Role Overview
We are currently looking for an Industrial Scientist to join a leading biotechnology company based in the Fife area.
As the Industrial Scientist, you will be responsible for supporting the Research and Development team in undertaking projects as per client specifications, including meeting with clients, developing and optimising biopolymer manufacture and performance of biopolymer-based products.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Your duties as the Industrial Scientist will be varied however the key duties and responsibilities are as follows:
1. Contribute to the development of a Quality Management System aligned with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and regulatory standards such as writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Risk Assessments (RAs) and safety data sheets (SDS).
2. Prepare technical reports and deliver presentations to communicate test results and new developments to company managers and customers.
3. Provide technical consultation to customers on the biopolymer-based products, providing solutions to technical requirements.
4. Maintain accurate records of sample analyses and equipment calibrations in compliance with good laboratory and quality standards.
Role Requirements
To be successful in your application to this exciting role as the Industrial Scientist we are looking to identify the following on your profile and past history:
1. Relevant degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, material science or related subjects.
2. Proven industry experience with biopolymer-based materials, ideally knowledge or experience working with chitin/chitosan.
3. A working knowledge and practical experience with analytical equipment such as rotational viscometer, FTIR, Thermogravimetric analyser (TGA) and UV-vis spectrophotometer (Nanodrop).
Key Words:
Industrial Scientist / Biotechnology / Biopolymers / Chemical Process Optimisation / Analytical Equipment / Quality Management System / GLP / GMP / Research and Development / Materials Chemistry
Hyper Recruitment Solutions Ltd (HRS) is an Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the role requirements. HRS exclusively supports the Life Science sectors, combining recruitment expertise with scientific knowledge to help you advance your career.....Read more...
Lead Mechanical Engineer – TechBio
Newton Colmore is partnered with a TechBio company in Cambridge and we are hiring for a lead mechanical engineer to join the team.
As a Mechanical Engineer, you will be utilising your mechanical design engineering knowledge, problem-solving and your 3D modelling skills to create novel solutions for real-world engineering and scientific problems. The technology you will be working on will include optical, fluidic and thermal mechanical systems and is aiming to make a step-change in innovation for the biotechnology sector.
Your specific responsibilities will be to identify product requirements, create and define technical solutions for the product and the generation of concepts and systems. You will then also be charged with transferring designs through to manufacture and competing technical analyses to ensure the product is safe, reliable and scalable.
To be considered for this exciting role you will need to have experience of designing complex mechanical systems within a highly regulated sector, coupled with an impressive academic record. SolidWorks and Creo knowledge would be ideal as would experience with transferring designs to manufacture.
In exchange for your skills and expertise, the company offer a highly competitive package as well as providing excellent career progression and training as well as providing a platform for you to work on start of the art technologies and testing equipment.
For more information, make a confidential application now and a member of our team will be in touch with more details.
Newton Colmore Consulting is a specialist recruitment consultancy operating within the medical devices and biotechnology sectors. We conduct bespoke searches for our clients across the globe. We are continually running searches across R&D so take a look at our open roles on our website.
Key words: Mechatronics Engineer, Mechanical Engineer Medical Devices, Drug Delivery, Inhalation, Injectable, ISO13485, CFD, SolidWorks, ProE.
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Our client, a heavyweight IP firm with an impressive global reputation has an outstanding opportunity for a dynamic Chemistry Patent Attorney to join their friendly London team.
You’ll ideally be a circa 1-year PQE attorney, ready for your next exciting challenge, and rest assured your continued career development will be paramount here. Hard pushed to find a more collegiate and supportive team, you’ll be nurtured by partners and attorneys at all levels as you work collaboratively delivering a bespoke service to an impressive array of clients across the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and life science sectors.
What awaits is an exceptional variety of cutting-edge work across the patent life cycle that will require your expertise from day one. This impressive practice has a collaborative and progressive ethos, blended working and a generous remuneration and benefits package.
Why not get in touch today to discover more on this excellent Chemistry Patent Attorney offering!
Catherine French on 0113 467 9790 or catherine.french@saccomann.com
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The Life Sciences arm of this significant IP practice is continuing to develop and flourish. With this there is capacity to welcome a talented Biotech Attorney into their stellar team. Ideally, you’ll be at finalist level or recently qualified with experience in Biotechnology and/or affiliated Life Science matters.
With an impressive and expanding client base of innovators across a plethora of technical areas such as antibody and vaccine technology, gene therapies, small molecule pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. It would be advantageous if you enjoy and thrive on direct client collaboration and are keen to get involved in business development initiatives.
Flexibly, although this role is ideally based in London, there is plenty of scope to work from one of the regional offices on a blended working basis.
If you're ready for a significant and rewarding career change in the new year within an expert and supportive team, then please do contact Catherine French who will be happy to talk you through it on 0113 467 9790 or via: catherine.french@saccomann.com....Read more...
