Physical Testing Scientist 1

Scientist I – Physical Testing Location – Deeside Fully on site Pay rate - £122.62 per day Contract Length – 12 months Key Responsibilities:

• Working within a controlled ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 laboratory quality system and in accordance with GxP procedures.
• Design, plan and execute Physical Testing in support of R&D activities and base business projects in accordance with applicable procedures and guidelines.
• Development and validation of new Physical Testing methods.
• Estimating the resources and time required to conduct an experiment and monitoring performance to ensure targets are met.
• Author validation protocols, reports and technical documents for medical devices/pharmaceutical products.
• Independently analyse and interpret data through statistical analysis.
• Prepare and present internal presentations to present findings of the laboratory.
• Effective organisation of assigned workload; ensures integrity of all data generated and timely/accurate provision of results to GLP standards.
• Accurate recording and analysis of laboratory data in accordance with good documentation practices.
• Perform detailed laboratory investigations to determine the root cause analysis of atypical and out of specification results, apply corrective and preventative actions and author concise investigation reports.
• Assist in laboratory test method/procedural revisions.
• Ensures laboratory compliance with cGMP regulations and SOP's/TDs.
• Involvement in change control activities and associated actions.
• Support laboratory daily activities such as laboratory housekeeping, equipment maintenance and calibration, solution preparation, consumable stock replenishment, shipping samples, scanning documentation, logging of samples etc. Skills & Experience:
• 1-2 years' experience in a working laboratory environment, with Medical Devices/Pharmaceutical Industry is preferred.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Broad understanding of physical testing.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word and Excel.
• Familiarity with safe working in a laboratory environment. Experience in a working laboratory environment, within Medical Devices/Pharmaceutical Industry is preferred.
• Working knowledge and understanding of compliance with FDA and European regulations relating to Quality Systems (ISO13485:2016, ISO9001:2000, FDA 21 CFR part 820) and GMP Guidelines and Regulation.
• A detailed understanding of common statistical analysis and experience with MiniTab desirable. Qualifications/Education: Bachelor's Degree in a relevant science-related discipline, i.e., biological sciences.