Product Development Scientist

Overview

Alive Dx empowers diagnostic insights, transform patient care, and innovate for life. With over 30-years in in-vitro diagnostics, we put the health of patients first by creating innovative solutions designed for faster diagnostic results. Alba— our blood bank reagents portfolio— and Mosai

Q®— one of the first multiplexing and multimodality automated testing platforms—are designed to make labs more efficient and clinical decision-making more effective. Our journey started as Alba Bioscience, and later, Quotient. Today, as Alive Dx, we innovate for life.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SCIENTIST

We are recruiting for a Product Development Scientist to join our Alba Product Development & Support team based at our ARC site near Penicuik, EH26 0BF
. This role is a full-time, permanent position working 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday.

The main responsibilities will include:

• Assist in planning, organising and undertaking work to Product Development studies and projects with support from the Principal Scientist, Department Leader and the project managers
• Record and analyse the results of experimental work from specific Development projects as assigned by the Principal Scientist and/or Department Leader to meet Design Control requirements in project files and the departmental objectives.
• Assist with the supervision and training of other staff within or out with the team to ensure continuous development of staff capabilities.
• Monitor the safe operation, control and maintenance of equipment in accordance with established procedures to minimize delays to work programmes and ensure a safe working environment.
• Conduct all duties in compliance with local procedures, Good Documentation Practice (GDP) and appropriate regulatory requirements and report any observed breaches to the Department Leader and Technical Compliance Group if applicable.

• Relevant experience in appropriately regulated laboratory/environment e.g. medical devices, pharma.
• Assay development and optimisation experience
• Data analysis and interpretation skills.

• Competitive salary on offer.
• Alive Dx offers a range of core and flexible benefits ranging from private medical cover, life assurance, cycle to work, technology, and restaurant discounts.
• Able to travel from time to time with prior agreement.