Analytical Development Scientist

Job Description

Key Roles/Responsibilities: Roles/Responsibilities:

Departmental Operations
• Perform assigned work as agreed with the project lead and/or Analytical Development Manager. Ensure efficient use of time to complete the assigned objectives
• Maintain laboratory areas, ensuring procedures are complied with to meet client, regulatory GMP and safety requirements.
• Provide training and troubleshooting support to production and stability Quality Control groups.
• Provide QC support (if required.)
• Engage in specified compliance and improvement projects.
• Provide cover for other Analytical Development Scientists as required.
• Ensure economic use of labour, materials, energy and services, proposing and implementing measures for cost reduction and waste minimisation to meet the department and site targets.
• Identify opportunities for improved methods of working to enhance efficiency, cost control and safety/GMP performance.
• Support training of new members of staff to the company / department.

Project Delivery
• Responsible for ensuring that assigned project deliverables are fully completed on time.
• Lead aspects of projects as appropriate and in agreement with the Analytical Development Manager.
• Plan and carry out work, as agreed with the project lead, to ensure effective project progression in line with customer requirements.
• Support method development, technical transfer, qualification and validation activities.
• Provide analytical development project support, ensuring compliant introduction into QC, production and stability groups – have involvement in decisions on scheduling of development, technical transfer and validation in conjunction with other technical staff.
• Workload planning with other staff to ensure required timelines are met.
• Provide QC support if required.
• Client communication as required, in a professional manner.

Quality
• Ensure timely close out of deviations, change controls and commitment tracking.
• Uphold cGMP principles and ESH standards, continually seek opportunities to improve and enhance standards, and encourage other staff to do likewise.
• Record all laboratory work in standard official notebooks and compile results and observations for incorporation into technical reports. Adhere to the relevant procedures.
• Follow all appropriate protocols and procedures as required for the work undertaken.
• Ensure accuracy of raw data and analytical interpretations

Key Competencies
• Teamwork -As a team member, the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team
• Communication - The ability to ensure that information is passed on to others who should be kept informed.
• Organisation – The ability to efficiently plan and prioritise across a range of timeframes, making efficient use of time.
• Customer Awareness - The ability to demonstrate concern for satisfying one’s external and/or internal customers.
• Attention to Detail - Ensuring that one’s own and others’ work and information are complete and accurate
• Problem Solving – The ability to accurately assess a situation and derive a positive outcome.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications:-

BSc in a relevant Scientific discipline or equivalent

Essential Experience

A minimum of 2 years analytical experience, with a sound working knowledge of GMP & SHE standards and safety matters together with highly developed interpersonal and team building skills.

Job Info
• Job Identification 8127
• Job Category Analytical Development
• Posting Date 06/25/2026, 11:28 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Earls Road, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Falkirk, United Kingdom (County Level), FK3 8XG, GB