Compound Management Scientist - Lab Automation & Discovery

Concept Life Sciences Group; Chapel-en-le-Frith; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Health cash plan

Cycle to work

Retail discount scheme

Death in service

Discretionary bonus

Free on-site parking

Wellbeing platform

Job summary

Concept Life Sciences is seeking a Compound Management Scientist to join our team in Chapel-en-le-Frith. In this laboratory role, you will prepare, store, track, and distribute compounds to support drug discovery programmes, ensuring accurate, traceable, and high-quality samples within agreed timescales.

You will work alongside scientific project teams to prepare stocks, perform dilutions, and reformat where required, using automated systems and barcode readers.

Qualifications

• At least two years of hands-on compound management experience.
• BSc or MSc in chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, life sciences or related subject, or equivalent industry lab experience.
• Experience in weighing, dissolution, storage and retrieval of compounds; solid and liquid dispensing.

Responsibilities

• Prepare compound stocks and assay-ready plates in coordination with project teams.
• Register, track and store samples using management systems; operate lab automation equipment.
• Support shipments, monitor stock levels and sample quality; maintain accurate records and safe lab operation.

Skills

Compound management experience

Attention to detail

Numeracy

Communication within team

Education

BSc/MSc in chemistry or related

Tools

Automated/ semi-automated lab equipment

Compound inventory or sample management system

Job description

Concept Life Sciences is seeking a Compound Management Scientist to join our team in Chapel-en-le-Frith. In this laboratory role, you will prepare, store, track, and distribute compounds to support drug discovery programmes, ensuring accurate, traceable, and high-quality samples within agreed timescales.

You will work alongside scientific project teams to prepare stocks, perform dilutions, and reformat where required, using automated systems and barcode readers.