R&D Chemistry Team Manager

What can we offer you?

Apart from job satisfaction, we can offer you:

YOURSELF

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

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

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

• Coordinate and ensure effective delivery of R&D chemistry studies.
• Manage a team of radiochemists.
• Provide radiochemistry expertise and perform labelling feasibility that may require development or implementation of new radiolabelling methodologies.
• Build a strong scientific capability in R&D Chemistry to support the overall business growth objectives.
• Ensure relevant policies and procedures are up to date and adhered to.
• Ensure operational efficiency within the R&D chemistry labs.
• Establish and maintain an effective internal multidisciplinary team that supports and drives customer interaction.

• Manages a team of highly skilled chemists at BSc, MSc and PhD level or equivalent to ensure delivery of assigned radiolabelling feasibility and preclinical studies to agreed standards and timelines.
• Leads and delivers assigned studies to agreed standards and timelines, communicating effectively with both internal study teams and sponsors.
• Identifies, develops, implements and supports added value technologies to expand Perceptive's service offering aligned with the Preclinical Strategy.
• Responsible for training and supervision in the R&D Chemistry areas.
• Develops and maintains necessary expertise to meet Perceptive's business requirements.
• Support the international standing of Perceptive Discovery through publication and presentation of results in journals and at symposia.
• Liaises closely with Head of Clinical Chemistry to ensure efficient clinical translation.

• PhD or equivalent and demonstrably suitable skill set appropriate for the role in a relevant chemistry discipline.
• Excellent knowledge of chemistry techniques as applied to commercial and academic PET research.
• IT literate with good understanding of appropriate software packages.
• Ability to train others in radiolabeling techniques.

• People Management (including Leadership)
  Has ability to manage and lead employees by motivating and developing people to achieve high performance.
  Provides ongoing feedback on employee's performance and progress and holds timely performance development reviews.
  Recognize employee efforts and contributions.
  Provides a compelling vision which motivates others to work towards team goals by setting clear objectives and holding people to account for results.
  Encourages and offers support to others, often as an escalation point, in challenging situations.
• Communication (including Interpersonal Skills and Customer Focus)
  Demonstrates the ability to convey thoughts and express ideas effectively, appropriately and accurately, both verbally and in writing.
  Can lead team meetings effectively and seeks to ensure communication for team is at a high standard.
  Ensures that appropriate people (internally and externally) are informed and updated effectively, in a timely way, taking into account their individual needs.
  Communicates information clearly, making roles and personal expectations explicit.
  Encourages employees to discuss ideas and concerns and provides feedback to the relevant parties.
  Demonstrates excellent strategic influencing skills with key stakeholders.

• Results Orientation (including Time Management)
  Consistently sets challenging goals and develops standards and expectations for the team.
  Has ability to co-ordinate and/or manage complex projects involving multiple disciplines and technologies.
  Demonstrates an ability to lead projects effectively utilizing appropriate documentation to track progress of a project.
  Anticipates and prepares for upcoming events ensuring adequate resources are available.
  Considers the impact of something before it happens and makes necessary preparations or changes needed.
  Demonstrates persistence in challenging situations to achieve goals.
  Able to translate ideas into action.
• Teamwork (including Strategic Influencing)
  Acknowledges and celebrates the achievements of team.
  Ensures joint ownership of goal setting, commitments, and accomplishments. Involves everyone on the team.
  Able to inspire others in the way they work and what they do.
  Uses different influencing strategies to win support.
  Demonstrates effective communication with different audiences.
  Has the ability to look for win/win outcomes and encourages others to work across boundaries.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement
  Is able to demonstrate that they keep up to date with innovations in specialist field.
  Encourages others to innovate.
• Continued Professional Excellence & Development
  Proactively shares professional knowledge with others.
  Is open to identifying personal skill areas to be developed.
  Looks for ways to improve performance and efficiency on the job.
  Reviews, selects, and disseminates information regarding key technologies, best practices, and tools to others in the group.
• Problem Solving
  Demonstrates the ability to use logic, judgment, and data to evaluate alternatives and can generate solutions to achieve the desired organizational goal or outcome.
  Is able to analyze, resolve and communicate complex situations with multiple variable parameters.