The Life Sciences arm of this significant IP practice is continuing to develop and flourish. With this there is capacity to welcome a talented Biotech Attorney into their stellar team. Ideally, you’ll be at finalist level or recently qualified with experience in Biotechnology and/or affiliated Life Science matters.
With an impressive and expanding client base of innovators across a plethora of technical areas such as antibody and vaccine technology, gene therapies, small molecule pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. It would be advantageous if you enjoy and thrive on direct client collaboration and are keen to get involved in business development initiatives.
Flexibly, although this role is ideally based in London, there is plenty of scope to work from one of the regional offices on a blended working basis.
If you're ready for a significant and rewarding career change in the new year within an expert and supportive team, then please do contact Catherine French who will be happy to talk you through it on 0113 467 9790 or via: catherine.french@saccomann.com....Read more...
The Life Sciences arm of this significant IP practice is continuing to develop and flourish. With this there is capacity to welcome a talented Biotech Attorney into their stellar team. Ideally, you’ll be at finalist level or recently qualified with experience in Biotechnology and/or affiliated Life Science matters.
With an impressive and expanding client base of innovators across a plethora of technical areas such as antibody and vaccine technology, gene therapies, small molecule pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. It would be advantageous if you enjoy and thrive on direct client collaboration and are keen to get involved in business development initiatives.
Flexibly, although this role is ideally based in London, there is plenty of scope to work from one of the regional offices on a blended working basis.
If you're ready for a significant and rewarding career change in the new year within an expert and supportive team, then please do contact Catherine French who will be happy to talk you through it on 0113 467 9790 or via: catherine.french@saccomann.com....Read more...
Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Medical Devices - Cambridge
An exciting opportunity awaits you to join a rapidly growing Medical Devices division and contribute to the development of innovative Medical Technologies. We are seeking a Senior or Principal Manufacturing Engineer with experience in designing production and manufacturing systems within the Medical Devices, Biotechnology or Sciences industries.
Ideally, you will have a degree in Manufacturing, mechanical or process engineering, while having Manufacturing or Process Engineering experience designing in 3D CAD while also having a background in maintaining production machinery.
You will support design teams across multiple functions, with a particular focus on Design for Manufacturing (DFM). The role involves building prototypes and testing new rigs to ensure medical devices function correctly and can be manufactured efficiently. Supply Chain experience would be highly advantageous.
Given the size of the group, we need someone willing to engage in designing, building, and testing systems, as well as maintaining production machinery. As the group expands, this role will evolve, providing excellent opportunities for career advancement.
You will be expected to take leadership of various projects as they arise, whilst also collaborating effectively within teams depends on project requirements.
Due to working alongside other Medical Devices divisions, it is expected that you would have knowledge of ISO 13485, QMS and GMP.
In return, you will receive an excellent starting salary, free lunches, enhanced pension, bonuses, healthcare and other excellent benefits you’d expect with a much larger organisation.
Given the high demand for Medical Devices opportunities, we anticipate significant interest in this role. If you are interested, we recommend submitting your application promptly to avoid missing out.
For more information, please contact Andrew Welsh, Director of Medical Devices, Biotech and Drug Discovery Recruitment at Newton Colmore, on +44 121 268 2240. Alternatively, submit your application and a member of our team will be in touch. Please note that without a CV, we can only provide limited information.....Read more...
Project Engineer - Manufacturing Design – Medical Devices - Cambridge
An exciting opportunity awaits you to join a rapidly growing Medical Devices division and contribute to the development of innovative Medical Technologies. We are seeking a Senior or Principal Project Engineer who has previously worked as a Manufacturing Engineer with experience in designing production and manufacturing systems within the Medical Devices, Biotechnology or Sciences industries.
Ideally, you will have a degree in Manufacturing, mechanical or process engineering, while having Manufacturing or Process Engineering experience designing in 3D CAD while also having a background in maintaining production machinery.
You will support design teams across multiple functions, with a particular focus on Design for Manufacturing (DFM). The role involves building prototypes and testing new rigs to ensure medical devices function correctly and can be manufactured efficiently. Supply Chain experience would be highly advantageous.
Given the size of the group, we need someone willing to engage in designing, building, and testing systems, as well as maintaining production machinery. As the group expands, this role will evolve, providing excellent opportunities for career advancement.
You will be expected to take leadership of various projects as they arise, whilst also collaborating effectively within teams depends on project requirements.
Due to working alongside other Medical Devices divisions, it is expected that you would have knowledge of ISO 13485, QMS and GMP.
In return, you will receive an excellent starting salary, free lunches, enhanced pension, bonuses, healthcare and other excellent benefits you’d expect with a much larger organisation.
Given the high demand for Medical Devices opportunities, we anticipate significant interest in this role. If you are interested, we recommend submitting your application promptly to avoid missing out.
