Scientist II – Physical Testing

Location: Deeside

Employment Type: Fully on site

Pay rate: £142.32 per day

Contract Length: 12 months

A Scientist II in the Physical Testing Department supports the product development process for medical devices. Scientists II should have a good understanding of the importance of physical testing in ensuring the safety, efficacy, and quality of medical devices. Scientists are responsible for conducting various tests and experiments to assess the physical properties of medical devices. Scientists will generate, document, and analyze data in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), and Good Documentation Practices (GDP). Scientists II should also be able to use their knowledge and experience to develop test methods based on recognized industry standards and bespoke test methods that satisfy the requirements of our products. Scientists should be detail-oriented, able to work on multiple projects and adapt to changes, with good problem-solving skills and strong communication skills essential.

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 analyze and interpret data through statistical analysis.
• Prepare and present internal presentations to present findings of the laboratory.
• Effective organization 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/TD’s.
• 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.