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Head of Pre Clinical Operations

Employer
Hyper Recruitment Solutions
Location
Dundee
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
15 Feb 2019

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Job Details

We currently have a fantastic opportunity available for a Head of Pre Clinical Operations to join a growing life sciences company based in the Dundee area. The Head of Pre Clinical Operations is a pivotal role within the company's Discovery and Development Services Division and you will be responsible for leading and managing the in vitro and in vivo toxicology and pharmacology operations at the Dundee site.

This role will predominantly support the operational running of a toxicology facility, and could be a great opportunity for someone working as a Pre Clinical Team Leader (or similar) to take a step up into a senior management role.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Your duties as the Head of Pre Clinical Operations will be varied however the key duties and responsibilities are as follows:

1. In conjunction with Site Director (Dundee), lead, resource plan and execute the toxicology and pharmacology services.

2. Act as laboratory leader and train all other members of the toxicology and pharmacology group across all sites to be able to develop and validate assays in support of studies to current industry and regulatory (FDA/EMEA) standards. Provide regulatory expertise for in vivo and in vitro studies across all IDDS sites

3. Lead and author scientific publications, SOPs and other business process documents

4. Operate in line with the company protocols and business strategy

5. Pro-actively identify opportunities for continuous improvement, profitability, quality and efficient ways of working.

6. Assist with analysis planning and defining the scope of analysis in relation to instruments available. You will also generate a culture of collaboration and team work.

7. Assisting with initiating, managing and controlling contracts and managing commercial issues regarding laboratories and facility.

A full job description can be provided on application.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

To be successful in your application to this exciting opportunity as the Head of Pre Clinical Operations we are looking to identify the following on your profile and past history:

1. At least a BSc in a relevant discipline (eg. toxicology, bioanalysis, pharmacology, immunology, metabolism), plus proven operational management experience (eg. working as a Study Director, Principal Investigator or Analytical Manager, etc), ideally in a pre clinical CRO setting.

2. Proven industry knowledge and experience of toxicology, bioanalysis or pharmacology studies (in vitro and/or in vivo) essential.

3. You will be a strong people manager, with experience of GLP regulations, operational excellence and customer/market awareness.

Note: This role is based at the Dundee site, however you will be expected to travel to other UK sites on occasion, therefore we are looking for someone who can be flexible with regards to travelling.

Key Words: toxicology | bioanalysis | pharmacology | DMPK | pre clinical | management | head of department | CRO | GLP | operations

Hyper Recruitment Solutions Ltd (HRS) is an Equal Opportunities employer who are certified by Investors in People for talent development. We therefore welcome applications for any interested parties who fulfil the role requirements for this position. HRS is a company exclusively supporting the science and technology sectors, and is made up of a collaboration of recruitment professionals and scientists. We look forward to helping you with your next career moves.

Company

Hyper Recruitment Solutions is a specialist and highly compliant recruitment consultancy dedicated to the Science and Technology sectors.

Hyper Recruitment Solutions (HRS), founded and run by Ricky Martin and in partnership with Lord Alan Sugar, has a wealth of recruitment expertise as well as compliance and commercial awareness. We offer a range of permanent, temporary and contract staff.

Our vision is to provide recruitment solutions which will assist in the improvement and quality of life for all. To do so, HRS will focus on the support of sectors whose primary focus is in making the world a better place. This could be working for a Pharmaceutical company who is developing new and existing therapeutics or an FMCG business who is making the latest consumer products in a sustainable and efficient way. We want to provide a service to those areas of actual need which will have an impact on us all.

We provide services across a broad range of industries including the following specialist sectors:

• Biotechnology
• Pharmaceutical
• Medical Device
• Clinical Research
• CMO / CRO
• Food / FMCG
• Engineering
• Science

With all jobseekers we are looking to form close relationships where we can offer you the most accurate and useful advice. We intend to not only find and present the most ideal career options to you, but we want to provide advice on the entire recruitment process. We are a business who listens and advises and as shown on our website we have a clear ‘candidate commitment’ to ensure your search is in the most professional and capable hands. Some of the key areas we focus on include:


• Quality Assurance (including Qualified Persons)
• Clinical Research (all phases and therapeutic fields)
• Bioinformatics
• Research & Development
• Consumer Insight and Sensory
• Lean and Continuous Improvement
• Engineering (all disciplines)
• Manufacturing, Scale up and Technology Transfer
• Packaging and Sustainability 
• Medical Affairs
• Sales and Business Development
• Information Systems & Technology
• Executive Appointments


HRS has been awarded membership to the REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) and APSCo (Association of Professional Staffing Companies). This is to assure all clients and candidates that our processes and practices comply with all relevant government and recruitment industry regulations.

Lord Sugar, Ricky Martin and everyone at HRS look forward to working with you. Please do not hesitate to visit our website www.hyperec.com or contact us via
Telephone: 02032 255 120
Email:info@hyperec.com


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Company info
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Telephone
0203 910 2980
Location
Amshold House
Goldings Hill
Loughton,
Essex
IG102RW
GB

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