Scientific Services Manager

Carbon60; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in scientific services is seeking a Scientific Services Manager for their Oxford facility. This pivotal role involves managing lab operations and a team, ensuring adherence to health and safety standards while cultivating a culture of continuous improvement. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in a scientific field, extensive lab experience, and strong team leadership skills.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Significant laboratory experience, including lab management.
• Proven experience managing small to mid-sized teams.
• Strong understanding of COSHH regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of research and lab assistants.
• Oversee daily lab operations, ensuring readiness for experimentation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across laboratory operations.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline

Tools

LIMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Job Title: Scientific Services Manager
Location: Oxford, UK
Department: Synergy (On-site at Novo Nordisk Research Centre Oxford Ltd)
Contract Type: Permanent

Synergy provides a variety of on-site Scientific Services for Pharmaceutical customers and works collaboratively to deliver core scientific activities.

This will be a pivotal role, having responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of the invitro laboratories at the site based in Oxford, upholding and encouraging excellent standards of H&S, quality & operational excellence as well as championing Continuous Improvement. In addition, the Manager will have line management responsibility for a mid-sized team of research and lab assistants conducting a range of scientific activities and invitro experimentation.

Why Join Us?

At Synergy, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality scientific services in partnership with world-leading pharmaceutical organisations. This role offers the opportunity to make a tangible impact in a cutting-edge research environment while developing your leadership career in science.

The primary focus of this role is to provide in-lab technical support, enabling research activities by ensuring NN laboratories are prepared for use and ready for experimentation. This position is a split role with approximately 50% of time spent on lab-based activities indirectly supporting scientific projects and 50% of time managing a team of lab/research assistants and research associates who are carrying out hands on experimentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of research and lab assistants, providing mentorship, performance management, and development support.
• Oversee daily lab operations, ensuring readiness for experimentation and adherence to health & safety, quality, and compliance standards.
• Ensure labs are ready for day-to-day experimentation, implementing best practices and mesasuring performance through KPIs.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement best practices across laboratory operations.
• Manage lab consumables, equipment, and documentation, ensuring efficient stock control and compliance with SOPs and risk assessments.
• Support scientific teams with logistics, including sample shipping, inventory management, and goods receipt.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a scientific discipline.
• Significant laboratory experience, including lab management and documentation.
• Proven experience managing small to mid-sized teams.
• Strong understanding of COSHH regulations and health & safety practices.
• Proficiency in LIMS or similar platforms and Microsoft Office tools.
• Excellent organisational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience with lean methodologies, continuous improvement, or operational excellence.

Desirable:

• Safety qualification and/or CI/OE accreditation.
• Background in customer-focused scientific service delivery.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.