Materials Scientist

Corriculo Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Life Sciences company in Oxford is looking for a Materials Scientist/R&D Scientist to join their development team. This hands-on laboratory role focuses on testing and characterising hydrogels for medical devices, appealing to recent graduates or those with some experience. The position offers notable benefits including 25 days holiday, enhanced pension, and stock options.

Benefits

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Enhanced pension

Stock options

Excellent training & progression

Qualifications

• Degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, or Biomedical Science required.
• Good laboratory skills gained through commercial experience or academia.
• Experience in hydrogel synthesis and cleanroom environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Testing and characterisation of hydrogels used in medical devices.
• Developing, validating, and documenting test methods.
• Working in a laboratory with a friendly team.

Skills

Laboratory skills

Hydrogel synthesis

Mechanical testing

Rheology

HPLC

Materials characterisation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science, Chemistry or Biomedical Science

Job description

Materials Scientist, R&D, Hydrogels, COR7295
A leading Life Sciences company based on the Oxford Science Park, requires a Materials Scientist or R&D Scientist to to join their development team in a hands-on laboratory-based role.

The Role
Working within a state of the art facility as part of a friendly team, the Materials Scientist / R&D Scientist will be primarily responsible for the testing and characterisation of hydrogels used in my client’s medical devices, developing, validatingand documenting test methods in accordance with relevant standards.ThisMaterials Scientist / R&D Scientist position would be ideal for either a recent graduate, or aMaterials Scientist / R&D Scientist with a couple of years’ commercial experience.

• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Enhanced pension
• Stock options
• Excellent training & progression

What’s required from the Materials Scientist / R&D Scientist?

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science, Chemistry orBiomedical Science
• Good laboratory skills – gainedeither commercially or through academia –with experience in hydrogel synthesis, characterisation, or analysis advantageous
• Familiarity with mechanical testing, rheology, HPLC and/or materials characterisation would also be of benefit, as would any experience working in cleanroom environmentsand an understandingof GMP practices

What Next?
If you think this Materials Scientist / R&D Scientist role could be right for you and you’d like to learn more, then please apply now!

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