Quality and Technical Support Officer Edinburgh

4 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full time

The Opportunity:

The post will be part of the Baillie Gifford Pandemic Science Hub (PSH) () which was created with philanthropic support from Baillie Gifford and comprises scientists, professional services staff and students united with the common goal of using human genetics and experimental medicine to rapidly find and test the effects of drugs. This post is fixed term (for 2 years) and full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. 

Your skills and attributes for success: 

  • BSc Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. life sciences, engineering)
  • Previous experience of producing scientific reports or technical documentation
  • Excellent verbal, written, presentation and report writing skills
  • Previous experience of clinical studies, translational pathways and/or quality documentation
  • Experience supporting ethics and regulatory submissions for clinical studies 

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

  • A competitive salary of Grade UE06 £32,982 to £38,205 per annum
  • An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work
  • To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
  • Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options; check out the full list on our  staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits 

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our  right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key notes for applicants

All candidates are required to upload a cover letter/statement of not more than one page describing how they meet the criteria for the role and a cv, these items should be uploaded as one single combined document in either PDF or Word format.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

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