Senior Scientist – Immunoassay Development

Health Innovation Research Alliance Northern Ireland; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the R&D sector is looking for a Senior Scientist to join their immunoassay team. The role involves leading the development and optimization of clinical diagnostic products while providing technical expertise across multiple projects. Ideal candidates will possess a BSc and PhD in relevant fields, alongside significant experience and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in related field.
• Thorough understanding of immunoassay principles.
• Experience in peer-reviewed publications.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of clinical multiplexed biochip assays.
• Troubleshoot internal and customer queries.
• Train and mentor laboratory staff.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Data analysis

Organizational skills

Education

BSc in Biochemistry, Chemistry or a Life Science subject

PhD in a relevant biomedical or life science subject

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Randox Laboratories are seeking applications from experienced Scientists to join our growing R&D immunoassay team. The successful Senior Scientist will be involved in the development and release of new clinical diagnostic products.

The Role:

Responsible for leading the scientific and technical design, development, and optimisation of clinical multiplexed biochip assays and other immunoassay products in accordance with project development milestones and Randox design control procedures.

The troubleshooting of internal and customer queries in conjunction with the Technical Support Department.

Generation and upkeep of Design and Development Plans, Risk Management activities and Design Specifications.

Participation in internal and external audits.

The training and mentoring of other laboratory staff as required.

Generation of new standard operating procedures as required.

The detailed completion of reports demonstrating rigorous analysis of results.

The accurate completion of all experimental work associated with the development of diagnostic products from the initial assessment of reagents to the Verification and Validation of the product

Responsible for supporting the transfer to manufacturing and providing technical expertise to assist QA regulatory submissions and product commercialization.

The familiarisation and keeping up to date with current/novel methods and technologies

The role is interdisciplinary. It requires an individual capable of interacting with personnel / teams across a wide range of scientific and technical disciplines within the R&D department, other departments in Randox (including Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, etc.), as well as with external B2B partnership organisations.

The Senior Scientist will be a subject matter expert providing scientific data analysis and interpretation across multiple projects within the Clinical Immunoassay R&D group.

They will be commercially driven and adept at providing critical technical reviews to projects to help establish realistic goals, milestones, and timelines. Additionally, they will provide regular professional technical progress reports to the R&D management team.

The Candidate:

Essential attributes:

BSc in Biochemistry, Chemistry or a Life Science subject.

PhD in a relevant biomedical or life science subject

Minimum of 5 years’ previous experience

Thorough understanding of immunoassay principles

Ability to work independently within the context of a multidisciplinary research team

Possess excellent organisational and communication skills (written and oral)

Excellent analytical and problem- solving skills

Comprehensive data analysis skills.

Be proficient in the use of Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.

Previous experience of immunoassay principles/techniques

Evidence of peer-reviewed publications in internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals

Familiarity with a wide variety of laboratory instrumentation including automated systems