Advanced Therapy Production Scientist

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Greater London is seeking an Advanced Therapy Production Scientist. This role offers the opportunity to be involved in the cutting-edge manufacture of advanced therapy medicinal products in a GMP environment. Responsibilities include leadership in production, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with diverse teams. Candidates should possess a BSc in Immunology or an equivalent degree, along with relevant experience in GMP and cell culture. This position is full-time and offers a fixed one-year contract.

Qualifications

• ATMP manufacture experience, preferably with cell products.
• Experience in cell culture of primary human cells in a GMP or lab setting.
• Understanding of medicines regulation.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the manufacturing of advanced therapy medicinal products.
• Ensure that the unit is stocked and compliant with standards.
• Monitor and control the production environment.

Skills

Ability to work independently

Meticulous attention to detail

Experience of independently planning experiments

Knowledge of EU-GMP guidelines

Education

BSc in Immunology, Haematology or equivalent experience

PhD and/or MSc in Immunology, Haematology or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Therapy Production Scientist

The closing date is 22 February 2026.

The Advanced Therapy Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Unit is co-located with the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Guy's Hospital on the 15th floor of the tower. The GMP Unit is purpose built for the manufacture of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products such as somatic cell therapies, gene therapies and tissue engineered products for early-phase clinical trials. It is used for both commercial and non-commercial clients as well as departments within GSTFT and KCL to manufacture products related to trials undertaken in the CRF and at trial sites across the UK.

The position on offer allows the applicant a unique opportunity to become involved in cutting edge translational research at the interface between science and clinical medicine. The position includes taking responsibility for developing and implementing independently: Product Specification Files (PSFs), Batch Manufacturing Records (BMRs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Production activities of the GMP unit.

The post holder will work independently making informed decisions relating to manufacturing activities as delegated by the Head of Advanced Therapy Production to create procedures to ensure compliance with government legislation and trust requirements.

Main duties of the job

• Lead in the manufacturing of advanced therapy medicinal products
• Ensure that the unit is always well stocked
• Ensure receipt of raw materials and release as set out in policies
• Share responsibility in the upkeep of the unit including working with and around engineers to ensure planned maintenance as and when required
• Write and review instrument or process specific SOPs and other documents
• Perform qualification duties on instruments and processes for manufacture of ATIMPs
• Provide assistance in production with academic collaborator Scientists
• Ensure that the products manufactured are labelled, documented and stored according to product specification and quality standards
• Cell isolation using magnetic sorting or fluorescent sorting within a GMP environment
• Closed system cell culture and activation
• Understanding of flow cytometry and proliferation methodologies
• To work collaboratively with internal and external collaborators
• Scale-Up work within the GMP unit to optimise the procedures
• Perform process validation work such as Engineering Runs
• Perform equipment validation work as required for different clinical trials
• Maintain, operate, and clean the GMP Unit's Equipment and Unit
• Qualify, process validate and re-validate equipment and GMP procedures successfully
• Monitor and control the production environment to ensure that standards of cleanliness and hygiene are maintained

About us

Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTFT) and King's College London (KCL) have formed a centre that has a strong focus on translational research taking advances in basic medical research out of the laboratory and into the clinical setting, forming a key part of the Department of Health's new strategy for research and development in the NHS. The Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Unit is co-located with the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Guy's Hospital. The GMP Unit is purpose built for the manufacture of somatic cell therapies, gene therapies and proteins for early-phase clinical trials. It is used by staff from different departments within GSTFT and KCL to manufacture products related to trials undertaken in the CRF and at trial sites across the UK.

Organisational Values:

Our values describe who we are as an organisation and help shape our Guy's and St Thomas' culture. They guide us in everything that we do and are central to how we deliver our strategy.

The post holder will:

Ambitious: we innovate and strive for excellence

Inclusive: we respect each other and work collaboratively

Our values and behaviours framework describes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action. The framework can be found on our Trust careers pages and GTIntranet.

Job responsibilities

Management and Leadership responsibilities

• Attend and lead in presenting research and specialist technical knowledge.
• Share with others, research and specialist technical knowledge related to the organisation
• Work independently to undertake specialist tests and make informed decisions relating to production
• Work independently to undertake specialist Validation and Qualification for the GMP Unit and its Equipment

Quality Responsibilities

• Manage deviations appropriately using quality assurance tools such as planned deviations
• Manage change control systems using the unit's Quality Management System
• Perform Risk Assessments as and when required
• Help QA close out outstanding activities related to production or other associated activities

Documentation Responsibilities

• Using specialist knowledge, write SOPs relating to specific GMP unit and manufacturing operations
• Using specialist knowledge, undertake the development and generation of product-specific SOPs and batch-specific documentation
• Using specialist knowledge, undertake the development and generation of Product Specification Files for manufacture
• Using specialist knowledge, undertake the development and generation of master batch manufacturing records for manufacture

Information management responsibilities

• Actively interpret data and participate in writing up the results of the project for publication
• Use specialist knowledge to archive and store information securely in accordance with Data Integrity policies and procedures

The post holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated including:

Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of Information

Post holders must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with the Data Protection Act of 1998. Post holders must not disclose any information regarding patients or staff without permission. If any staff member has communicated such information to an unauthorised person those staff will be liable to dismissal. The Data Protection Act 1998 also renders an individual liable for prosecution in the event of unauthorised disclosure of information.

Following the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2005, post holders must apply the Trusts FOI procedure if they receive a written request for information.

Post holders must at all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard to the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy and equality laws.

Please review Job description document for full responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc in Immunology, Haematology or equivalent experience
• PhD and/or MSc in Immunology, Haematology or equivalent

Experience

• ATMP manufacture experience (e.g. T cell/NK cell or other cell products)
• Cell culture of primary human cells (GMP or lab setting)
• Understanding of medicines regulation
• Experience of cell therapy product development e.g. Process Development
• Experience of working in a GxP environment
• Cell isolation (e.g. T cells or other cell populations) Cell transduction using viral or non-viral techniques

Skills

• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary and diverse team
• Meticulous attention to detail as per GMP expectations, Able to contemporaneously record and review data
• Knowledge of EU-GMP guidelines and standards e.g. Eudralex Volume 4
• Experience of independently planning process development or change experiments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Depending on experiencep.a. inc HCA (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-RD428E

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