Senior Principal Scientist ,

Summary

Reporting to the Head of MDV, this role is pivotal in providing strong scientific leadership in the development and validation of analytical methods used to analyse therapeutic proteins manufactured by mammalian cell culture processes.
To drive scientific direction and improvements in areas of expertise.

Job Description

To provide strong scientific leadership by championing new technologies and methods, whilst maintaining and improving existing technologies
To drive improvements to processes and offerings by challenging existing policies, guidelines and practices
To stay abreast of the evolving global technical and regulatory landscape
To represent organization in customer meetings and input into proposals for new business
To lead multi-disciplinary teams to achieve the objectives of major / complex projects
To play a leading role to resolve scientific problems where projects have encountered difficulties
Ensure a high standard of science and quality of work is maintained for internal and external customers
To review complex reports to ensure they are based on good science and present a high quality image of organization
To develop strategies to develop and enhance the teams’ technical expertise

To coach and mentor scientists at all stages of their careers in both technical and general leadership areas

Responsibilities

Challenges the status quo and looks for opportunities to make improvements in their area of the business and beyond. Takes personal responsibility for promoting change in their area.
Recognises and disseminates information about emerging trends (scientific, technical, IP, etc) that impact organization’s ability to deliver its customers‘ projects or win business in both short and long terms. Uses knowledge of their own business area and related areas to identify and develop operational improvements.
Generously shares information and knowledge with others across teams and functions. Seeks out and shares different perspectives from a broad network and drives implementation of alternative approaches.
Finds the right balance between customer needs and business goals. Communicates regularly with peers/team members about customer topics to drive awareness and build capability.
Provides coaching to enable/accelerate successful outcomes.
Takes personal accountability for technical decision making and outcomes resulting from choices and behaviors of self and team.

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