Manager, Biologics Characterisation & Analytical Development

Pharmaron is a global contract research and manufacturing organization (CRO/CDMO) helping pharma and biotech companies bring new therapies to life. With over 29,000 employees worldwide across 28 locations in the UK, US, China, and Singapore, we support drug discovery through to manufacturing with fully integrated high-quality services.

We're proud of the impact we make and just last year, we supported 887 discovery projects, 1,100+ CMC programs, and 1,397 clinical trials across all phases. Our teams are involved in everything from small molecules, ADC's, biologics, and gene therapies and we work with more than 3,300 global customers. To learn more,  is an opportunity to lead and shape a growing biologics characterisation capability at Pharmaron’s Liverpool site.

As Senior Manager, you will bring together two specialist analytical groups and lead a team working across complex biologics characterisation, analytical development and separation sciences. With protein mass spectrometry and peptide mapping at the heart of the role, you will combine scientific leadership with people development, client engagement and the introduction of new analytical technologies.

The position could suit an experienced people manager or an established Principal Scientist or Group Leader ready to move into broader functional leadership.

We areseekingan experienced and people-focused Senior Manager to lead our newly combined Separation andCharacterisation

Sciences team in Liverpool. This is a key leadership opportunity for someone who can bring together two complementary scientific groups, build a cohesive and high-performing team, and shape the future direction of ourbiologicsanalytical capabilities.

You will provide scientific, technical and strategic leadership across analytical CMC programmes supporting the product characterisation, method development, transfer, and qualification for GMP manufacture of biologics and advanced therapies. The role combines team leadership with technical oversight, client engagement and the opportunity to expand our standalone analytical CRO offering alongside CDMO project delivery.

This position would suit an established scientific leader or a highly credible Principal Scientist or Group Leader who already has meaningful people-leadership experience and is ready to take on broader responsibility.

Lead, coach and develop a team of Senior Scientists, Scientists and a Scientific Associate, creating a strong culture of collaboration, scientific excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.

Bring together the Separation Sciences and Characterisation teams, establishing clear priorities, effective ways of working and a shared team identity.

Provide subject-matter expertise and technical direction in biologics analytical development and physicochemical and biophysical characterisation.

Guide complex characterisation activities, with particular emphasis on mass spectrometry and peptide mapping, alongside chromatography-based methods such as HPLC/UHPLC, (reverse phase, SEC and IEX).Oversee method development, optimisation, phase-appropriate validation, method lifecycle management, comparability studies and technology transfer into QC for routine GMP release testing.

Review and approve protocols, reports, specifications, developmentstrategiesand relevant regulatory submission content.

Lead or support analytical programmes, complex investigations, manufacturing support activities and cross-functional CMC discussions.

Act as a technical partner to clients through project meetings, capability presentations, proposal development, technical due diligence and issue…