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Biomaterial Scientist

Biomaterial Scientist (BMSIF) Oxford, England

Are you looking for a new role as a Biomaterial Scientist? Do you want to work for a business that is growing at a rapid pace with lots of opportunity for the future? If so, this could be the role for you!

 

As a Biomaterial Scientist in our clients Bioengineering Team, you will be tasked with optimising the  performance of in-house developed materials. Working independently and as part of a team, your  primary focus will be lab-based.

 

This role is offered on a full time permanent basis, with a business that also offers lots of other benefits that will make you feel truly at home whilst at work.  

 

Responsibilities: 

  • Contribute towards the development of wider R&D objectives 
  • Independent work planning and carry out appropriate experimentation 
  • Liaise directly with team leader and update group on project progress 
  • Aid in development of SOP’s, COSHH & RA documentation with support from the team 
  • Generate succinct reports for the team and present at wider company R&D meetings 
  • Along with team members, provide routine laboratory maintenance, including participating in  equipment upkeep, cleaning rotas and laboratory consumables stock management
  • Ensure that laboratory health, safety and quality procedures are followed
  • Ensure accurate record keeping for experiments using electronic laboratory notebook
  • General ad-hoc duties as required to support the departmental and organisation requirements

 

Qualifications: 

  • Recent PhD in Bioengineering, Biomaterials or Tissue Engineering
  • BSc/MSc in Chemistry / Bioengineering / Biomedical science / Biochemistry / Biotechnology 

 

Essential Experience:

  • Multi-disciplinary background in biology, chemistry and materials science 
  • Fabrication and characterisation biomaterials for mammalian cell culture 
  • Optimisation of biomaterials performance for in-vitro cell culture 
  • A track-record of delivering results in a short-time frame 

 

Desirable experience: 

 

  • Interfacing with a multidisciplinary team of biologists & engineers 
  • Experience with culture substrates for bioreactor systems 
  • Microfluidic device knowledge 
  • Synthesis, development and characterisation of biomaterials 
  • Experience with aseptic mammalian cell culture 
  • Critical assessment of research articles 
  • Data processing and statistical analysis 
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