Senior Scientist - 12 month contract

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Job Title: Senior Scientist

Location: Edinburgh, Stevenage or London
Job Type: Temporary 12 month

Agencies: We will only work with recruitment partners on our preferred supplier list and will not engage with speculative CVs submitted.

Are you passionate about making life science life changing and delivering impact for patients? We want to hear from you.

About the role:

The purpose of the Senior Scientist role is to support research efforts to meet objectives determined by LifeArc, bringing technical and wider experience of diagnostics projects. Demonstrate knowledge in area of expertise to assist with evaluation, prioritisation and developing the scientific approach of projects in the LifeArc portfolio conducted through external partner

About you:

Ability to conduct independent research and propose solutions to diagnostic challenges, drawing on own experience.

Excellent communicator, with ability to engage with relevant internal and external stakeholders to be well informed and aligned to project objectives.

• Providing support and taking direction from Principal Scientists within the Diagnostics team
• Providing advice and helping support decision making to prioritise the most promising diagnostics projects for funding
• Inputting into project planning from budget, resource and technical perspective, acting as an interface with external project collaborators as required
• Aligning with specific TCs (as required) and building disease area knowledge to enable informed input regarding diagnostics solutions to clinical unmet need
• Evaluating diagnostic technologies and companies, and proposing the most effective solutions for diagnostic projects
• Independently or collaboratively performing analysis of experimental results and develop hypotheses
• Summarising, interpreting and present results of work, (both verbal and written) including interpretation of data and conclusions
• Prioritising own work according to project goals
• Providing concise, well-constructed, informative v reports/presentations when required
• Demonstrating, maintaining and sharing knowledge of current scientific literature and developments in own area of expertise, apply it to the successful conduct of experiments and use it to help colleagues and collaborators
• Working closely with colleagues and providing technical and wider diagnostic insight, as applicable.

Education & experience required:

• PhD in a relevant life sciences subject or BSc/MSc in a relevant life sciences subject with equivalent additional experience
• Technical experience working in a diagnostics discovery and/or development
• Project leadership experience working in diagnostics discovery and/or development, are desirable

Skills & abilities:

• Critical and analytical thinker, strong problem solver
• Excellent communicator - both verbal and written
• Ability to influence and persuade others
• Project management
• Intellectual curiosity

About us:

At LifeArc, our ambition is to make life science life changing. We do this by advancing scientific discoveries beyond the lab, faster, so that they can shape the next generation of diagnostics, treatments, and cures.

Working at the cutting edge of translational science and as the early-stage translation specialists, we progress scientific discoveries on their journey to becoming a medicine, diagnostic or intervention that improve patients' lives. Our work begins by seeking out innovative science, then helping to develop this to a point where there is a clinical and commercial pathway for others to invest the time and money to take it further forward.

What we can offer you:

Focused on finding life changing solutions for underserved patients, our people thrive in an inclusive, and supportive environment that prioritises their health and wellbeing. Our multidisciplinary approach guarantees our people growth opportunities, while our culture of innovation and collaboration drives the impact we make delivering on our purpose of 'putting patients at the centre of everything we do'.

We are dedicated to creating a diverse, flexible, equitable and happy work environment so our colleagues can thrive as their truest selves. We act with courage, curiosity, care & commitment to deliver quality & excellence for our patients and each other Join us, and you'll be given the scope to develop your professional skills and experience in a safe, supportive and challenging environment

Salary will be determined by qualifications and experience along with other exceptional benefits. Because we understand everyone has different requirements, our flexible benefits allow you to choose those which are important to you. Our pension scheme offers employer contributions of up to 12%, private health insurance, and annual leave of 31 days PLUS bank holidays.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds, for example, are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At LifeArc we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so whatever your background or lived experience, if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our top priority is finding the best candidate, and you may be just right for this or other roles.

We all have potential. At LifeArc, you'll discover what you can really do with it.