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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.
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!
Purpose:
The role at Team Leader is to provide technical direction with line management responsibilities for a team of : 5 Scientists and Technicians within the Speciality Pharmaceutical laboratory (Core team). This role plays a key role in ensuring that projects are performed and supervised effectively and accurately within agreed timescales and to appropriate quality standards. This role focuses on routine testing to established methodologies (client methods and pharmacopeial methods) for pharmaceutical raw materials and products including method verification. The Speciality Pharmaceutical laboratory focus on chromatography, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis techniques, with the focus of this role being gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LCMS). Supervision of analyses and training of junior members of the team, client contact, project management of client projects and administrative support for laboratory management are all part of the role. The position will be primarily based at the RSSL sites on the Reading university campus, although may require attendance at any of the RSSL sites or to support work in other laboratories.
Primary Accountabilities / Responsibilities:
Technical
* 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 GC ad LCMS independently.
* Perform complex method optimisation and design verification protocols.
* Perform maintenance and troubleshooting of lab equipment.
* Perform data checking and provide interpretation of results for routine testing.
* Generate certificate analysis or external reports.
* Expert user of specific software and proficient in the use of generic and specific software packages require for the role: Laboratory’s LIMS system, Q-Pulse, OpenLab.
* 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
* Work as part of an efficient analytical team.
* To liaise with clients, business development and line management to ensure effective communication of project proposals and results.
* Participate in client and stake holder meetings as required.
* Deliver internal presentations across groups and to technical stakeholders.
* Manage small projects or defined areas of larger projects.
Leadership and supervision
* Plan own workload and plan routine projects for junior staff.
* Train junior members of the team as required.
* Manage a team of Scientists and Technicians.
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 quality actions in a timely manner, including review and approval
* Write and approve SOPs and Test Methods.
* Generation and approval of Risk Assessments and COSHH.
* Understand and provide technical regulatory leadership in client audits.
* To maintain a clean, tidy and safe working environment.
* To understand and work to the requirements of GMP and 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 basic/specific lab equipment
* Scientific understanding and ability to independently conduct chemical analysis in relevant area
* Good knowledge of laboratory quality and accreditation systems (GMP/UKAS)
* 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
* Extended experience of working in relevant area
* Experience of working for. Or with, a CRO
* Analytical Project management
* English fluency (written and spoken)
More About This Role
In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer an attractive benefits package within a highly successful international business that offers financial rewards and resources, including:
* Opportunities to learn and develop
* Performance Related Bonus scheme
* Contributory pension (between 8% to 11% employer contribution)
* Life assurance
* 27 days holiday allowance (possibility to buy 5 extra days) + bank holidays
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* A flexible benefits programme (Gym discounts, private health insurance, restaurant discounts, etc).
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
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
* Industries
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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