Scientific Associate, Process Sciences

**Job Specification**:
**12-month Fixed Term Contract**

We offer:

- **Vibrant and dynamic employment - **we are a highly specialised, growth company operating in a critical sector of the economy - our future is strong and exciting
- **Opportunities to develop your skills and yourself - **our rapid growth brings greater opportunities for you to learn and grow faster
- **A great team where we all support each other - **enjoy your work - after all you spend about a third of your time here

**Our Company**:“We are a dynamic, fast-growing company, with an enviable reputation for leading edge science, offering contract research services to some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, solving some of the most difficult scientific challenges”.

We believe in our ability to relentlessly push forward the boundaries of scientific excellence, delivering solutions for our clients, always operating ethically and with integrity. We take pride in our professionalism and commitment to always deliver our very best work.

We are based in the vibrant city of Liverpool with a world class R&D and manufacturing facility that offers a complete end to end development service. Our 80,000 sq. ft facility houses an established Biologics Department that consists of Analytical and Process Sciences. Our Liverpool site has a remarkable 20 Year Track Record in Biologics Development, which now offer A Fully Integrated Gene Therapy Drug Substance Solution in our state of the art cGMP facility purpose designed for viral vectors with onsite plasmid DNA and renowned analytical capabilities for release and characterisation.

The Pharmaron Liverpool Team has consistently delivered biologics programs across all development phases and** **we are now recruiting for a **Scientific Associate (Process Sciences) fixed term role for a period of 12 months **as a backfill position to maternity cover. The role aims to deliver a wide range of activities associated with Upstream Development of Gene Therapy and Plasmid manufacturing processes. This position will have a focus on the GMP manufacture of plasmids and associated cell bank generation.
- We offer a competitive salary and a progressive and comprehensive suite of employee benefits.
- We offer state of the art working environment in our modern Liverpool site.
- We offer the opportunity for growth and development and will support funding for relevant training and development programmes.

**Key roles and responsibilities**:

- Maintain exemplary standards within the laboratory and facility in compliance with Development, Quality and EHS Policies and Procedures.
- Support Project leads on delivery of both internal and client-based work packages.
- Design, delivery and reporting of experimental work to meet project timelines to the in line with development policies and procedures.
- The preparation and execution of a range of documentation including but not limited to operating procedures, manufacturing records and validation protocols.
- Execute pilot plant or GMP manufacturing records and drive validation activities in a timely and compliant manner in order to minimise the incidence of non-conformances.
- Drive activities in compliance with cGMP and Pharmaron quality systems.
- Contribute to 5S and operational excellence as a means for continuous improvement to ensure that department the department is a high performing team.
- Drive the procurement of laboratory consumables, reagents and equipment as required by business needs.
- Provide periodic cover outside of normal working hours for essential operations when required by the business.
- Perform all activities in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Expand expertise in areas relating to GMP manufacture, support, upstream process development, downstream process development or cell line development.
- Respect the confidentiality of information obtained in the course of duties performed and refrain from disclosing such information without written consent from Management, except where disclosure is required by law or by the order of a Court.

**Qualification**:

- A minimum qualification of BSc (or equivalent). It is preferred that they hold a BSc/MSc and/or have proven industrial experience within the field of bioprocess development, cGMP manufacturing or equipment qualification and validation.
- For non-degree qualified individuals, an equivalent combination of experience in an industrial setting and education may be considered.

**Requirements**:

- Strong organisational skills.
- Ability to solve problems.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Experience in the use of statistical techniques for the planning and analysis of experiments.
- High attention to detail.
- Flexible attitude to work, capable of adapting to changing demands and requirements.

**Why Should You Apply?**
- This is an opportunity for you as a Scientist to make a real impact in a highly scientific and regulated environment, demonstrate leadership,