Senior Scientist

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make an Impact at RSSL?
Join Our Mission to Transform Lives Through Science, Innovation and Collaboration
At Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL), we lead the way in scientific analysis, research, consultancy, and training. We provide services to the food, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods industries, as well as our parent company, Mondelez International. RSSL is dedicated to delivering world-class scientific solutions and outstanding customer service.
Recognised for our excellence, we were awarded CRO of the Year at the 2023 OBN Awards, adding to our previous accolades Employer of the Year, Enlightened Employer and Women in Business.
If you are passionate about driving innovation and making a real impact, RSSL is the place for you!
This Senior Scientist role is based within the Food Sciences laboratory and focuses primarily on method development and validations of complex food and healthcare matrices using HPLC and LCMS. In addition this role will also involve investigative and routine analysis of products using chromatography techniques. Independently manage projects, workload and train junior members of the team as required. Client contact and administrative support for laboratory management. Play a key role in ensuring that projects are performed and supervised effectively and accurately within agreed timescales and to appropriate quality standards.
Primary Accountabilities / Responsibilities:
Technical

• Perform successful method development using both HPLC & LCMS on complex matrices.
• Provide high quality customer service at all times by ensuring effective organisation of assigned workload, integrity of analytical data generated and timely/accurate provision of results.
• Provide Technical direction within own area of expertise within the team.
• Perform a range of analysis using liquid chromatography techniques independently.
• Design and perform complex method development and validation protocols.
• Perform maintenance and troubleshooting of lab equipment.
• Provide Technical direction within own area of expertise within the team.
• Perform data checking and provide interpretation of results for routine testing.
• Generate certificate analysis or external interpretive reports.
• Expert user of generic and specific software packages require for the role
• Provide training and supervise junior staff in routine activities and methods and interpretation.
• Take responsibility for elements of specific projects and/or specific areas of general laboratory/sample administration and assign housekeeping tasks as required.
• Will be expected to work in different laboratories if the demand is required.

Communication & Influence

• To liase with clients, business development and line management to ensure effective communication of project proposals and results.
• Participate in client and stake holders meetings as required
• Deliver internal presentations across groups and to technical stakeholders
• Manage projects
• Work as part of an efficient analytical team

Leadership and supervision

• Supervise a team of Scientists and Technicians
• Plan own workload and plan routine projects for junior staff
• Train junior members of the team as required.

QEHS

• Work to the highest standards of safety and quality by ensuring that appropriate COSHHs, risk assessments and SOPs are understood and followed.
• To complete assigned quanlity actions on a timely manner, including review and approval
• Write and approve SOPs and Test Methods
• Generation and approval of Risk Assesments and COSHH
• Understand and provide technical regulatory leadership in client audit.
• To maintain a clean, tidy and safe working environment.
• To understand and work to the requirements of UKAS.
• Ensure training records are accurate.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Language Requirements:

• Educated to Degree or PhD in a relevant scientific discipline or equivalent relevant experience in a laboratory.
• Excellent understanding of chromatography
• Scientific understanding and ability to independently conduct chemical analysis in relevant area
• Extended experience of working with HPLC and Project management
• Accountable, honest, hardworking and able to work efficiently in a team
• Flexible and adaptable to meet customer/business requirements.
• Well organised and capable of working on multiple activities concurrently. Meticulous attention to detail
• Good verbal and written skills with the ability to communicate with client's and colleagues
• Self motivated, enthusiastic and quick to learn.
• Able to organise own work and others to maximise output
• Computer literate in standard MS office applications
• Ability to deliver projects/work within tight timescales and ability to motivate and mentor junior scientific staff
• Technical credibility to develop good working relationships with internal and external clients
• Ability to problem solve and plan resources to maintain workflow in delivery of projects
• Good knowledge of laboratory quality systems and accreditation systems (GMP/UKAS) preferred not a must
• English fluency (written and spoken)

No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL) is a cutting-edge contract research organisation (CRO), providing research, analysis and consultancy to the food, consumer goods and life science sectors. Whether we are creating new products, validating medicines or solving investigations, we take pride in being a leader in our field, serving clients from across 70 countries. Enriched by our parent company, Mondelēz International, our team are committed to transforming lives through science, innovation and collaboration.
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RSSL is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Job Type
Regular
Analytical Science
Science & Engineering