Senior Scientist Molecular Soil Health
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Job Summary
Join us as a Senior Scientist and make an invaluable contribution to our Food Safety & Biosecurity!
As a Senior Scientist you will play a key role in the development and delivery of science in the Detection and Surveillance Technologies (DST) team. You will be responsible for delivering key milestones within projects and maintain connection and coordination between work within the DST and other delivery teams responsible for soils molecular work. You will be working with senior scientists and principal scientists to develop and deliver in this area of science. This is primarily an R&D focused role requiring molecular soil expertise.
What youll be doing:
- Leading and supporting R&D projects including planning conducting experiments analysing data and project reporting.
- Developing new molecular methods and improving how we deliver soil health science.
- Writing bids project reports and scientific papers.
- Coordinating and providing molecular diagnostic testing for soil health projects.
- Liaising with Team Managers to secure resources and ensure effective project delivery.
- Overseeing project progress to ensure timely reporting and adherence to quality standards.
- Promoting ensuring and training others in quality standards (ISO 17025 and ISO 9001).
- Preparing and delivering presentations talks and training to colleagues visitors clients and conference audiences.
- Communicating directly with clients and commercial partners to deliver project outcomes.
What were looking for:
- A PhD or Masters degree with strong experience in molecular soil science or a related field.
- Practical experience in molecular techniques (e.g. DNA extraction RTPCR assay development).
- Broad knowledge of soils and agriculture including soil management ecology and robust sampling design.
- Excellent understanding of quality and data integrity (experience with R desirable but not essential).
- Experience applying qualitative and quantitative methods in environmental sciences particularly natural capital analysis.
- Strong project management capabilities including coordination resource planning and progress monitoring.
- Ability to train mentor and support others in soil diagnostics and laboratory practices.
- Excellent communication skills with confidence in delivering technical content to varied audiences.
- Commitment to high standards of health safety and laboratory quality practice.
Whats in it for you
- 25 days holiday (rising to 29) with the opportunity to buy & sell extra leave.
- Flexible working hours on-site gym restaurant and free parking
- The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
- Company matched pension life assurance a cycle2work scheme 15 weeks fully paid maternity adoption and shared parental leave paternity pay of two weeksand plenty more.
- Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle from discounts on retail and socialising to health & wellbeing travel and technology
- Fera operates a LTIP ( Long Term Incentive Plan) under which all employees are awarded points towards shares in the Employee Benefits Trust on an annual basis. The Employee Benefits Trust holds shares on behalf of our employee at the point of an equity event the shares will realise a cash value.
What we hope youll do next:
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Were an equal opportunity employer which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. Were committed to providing an inclusive barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or if youd like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward please email at and well get back to you.
The Company
At Fera were making the world a better healthier and safer place. Were a joint venture partnership between Bridgepoint and Defra and were working proactively to protect the world we live in and the food we eat. Our teams are investigating plant and bee health crop protection and sustainable agriculture. Join us and discover better as you deliver world-class science for the future.
The Benefits
On-site Gym
Shopping & Transport Discounts
Voluntary Benefits to suit your lifestyle
LTIP/share scheme
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Mammalian Cell Culture
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Protein Purification
- Research Experience
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Flow Cytometry
