Wound Research Scientist (KTP Associate)

The Knowledge Transfer Network Limited; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The KTP Associate role joins academia and industry to drive wound innovation. You will lead the implementation of wound models to demonstrate the efficacy of a prototype radio frequency-based medical device for chronic wounds, coordinating across disciplines and mentors.

Based at Frontier Therapeutics Cardiff Medicentre, you will be employed by the University of Hull and supported by Hull and York experts to deliver translational research that benefits patients and NHS outcomes.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biomedical science or related discipline.
• Hands-on experience developing, implementing, and/or validating wound models.
• Experience working in a commercial/industrial environment with knowledge of wound regulatory landscape or pre-clinical testing pathways.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of appropriate wound models to demonstrate efficacy of a prototype RF-based medical device.
• Collaborate with academic and industry partners to evaluate pre-clinical efficacy and safety for patients.

Skills

Wound model development

Industrial environment experience

Regulatory knowledge

Education

PhD in Biomedical science

Job description

As a KTP Associate, you will lead this high-profile and strategically meaningful project, allowing you to apply your academic achievements in an industrial setting. You are expected to have the confidence and ability to manage your own workloads to ensure outputs. You will receive practical and formal training, gain marketable skills, broaden your knowledge and expertise within an industrially relevant project, and be supported by both industrial and academic mentors. You will work closely with the second associate and have joint responsibility for engaging with and embedding new knowledge within both the business partner and the Universities.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• PhD in Biomedical science or other relevant discipline.
• Hands on experience of developing, implementing and/or validating wound models.
• Relevant experience of working in a commercial and/or industrial environment,
• Knowledge of the wound regulatory landscape and/or pre-clinical testing pathways.

Frontier Therapeutics Ltd, in partnership with the University of Hull is looking to recruit a dynamic and highly driven graduate with relevant biomedical skills who will lead the implementation of appropriate models to demonstrate efficacy of a prototype radio frequency-based medical device to support the care of hard-to-heal wounds. Chronic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers, impose a significant burden on the NHS, costing £8.3 billion annually, and severely impact quality of life.

This KTP project is an exciting and rare opportunity to lead an interdisciplinary wound innovation project working at the interface between academia and industry. You will be primarily based at Frontier Therapeutics Ltd, working closely with key Frontier Therapeutics staff, alongside a second KTP associate. You will be supported by academic experts from Hull (Wound biology and translational models) and York (electronics and plasma science). Working in synergy with the second KTP associate (plasma) you will support device development and lead on evaluating pre-clinical efficacy, safety and benefit for patients. The successful applicant for this KTP Associate role will be employed by the University of Hull and primarily based within Frontier Therapeutics at Cardiff Medicentre, Cardiff University Heath Park Campus.

About the business

Frontier Medical Group is a market-leading provider of a range of specialist medical devices to healthcare professionals in the UK and internationally. The Hull Wound Innovation Centre is at the forefront of UK wound research. It brings together world-leading biologists, engineers and clinical staff to deliver fundamental insight into the mechanisms of wound repair. Supported by £48M investment from Research England and industry, cutting-edge technology, close working with the NHS, and a suite of translational research models, the centre provides a unique environment to develop and evaluate exciting new advanced wound technologies in key areas of unmet clinical need.