Job Title: Analytical Chemist
Location: On-site
Job Type: Full-time, Fixed term contract – 6 months
Company overview
Concept Life Sciences is a multi-disciplined Contract Research Organisation based in the UK providing market-leading scientific services globally. Over the past 25 years, Concept Life Sciences and its heritage companies have played a pivotal role in guiding numerous clients along their path to clinical success and many of these clients have evolved into enduring scientific collaborators.
Job Overview
Concept Life Sciences seeks talented Chemists at all levels to join our dedicated team of scientists for a Fixed term of 6 months, with the possibility of extension. Your skills will help drive our high-quality research programmes, from our state-of-the-art chemistry laboratories in Sandwich. In this exciting role, you will work alongside experienced chemists, with innovative technologies helping to support the drug discovery goals of our clients.
What you will be doing:
As a Research Scientist, you will work on a variety of client projects. It’s detail-orientated work, taking responsibility for supporting R&D and GMP projects – calling for passionate and committed analysts with a genuine passion and proven background in the exciting field of analytical chemistry.
About you:
- You will be passionate about science, excited to share and expand your skills and knowledge, and motivated to make a positive contribution to both chemistry and workplace culture.
- Scientific integrity will be of the upmost importance to you, along with attention to customer requirements and a commitment to client confidentiality.
- You will be a highly skilled analytical chemist who enjoys practical laboratory-based work and will be familiar with method development and validation in HPLC, UPLC and/or GC. Experience working in a GXP environment, with IPC, NMR, SFC, and/or preparative chromatography would be advantageous.
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills; you will be comfortable reporting and presenting your research to colleagues and clients alike.
- You will have a B.Sc. or higher in Chemistry or a related discipline with demonstrable experience in working in an analytical lab.
- Applications from experienced analysts are welcome.
What you will get
In addition to a competitive salary, we provide generous holiday entitlement, a pension scheme with enhanced employer contributions, a health cash plan which extends to a range of therapy treatments, a cycle-to-work scheme, a retail discount scheme, a death in service benefit, a discretionary bonus scheme and free on-site parking. Colleague wellbeing is important to us, and we are proud of our inclusive, supportive culture. We offer a range of learning and development opportunities and a comprehensive support system to help you develop both personally and professionally.
Pay: £30,000.00-£45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Schedule
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate
- Sandwich CT13: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Education
- Master’s (preferred)
Work authorisation
- United Kingdom (required)