Senior Scientist

Overview

Location – Cheshire

Sector – Drug Discovery

Salary – £43K - £48.5K depending on experience and interview performance

Contract – Full-time, 12 month fixed term contract

Our client is a leading company offering research services to the Drug Discovery sector. Based in Alderley Park, they are offering an opportunity for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join their pre-clinical imaging team as a Scientist, initially on a 12 month contract basis.

This is a role for in vivo Scientists who have significant experience of imaging techniques such as PET, IVIS and ultrasound. As an In vivo imaging Scientist, you will be responsible for:

• Designing in vivo experiments for biodistribution studies. You’ll use existing skills in dosing, anaesthetics, post-operation welfare checks, specimen and tissue collections.
• Conducting in vivo imaging work using techniques such as IVIS, PET, ultrasound.
• Working on complex drug discovery projects with various modalities (small molecule, complex molecules, nanoparticles etc).
• Supporting the design and setup of experiments of other team members.
• Maintaining an up-to-date and accurate record of experiments.
• Problem solving and implementing solutions relating to in vivo studies.
• Communicating across various departments and with colleagues.

• A PhD in in vivo biology and imaging, with post-doctoral (academic or industrial) experience. MSc or BSc backgrounds with significant in vivo imaging experience would also be welcomed (essential).
• Significant experience of pre-clinical, in-vivo model use (essential).
• Holder of Home Office PIL ABC licence. (A,B essential, C desired).
• Skills within common dosing routes, tumour and tissue sample collection (essential).
• Previous in vivo imaging experience in one or more of the following: IVIS, MRI, PET, Ultrasound (essential).
• Experience in working with open bench radioactivity (desired).
• Good communication and problem-solving skills (essential).
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously (essential).

Being a leading collaborative drug discovery company, our client is offering the chance to be part of a growing organisation on an initial 12 month contract, with a competitive salary and benefits package.