Scientist/Senior Scientist - Virology

Company Description

SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 95,000 employees, we operate a network of more than 2,400 offices and laboratories around the world.

We aim to be the most competitive and the most productive service organization in the world. Our core competencies in inspection, verification, testing and certification are being continuously improved to be best-in-class. They are at the heart of what we are.

Job Description

• Job Title: Scientist (Virology)
• Job Type: Permanent
• Hours: 35 hours per week (Possible requirement for a 7-day shift pattern and/or weekend work is likely to be required during busy times)
• Job Location: Glasgow

As a Scientist, you'll receive a competitive salary based on experience, plus you'll benefit from a 10% performance bonus, retail discount scheme, private health cover after 1 years' service, a contributory pension scheme and life cover.

As a Scientist you will be expected to provide high-level technical support in the Virology department. Depending on experience, you may act as a Scientist, Study Director or Responsible Scientist on clients-sponsored and in-house studies. You will be expected to perform, and assist others to perform, all work in accordance with relevant Study Plans and Standard Operating Procedures.

You'll also assist the managers in scheduling the department workload, ensuring the laboratory areas are adequately resourced, and that all work is performed in compliance with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).

Key Accountabilities;

• Perform all technical work to high standard and provide guidance or mentoring to less experienced staff as required by management.
• Effectively manage client-sponsored regulatory studies, and in-house studies, in discussion with clients, managers and other staff as appropriate. As SD/Sc/RS, ensure that laboratory areas are adequately resourced and that all work is performed in compliance with GLP and/or GMP, and provide clear, regular and appropriate updates to clients.
• Provide regular updates to Department Managers regarding the status of ongoing projects and studies, including any deviations, non-conformances and out of specifications immediately.
• As SD/Sc/RS, interact with clients and SGS QA and Department Managers with respect to any deviations, investigations and out of specifications, ensuring that root cause and contributory factors are understood and appropriate corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) are identified where possible, and that CAPAs are completed appropriately.
• Assist other SD/Sc/Rs in any investigation and/or corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) processes as required and provide technical laboratory support in conducting investigations and troubleshooting.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you'll have a Scientific background and will be educated to degree level in a relevant discipline including practical laboratory modules (e.g. BSc Hons in a biological science), alternative equivalent level of expertise may be appropriate.

You'll need a minimum 3 to 5 years relevant experience, with laboratory skills relevant to virology and cell culture.

In addition to the above you'll also need to demonstrate the following;

• Good communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to work under pressure, to tight timelines

The following attributes would be desirable, but not essential;

• Experience of working in a GLP/GMP environment, or equivalent
• Writing and word-processing skills.
• Ability to understand customer needs.
• Previous experience of managing scientific projects or studies

Additional Information

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