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Lead Scientist

Yourgene Health
Job LocationManchester
EducationNot Mentioned
SalaryCompetitive salary
IndustryNot Mentioned
Functional AreaNot Mentioned
Job TypeContract, full-time

Job Description

Job title: Lead ScientistReports to: Head of Innovation and Medical AffairsLocation: ManchesterContract Type: 12 Month FTC (Maternity Cover)Salary & Benefits: Competitive Salary, Life Assurance, PensionAbout Yourgene HealthYourgene Health is an international molecular diagnostics group which develops and commercialises genetic products and services. The group works in partnership with global leaders in DNA technology to advance diagnostic science. Yourgene primarily develops, manufactures, and commercialises simple and accurate molecular diagnostic solutions, for reproductive health, precision medicine and now infectious diseases. In addition, Yourgene Genomic Services offers an NIPT and high throughput COVID testing service.Yourgene Health is headquartered in Manchester, UK with offices in Taipei, Singapore, the US and Canada, and is listed on the London Stock Exchanges AIM market under the ticker "YGEN". For more information visit www.yourgene-health.com and follow us on twitter @Yourgene_HealthAbout the role:The Lead Scientist will be leading the design, development, verification and validation of IVD (In Vitro Diagnostic) products and services. The Lead Scientist will be recognised as an expert across a number of relevant areas. You will provide technical leadership on development projects, ensuring experimental work will add value, is well planned and executed to a high quality in a timely fashion. You will provide diagnostic development lifecycle experience for use in a range of applications. The Lead Scientist will lead the team to deliver high quality and in a timely fashion.Responsibilities:

  • Provides scientific expertise and technical leadership on projects
  • Identifies strategic & tactical improvements
  • Support and contribute to implementation of development process(es)
  • Scientific input and Statistical analysis into study design and data interpretation, including supporting Bioinformatics team, in particular to analyze, understand and control the variation inherent in the testing process
  • Contribute to overall project planning and reporting as well as supporting planning and reporting of defined project work-packages
  • Ensure planning and reporting of studies and work-packages is accurate and detailed
  • Ensure own work meets regulatory & quality requirements (including compliance to SOPs, documentation using lab books, study plans, study reports and integrity of data)
  • Ensure own work and that of junior staff is performed in line with company goals
  • Mentors junior staff
  • Laboratory wet work as required
  • Design effective and efficient studies involving;
  • Accurate, efficient and timely documentation
  • Developing and implementing protocols to show that tests meet acceptance criteria
  • Data generation, ensuring integrity and organized data management
  • Provide accurate, concise and independent data interpretation, factoring in systems-level thinking
  • Determining test parameters, such as output specifications
  • Meeting regulatory or other requirements
  • Lead troubleshooting activities when technical issues arise
  • Participate in cross-functional activities outside of own team, such as Innovation, Assay Development, Automation, Validation and Design Transfer, where required
    • Team specific responsibilities:
  • Innovation:
  • Lead more complex project delivery including ownership of external relationships during Innovation phase of R&D projects
  • Owns external relationships including through, for example, grant applications, KOLs and partner development with clinicians and academia
  • Identifying commercially and technically useful solutions for test development
  • Delivery of value-add innovative ideas for transfer into assay development
    • Supervisory/Management responsibilities:
  • Supervision & mentorship of junior staff in the laboratory
    • About you:
  • Degree with further degree (or equivalent) in a life science such as molecular biology, biochemistry or genetics
  • Typically 12+ years of relevant experience
  • Expertise and experience in the development, verification and validation of molecular diagnostic assays in adherence with CE marking and/or design control regulations
  • Hands on experience with a range of molecular based assays and techniques
  • Experienced in data analysis and interpretation.
  • Excellent grasp of experimental design and execution and able to lead and train others
  • Enthusiasm, drive, thoroughness, diligence and a willingness to take personal responsibility to ensure that projects are successful
  • Excellent organisational skills and thrives on working to tight timelines
  • Able to assimilate knowledge from technically detailed scientific sources
  • Can summarize complex scientific data in written form to effectively communicate plans, progress and ideas with Management, Peers or External Audiences
  • Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office suite and data analysis packages (e.g. DNA sequence analysis, graphing or statistical analysis)
  • Passion for innovation and diagnostics
    • Yourgene Health is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. Required skills
  • Biotechnology
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Molecular Diagnostics

    • Keyskills :
    Genetics Molecular Genetics

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