Senior Scientist - Sensors & Diagnostics

Vector Recruitment Ltd; Falkirk; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Vector Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Scientist to lead the science of next-generation electrochemical biosensors and diagnostic assays in Scotland. This role keeps you hands-on with experimental design, data interpretation and sensor development while shaping technical direction and solving challenging problems with a highly capable, cross-disciplinary team.

You’ll collaborate with scientists, engineers and commercial colleagues to turn robust scientific concepts into commercially viable

Qualifications

• Biomedical diagnostics experience
• Translational R&D experience
• Experience in venture-backed technology businesses or commercial R&D organisations

Responsibilities

• Diagnostic assay development
• Sensor architecture and design
• Electrochemical signal generation
• Signal acquisition and optimisation
• Sensor integration
• Wet-to-dry assay translation
• Sensor manufacturability and scalability
• Performance verification and optimisation
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers and commercial teams to translate concepts into products

Job description

Senior Scientist – Sensors & Diagnostics – Scotland - Glasgow / Edinburgh Corridor

Most biosensor projects don't fail because of the assay. They fail because nobody fully understands the sensor.

If you've built electrochemical biosensors in industry, you'll know that generating a signal is only part of the challenge. The difficult part is creating a sensor that remains sensitive, stable, manufacturable and commercially viable once it leaves the lab.

We're looking for a Senior Scientist to play a key role in the development of next-generation electrochemical biosensors and diagnostic assays whilst remaining deeply involved in the science itself.

It's for somebody who wants to play a key role in the science, help shape technical direction and solve difficult problems, whilst remaining closely connected to experimental design, data interpretation and sensor development.

Why This Senior Scientist Role Is Interesting

Most senior scientists eventually get pushed in one of two directions.

They either:

• Stay hands-on and become increasingly specialised.
• Move into leadership and slowly drift away from the science.

This role offers the opportunity to do both.

You'll work closely with a highly capable team developing advanced electrochemical biosensors whilst remaining deeply involved in the scientific and technical challenges.

The work combines:

• Electrochemistry

The Problems You'll Be Solving

You'll be helping drive development across areas including:

• Diagnostic assay development
• Sensor architecture and design
• Electrochemical signal generation
• Signal acquisition and optimisation
• Sensor integration
• Wet-to-dry assay translation
• Sensor manufacturability and scalability
• Performance verification and optimisation

You'll be working with scientists, engineers and commercial teams to turn robust scientific concepts into commercially viable diagnostic products.

We'd like to speak to Scientists who have experience In

• Biomedical diagnostics
• Translational R&D

Experience gained within:

• Venture-backed technology businesses
• Commercial R&D organisations would all be highly relevant.

The sort of person who will thrive here

You're probably somebody who:

• Enjoys understanding how sensors actually work
• Challenges assumptions rather than accepting them
• Enjoys sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues
• Can balance scientific rigour with commercial reality
• Still gets excited by experimental results
• Wants to build technology that has real-world impact

You may currently be a:

• Senior Scientist
• Senior Development Scientist
• Sensor Scientist
• Electrochemist
• Research Scientist
• Development Scientist

Or perhaps you're already doing much of the role but without the title.

The Important Bit

We're not looking for somebody to manage science.

We're looking for somebody to lead it.

Vacancy Location: Scotland

For more about this opportunity please contact Adam Mayne ([e-mail])