Senior Development Scientist - Analytical - new job in Weybridge, UK

Role: Senior Development Scientist - Analytical

Duration: Permanent

Location: Weybridge, Surrey

Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits

SRG is working with a global and leading Consumer Healthcare company. They are looking for a Senior Development Scientist - Analytical to join their busy team.

As Analytical Senior Development Scientist (Oral Care), you will be supporting new product development with broad analytical experience to deliver innovation from early-stage method development to downstream validation and transfers to supply sites. The role will involve working with cross functional project teams, as well as the analytical community, to problem-solve and deliver technical strategies to Global launches on international brands such as Sensodyne.

Responsibilities:

• Being an analytical expert and key point of contact for the development team, advising on relevant strategies and managing workstreams in new product development project
• Develop, validate and support analytical methods and formulation, following relevant business, regulatory and consumer requirements.

• Independently designing experiments and carrying out scientific work to deliver overall project objectives
• Work closely within cross-functional team to define and implement innovative solutions
• Creating, reviewing, and approving key documentation, such as accurate experimental recording, validation protocols and reports, commercial production documents, contributing to regulatory submissions and project reports
• Setting and refining priorities, assessing, and communicating risks, as necessary to remain focused on objectives, quality requirements and project milestones under rapidly changing circumstances
• Producing effective technical papers/presentations and tailoring messages to a variety of audiences, both expert and naïve.
• Manage a broad array of analytical data types, working with analytical data collection and storage systems, performs comprehensive, sophisticated and critical evaluation
• Provides scientific expertise to risk management and trouble-shooting investigations
• Acts as mentor/coach for more junior development scientist

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, or related discipline
• Proven previous experience in Pharmaceuticals, OTC or FMCG or relevant industries.
• Knowledge of cGMP requirements related to analytical chemistry within product development.
• Proven track record of using experimental design, measurement, and interpretation in the development of new products and/or the invention of new systems
• Hands-on knowledge and experience in the following techniques: Quality by Design & risk assessments, IC, UPLC, HPLC, GC and/or MS.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability using innovative thought and good scientific judgment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for engaging with stakeholders in all levels

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters or PhD in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Nutrition or related science, or relevant practical work experience
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and product development process
• Experience as technical lead on project, managing risk and stakeholder communications.
• Specialised expertise in other analytical techniques such as ISE, XRF, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, ICP or Raman spectroscopy.

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