Total 3 Senior Executive level Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in CB2 3HH

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment. This vacancy will close at midnight on 24th November 2024 Interviews are due to be held on 9th December 2024 Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Temporary Senior QC Scientist - Clinical Laboratory

Cambridge

11 week assignment beginning early July

Monday-Friday

£15-18 per hour

Scope of the role:

Your responsibility is for the Quality Control of the specialist in-house and purchased reagents and consumables of a busy clinical laboratory.

Core duties:

• Working within quality control matrix and protocols to ensure the smooth operation of both routine QC and unique QC testing for the company's IVD product, as well as continuous improvement behaviours.

• Working closely with Tech Transfer and Product Development in order to oversee the QC approach and support with new and existing analytical methods in addition to helping out with validation and verification and transfer activities.

• Investigating and resolving any issues with availability or performance of reagents and consumables, including: root cause analysis, impact assessment and putting in place corrective and preventative actions.

• Taking responsibility for timely reagent and consumable testing and analysis according to the established SOPs in order to support the wider Lab Operations team.

Your background:

• BSc/MSc or equivalent in a Life Science discipline

• Proven laboratory experience working with biochemical or molecular assays in addition to demonstrable ability to troubleshoot issues which impact reagent performance

• It would be a strong benefit to have knowledge of NGS and molecular testing methods

• Good appreciation of the regulatory requirements for a clinical laboratory (ISO 15189) and IVD, ISO 13485

• Good written and verbal communication skills, and able to work effectively in a busy and demanding laboratory environment

If you are open to a temporary assignment for the period noted above and bring the necessary skillset and background required, then please apply by attaching your CV in Word.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Senior QC Scientist - IVD

Cambridge

Permanent

Scope of the role:

Part of the Production team and reporting to the Head of Reagent Development, this role is a great opportunity to work in close collaboration with both the Quality and Manufacturing teams. Core responsibilities will revolve around implementation and QC assessments for both incoming resources and consistent quality-driven release of company products.

Key responsibilities:

• Managing the availability and quality of the molecular diagnostic reagents required for the development protocols.
• Working collaboratively with the rest of the team to ensure the product portfolio meets the stringent quality and regulatory requirements required for release to the market.
• Work closely with the Production team to monitor the quality of incoming reagents and chemicals. Also to aliquot and store appropriately with relevant documentation and upload to the QMS.
• Ensure the reagents used undergo a robust QC test before being release to development scientists.
• Track and record QC pass and fail data.
• Working with stringent SOPs to ensure the wider ream is able to perform environmental monitoring.
• Work with respect to the ISO 13485 and FDA regulations that the business upholds.

Your background:

• Demonstrable recent experience of working in an ISO 13485/IVD environment with devices in development and reagents for in vitro diagnostics
• BSc or equivalent in Molecular Biology or a similar, relatable discipline.
• Practical bench skills with PCR methods.
• Good understanding of the expectations of working under formal quality systems such as ISO 13485 and FDA regulations.
• You come from and are seeking a bench-based laboratory role.
• You bring an enthusiastic and thorough approach, with excellent attention to detail and a good team ethos.

The role comes with an enviable selection of company benefits including (but not limited to): 12% company pension contribution, private health insurance, enhanced mat/paternity pay, electric car lease scheme, free lunch and refreshments provided daily, onsite gym and trim-trail.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.