At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.
Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.
As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.
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JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a Senior Associate Scientist Clinical Immunoassays within our Immunology, Bioanalysis & Biomarkers department located at Clear Water House on the Heriot Watt University Campus, Riccarton, Edinburgh. Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract opportunity.
This is a dynamic and fast-growing team of over 80 researchers which work to support our clients as they bring novel treatments to patients. The team is multifunctional using a wide variety of scientific techniques across the fields of Immunology, Immunochemistry, Cell Based Assays and Molecular Biology.
Working as a scientist in our Clinical BioA team, you will be performing studies to support clinical trials for novel pharmaceuticals. The focus of this role will be on regulatory PK and immunogenicity studies using immunoassays. In this role you will demonstrate proficiency in the use of instrumentation and laboratory techniques; effectively apply your experience and knowledge to conduct method development and validation studies and troubleshoot method issues.
You will contribute to the department by completing and project managing assigned projects on time, participating in process improvement initiatives and by communicating effectively with colleagues and customers.
You will drive diversification and expansion of our capabilities in this space, collaborate with other teams locally and globally and drive the technical/scientific development of staff. You will travel occasionally to meet with sponsors and visit conferences.

The following are the minimum requirements related to the Senior Associate Scientist position:

• PhD with relevant experience or MSc/BSc with strong industry experience
• Deep practical understanding of immunoassays
• Understanding of preclinical and clinical phases of drug development
• Understanding of large molecule PK and immunogenicity assays is desired
• Excellent team spirit and people skills
• Proven organizational and project management skills
• Excellent communication skills

Salary for this position is £33,272 per annum.
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Please refer the Job description for details