce and review/approve relevant documentation such as protocols, procedures, validation/study reports, SOP’s, CAPA’s, file notes.

• Provide technical advice to business development and participate in laboratory-related discussions with auditors, Sponsors and internal employees.

• Perform routine maintenance/calibration of instrumentation or equipment.

Your Background:

• Educated to degree level or above in life sciences, chemistry or a related file with experience of working in a regulated laboratory environment (e.g. GLP or GMP)

• Experience in using and troubleshooting ELISA analytical systems as well as the ability to develop and validate analytical methods using ELISA.

• The ability to document laboratory information to a GXP standard and perform quality control processes.

Apply:

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 56600 in all correspondence.