About the job

Job Introduction S cientific Associate III, Analytical Sciences (Fixed Term Contract) Location: Liverpool, UK About Pharmaron

Pharmaron is a global contract research and manufacturing organisation (CRO/CDMO) helping pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies bring new therapies to life. With over 25,000 employees across 28 locations in the UK, US, China and Singapore, we support drug discovery through to manufacturing with fully integrated, high-quality services.

We are proud of the impact we make. Last year, we supported 887 discovery projects, more than 1,100 CMC programmes and 1,397 clinical trials across all phases. Our teams work across small molecules, ADCs, biologics and gene therapies, supporting more than 3,300 customers globally.

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Our Liverpool site

Our Liverpool facility provides integrated biologics development and manufacturing services across Analytical and Process Sciences. The site has an established track record in biologics development, with capabilities supporting gene therapy drug substance development, viral vectors, plasmid DNA, analytical release testing and product characterisation.

You will join a collaborative scientific environment where Analytical Sciences teams work closely with project leads and other technical functions to deliver high-quality solutions for internal and client programmes

The role

We are seeking a motivated and practical Scientific Associate III to join our Biologics Analytical Sciences team in Liverpool.

This is a hands-on laboratory position supporting the development, optimisation, phase-appropriate validation, transfer and application of analytical methods for biological products. You will contribute to in-process development testing, non-GMP activities and cGMP release testing while working closely with project leads and multidisciplinary scientific teams.

The role provides an excellent opportunity to develop your experience across a range of analytical disciplines, including immunoassays, molecular biology, product characterisation and GMP analysis. Depending on your existing knowledge and experience, you may work with techniques such as ELISA, potency assays, qPCR, ddPCR, sequencing, LC-MS, AUC, DLS, DSC or TEM.