BBI Solutions - Maine (Formerly Maine Biotechnology Services)
Development Scientist

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Vacancy Name: Development Scientist
Vacancy No: VN992
Basis: Fixed Term
Duration: Work Location: Crumlin
Job Details
BBI exists to help our customers create advances that improve health and save lives. We are seeking a Development Scientist to join our team. This is a fixed-term, full-time position based at our site in Crumlin. Join our team: advancing health, together.
The Role
The Development Scientist will be responsible for completing all planned laboratory work required for projects. The Development Scientist is expected to complete and write up experiments accurately utilizing approved formats. The role will also involve analysis and presentation of all results using Excel and PowerPoint for review and discussion by the project team.
In This Role Your Responsibilities Will Include
- Complete Laboratory work to BBI quality and health and safety requirements.
- Complete experimental write-ups to QMS requirements and work with appropriate colleagues to review and approve in a timely manner.
- Review of other scientists/senior scientists' experimental write-ups to achieve consistent quality and meet all QMS requirements.
- Complete Timesheets accurately and in a timely fashion.
- Awareness of targeted chargeable hours and communication of any issues/changes to Project Manager.
- Preparation of project reports and completion of any required customer communication for review as required.
- Attend customer meetings.
- Independent and accurate completion of planned laboratory work with the ability to plan experiments with appropriate controls.
- Work with project team to help in the design, execution, and data analysis of experimental work.
- Presentation of work using Excel and/or PowerPoint to Project Team and Customer where appropriate.
- Ensure day-to-day maintenance of a high standard of cleanliness and tidiness in the Laboratory and other working areas.
- Ensure clear and timely communication with all required personnel.
- Help supervise new starters if appropriate.
- General laboratory duties including support and maintenance of equipment.
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This is a non-exhaustive list and other duties are required from time to time in line with the Development Scientist remit.
You Should Apply If
- Working knowledge in application of statistical methods, e.g., analytical and descriptive statistics, use of Minitab and Excel an advantage.
- Experience of working within a laboratory environment.
- Quality management systems.
- Knowledge of immunology and analytical techniques such as ELISA an advantage.
Our Recruitment Process
If this role sounds like it’s for you, click ‘apply’ today. Once we’ve received your application, a member of our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange a call. On this call, we’ll be able to tell you a lot more about working here at BBI Solutions, how ‘a day in the life’ of this position looks, and discuss the next stages of the recruitment process.
If you are an internal employee applying for this vacancy, you and your manager are required to complete an internal transfer form. This needs to be completed in full and attached to your application along with your CV and cover letter.
As part of career development and succession planning, internal applicants will receive priority consideration initially, please ensure that you apply within the initial two-week period to support this.
Why Choose BBI
We are committed to promoting and protecting the physical, financial, and emotional well-being of all our employees. With our employees focused on others, we’re focused on them. That’s why, at BBI, we’re dedicated to providing our employees with access to global resources and site-specific benefits that support their health and wellbeing.
- Competitive Salary with Yearly Salary Reviews
- 5% Contributory Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
- Private Health Care Scheme – including dental
- Global Employee Wellbeing Programme
- Reward and Recognition Programme
- Commitment to Career Development
- Generous Annual Leave Package
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Refer A Friend Scheme
- Subsidised Canteen
- Free Onsite Parking
- Electrical Vehicle Lease Scheme
- Electrical Charging Points
- State of the Art Facilities – Certified Centres of Excellence


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About BBI
For more than 70 years, we’ve been perfecting reagents, both native and recombinant, to help IVD and life-science teams turn breakthrough ideas into reliable, life-saving advances.
Great products are only the start. From troubleshooting tricky performance issues and customising reagents to meeting new regulatory standards, our scientists work to clear obstacles and accelerate progress. That’s why we continue to invest millions in new recombinant capabilities that help create diagnostics that improve health and save lives - in a more ethical and sustainable way than ever before.
Equal Opportunities
BBI are an equal opportunity employer and believe in fair treatment for all candidates. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We ask that all applicants complete an equal opportunity monitoring form on a voluntary basis, with all submissions remaining anonymous. The information on the form will be used for monitoring purposes only and will not be used in any decision affecting you.
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