Senior Analytical Scientist/Team Leader

📍 Moreton, UK | 📄 Permanent

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior Analytical Scientist / Team Leader to join our Synergy team.

In this key leadership role, you'll lead and develop an on-site analytical team, ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality testing activities in a GMP-regulated environment. You'll play a critical role in supporting the Analytical Leadership and Testing (ALT) function, working closely with customer lab leaders and scientific teams.

What You'll Be Doing

🔬 Technical & Operational Leadership

• Lead the planning, execution and troubleshooting of analytical testing activities
• Work with techniques such as HPLC, Karl Fischer titration, and dissolution testing
• Review and approve analytical data and results
• Support method validation and development activities
• Ensure compliance with cGMP and ALCOA+ data integrity principles
• Contribute to audit readiness and regulatory inspection preparation
• Identify risks and implement mitigation plans

👥 Team Leadership & Development

• Manage and develop a team of 3+ scientists
• Lead onboarding, training, and performance management
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, safety, and compliance
• Coach and support team members to drive high performance

🤝 Stakeholder & Customer Engagement

• Build strong relationships with lab teams
• Communicate progress, challenges, and successes clearly
• Represent Synergy with professionalism and integrity at all times

What We're Looking For

✅ Experience & Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry or similar
• Strong expertise in HPLC and related analytical techniques
• Experience analysing oral solid dose formulations
• Proven team leadership experience (2+ years) in a GMP environment

💡 Skills & Competencies

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Highly organised, results-driven, and self-motivated
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and delivery standards under pressure

Additional Information

• Flexibility may be required (e.g., early starts or adjusted hours)
• Role involves hands-on lab work, including movement across lab areas

Why Join Synergy?

At Synergy, we partner with leading organisations across the life sciences sector, delivering high-impact scientific services. You'll be joining a collaborative, expert team working at the forefront of analytical science in a cutting-edge lab environment.