Research and Development Scientist

Location: BioCity, Glasgow.

Rewards and Benefits: Up to £35,000 (DOE), flexible working, company bonus, share options, private healthcare, 33 days holiday (increased to 35 days holiday from January 2025), x4 life assurance, up to 10% pension contribution, enhanced parental leave, paid carer’s leave, health and wellbeing allowance, healthy snacks, career progression and a dynamic culture.

Job Overview

Are you a R&D Scientist looking for a fantastic opportunity to move into a new role which offers real potential for development of your skills and excellent industrial experience in a clinical-stage Scottish pharmaceutical company?

To be considered for this role, you will have proven experience working as a R&D Scientist/Associate or similar within a fast-paced environment. You will also be motivated, resilient and have a real interest in continuous personal development.

What will you be responsible for?

The purpose of the Research and Development Scientist position is to develop, optimise and execute research and development techniques and projects as well as expand microbiological and molecular biology expertise within EnteroBiotix.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, optimising, validating and executing a broad range of microbiological techniques and analytical approaches suitable for use in research or other areas of the business.
• Performing experimental data analysis, authoring company reports, quality documentation, standard operation procedures, scientific publications and presentations to a variety of stakeholders.
• Delivering progress and data reports at laboratory meetings.
• Help to identify and develop novel scientific techniques suitable for drug product, donor-derived and biological sample types, relevant to EnteroBiotix.
• Play an active role in laboratory management tasks such as maintaining inventories and ordering consumables, budget tracking, and helping to schedule equipment maintenance.
• Contribute to a safe working environment by participating in Health and Safety activities such as the preparation of Risk Assessments and COSHH documentation, and near miss reporting.
• Collaborating effectively with colleagues across other technical areas of the business, including working closely with Formulation Development, Analytical Development and Quality Control.
• Develop commercial awareness, networking and project management skills.
• Be responsible for personal standards of safety and cleanliness.
• Maintain own training record and pro-actively seeking out development opportunities.
• Be a role model and demonstrate the EnteroBiotix values.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• PhD or equivalent scientific experience in microbiology or another relevant life science discipline.
• Experience performing practical microbiological techniques such as culture, strain isolation, and genetic analyses.
• Experience performing molecular biology techniques such as DNA extraction, DNA quality analysis, and PCR.
• Bioinformatics analysis of 16S sequencing data, and experience with the use of RStudio and other data analysis tools.
• Excellent document and record keeping.
• Comfortable operating and executing in a dynamic and fast paced environment, and always work to a high standard.
• Experience in preparing and maintaining laboratory Health and Safety documentation, such as COSHH and Risk Assessments.
• Experience in the field of microbiome and/or complex microbial communities.
• Computer literate including use of MS suite of software and statistical analyses of microbiological data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, organised, reliable, and resourceful, with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Right to work in the UK.

Desirable

• Hands on experience in the field of faecal microbiology or microbiome research.
• Prior experience working in an industrial research environment.
• Experience handling and interpreting large and complex datasets.
• Familiarity with viability assays, anaerobic microbiological sample handling and 16S rRNA sequencing.
• Working knowledge of bacterial identification and pathogen detection techniques.
• Driving licence advantageous.

About EnteroBiotix

EnteroBiotix is pioneering a new field of science and medicine. Our company is made up of a diverse group of medical professionals, scientists and pharmaceutical executives that are united by a common sense of purpose: to unlock the therapeutic potential of the gut microbiome through novel microbiome modulating therapeutics. When people go to work at EnteroBiotix they take on more than a job - they have the opportunity to change the standard of care for patient populations suffering from hard-to-treat diseases and infections.

We will only achieve this through our people and our culture, as individuals we are extremely ambitious, knowledgeable, collaborative, and adaptable. We want all of our employees to thrive at EnteroBiotix bringing their unique experiences, ensuring they feel good and to enable them to keep growing their careers. As a candidate for a role, we want you to feel the same way. So, if you’re ready to improve the lives of people, then join us at this exciting moment in our journey.

Equal Opportunities Statement

EnteroBiotix is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity and to following practices which are free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, disability, ethnic origin, race, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief and family or parental status. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that celebrates diversity and promotes equity.

How to Apply?

If you think you would be a good fit for our team, then please apply today on Breathe HR: https://hr.breathehr.com/v/research-and-development-scientist-38050

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to £35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Private medical insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Glasgow: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status?

Experience:

• Laboratory experience: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: https://hr.breathehr.com/v/research-and-development-scientist-38050
Expected start date: 06/01/2025