Bioanalyst

What can we offer you?

Apart from job satisfaction, we can offer you:

YOURSELF

• 25 days' holiday (with the option to buy more)

HEALTH

• Private Healthcare
• Optional dental insurance, health assessments and health cash plans
• Cycle to Work scheme

WEALTH

• Company Pension Scheme, matching contributions up to 5% of salary
• Life assurance
• Annual staff bonus scheme
• Season ticket loans

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bioanalyst to join our growing Bioanalysis team here at Perceptive. As Bioanalyst, you will run day to day analysis of biological samples in order to support the quantitative analysis of PET imaging data (clinical and pre-clinical) and to develop analytical methods for metabolite analysis. The main analytical techniques you will use are HPLC and SPE. You will also support general laboratory maintenance on an ad-hoc basis such as equipment calibration, ordering stocks and updating SOPs.

This is an excellent entry-level role for a graduate with a relevant Science related degree with a demonstrable ability to develop analytical chemistry methods. We will also consider individuals with 1-2 years' commercial experience in a similar role.

Key Responsibilities

• Running of HPLC and SPE methods in a timely fashion on blood samples during PET scanning.
• Maintaining analytical equipment in good functional order and liaising with manufacturers and/or the Lab Support team as needed.
• Operation and maintenance of other laboratory equipment.
• Developing and supporting new, or improvement of existing, metabolite analysis methods for PET radiopharmaceuticals.
• Effectively assessing method parameters to achieve the desired robust method.
• Responsible for daily activities and ensuring that everything is ready in advance for the upcoming scan analysis.
• Responsible for the orders and monitoring stock as needed.
• Supporting training and monitoring of junior staff in the lab when needed.
• Identify atypical results using basic problem-solving techniques.
• Have a good attendance and time keeping record in accordance with general working practices of the department.
• Where appropriate and as deemed required by the Bioanalysis Manager, supporting analytical chemistry functions in other departments for PET radiopharmaceuticals that do not require metabolite analysis such as Production and Quality Control (QC).
• Support, maintain and comply with relevant regulations as applied to the Bioanalysis Laboratories (e.g. GCLP requirements, EH&S regulations).

Essential Skills and Experience

• A Bachelors' degree in a Science-related discipline.
• Demonstrable ability to develop analytical chemistry methods.
• A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning.
• Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail.
• Must have the ability to work methodically in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.

About Perceptive

We're on a mission to change the future of clinical research. At Perceptive, we help the biopharmaceutical industry bring medical treatments to the market, faster. Our mission is to change the world, but to do this, we need people like you.

This role will work within our Invicro business unit which has recently been acquired by the Perceptive group. Invicro is the world's leading translational imaging company. Based in London, Boston and New Haven, Invicro specialises in molecular and functional imaging studies to support medical and pharmaceutical research. Our London site operates a unique clinical and pre-clinical imagining centre with state-of-the-art PET and MRI technology used to support clinical research.