For more information, please contact Andrew Welsh, Director of Medical Devices, Biotech and Drug Discovery Recruitment at Newton Colmore, on +44 121 268 2240. Alternatively, submit your application and a member of our team will be in touch. Please note that without a CV, we can only provide limited information.....Read more...
DFM Engineer – Design for Manufacturing – Medical Devices - Cambridge
An exciting opportunity awaits you to join a rapidly growing Medical Devices division and contribute to the development of innovative Medical Technologies. We are seeking a Senior or Principal Design Engineer who has previously worked as a hands on engineer, potentially as a Manufacturing Engineer, while working on Design of Manufacturing (DFM) within the Medical Devices, Biotechnology or Sciences industries.
Ideally, you will have a degree in manufacturing, mechanical or process engineering, while having Manufacturing, Design or Process Engineering experience designing in 3D CAD while also having a background in maintaining production machinery.
You will support design teams across multiple functions, with a particular focus on Design for Manufacturing (DFM). The role involves building prototypes and testing new rigs to ensure medical devices function correctly and can be manufactured efficiently. Supply Chain experience would be highly advantageous.
Given the size of the group, we need someone willing to engage in designing, building, and testing systems, as well as maintaining production machinery. As the group expands, this role will evolve, providing excellent opportunities for career advancement.
You will be expected to take leadership of various projects as they arise, whilst also collaborating effectively within teams depends on project requirements.
Due to working alongside other Medical Devices divisions, it is expected that you would have knowledge of ISO 13485, QMS and GMP.
In return, you will receive an excellent starting salary, free lunches, enhanced pension, bonuses, healthcare and other excellent benefits you’d expect with a much larger organisation.
Given the high demand for Medical Devices opportunities, we anticipate significant interest in this role. If you are interested, we recommend submitting your application promptly to avoid missing out.
For more information, please contact Andrew Welsh, Director of Medical Devices, Biotech and Drug Discovery Recruitment at Newton Colmore, on +44 121 268 2240. Alternatively, submit your application and a member of our team will be in touch. Please note that without a CV, we can only provide limited information.....Read more...
Electronics Engineer – Piezoelectronics – New Product Development – Cambridge
A growing Scientific Engineering organisation is currently seeking an Electronics Engineer to assist in the product development of new piezoelectronics technologies.
You will collaborate with a team of mechanical design engineers, software engineers, and scientists, making teamwork crucial. In this role, you will be the sole electronics specialist, so confidence in your abilities is essential.
Your responsibilities will include electronics design and PCB layout for the new piezoelectronics devices, as well as writing Embedded C software and using other software languages.
While having experience in piezoelectronics would be ideal, it is not a strict requirement. However, we do prefer candidates with experience in highly regulated fields such as Medical Devices, Biotechnology, Scientific Engineering, Pharmatech, or other scientific domains.
While working on cutting-edge technologies, you will also enjoy an excellent starting salary, a generous pension, annual bonuses, private medical cover, life assurance, and other benefits typically associated with larger organisations.
Given the expected high level of interest in this role, we recommend submitting your application promptly if you are interested. We are looking for someone to start relatively soon, though we understand that you may have a notice period.
The interview process will be swift, commencing with a video interview and progressing to an in-person interview. Part of the interview may involve a tour of their state-of-the-art facilities, which are currently being expanded to stay at the forefront of technological advances.
For further information, please do not hesitate to call Andrew Welsh, Director of Medical Devices Recruitment and Scientific Recruitment Specialist at Newton Colmore, on +44 121 268 2240, or submit an application, and a member of our Newton Colmore team will get in touch with you.
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Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Medical Devices
A medical devices company based in Cambridgeshire is looking for a senior manufacturing / new product introduction engineer to join their fledgling team and help take their first products from development through to production.
This company is looking to transform the lives of their patients by providing a step-change in real-time personalised health information via their novel sensor technology.
As a manufacturing engineer within the business, you will be taking lead on their manufacturing process development, including controlling each stage of the process and planning experimental work with prototypes to discover where improvements can be made with the product and processes.
You will also hold responsibility for assessing manufacturing quality, and supporting design for manufacture as products are developed, including modelling product costs, identifying potential suppliers, and supporting supplier audits.
A key aspect of this role will also be applying your knowledge to design verification activities, including the procurement of prototypes for testing and specification and validation of jigs and fixtures.
The company are offering a generous and tailored compensation package which also variety of perks, including monetary bonuses. They have built an innovative environment and make sure their people have everything they need to make a success of their roles. You will be joining a multidisciplinary team, working alongside world-class engineers and scientists.
This company is looking for an engineer that has hands-on experience with design and manufacturing, ideally coupled with an understanding of ISO13485 and GMP. Familiarity with manufacturing process improvement methodologies would be an advantage, as would having a good network of CMOs and tooling specialists.
This role will grow as the company grows and along with your technical contribution you will play a key part in shaping their working practices and team culture. It is an exciting time to join this company.
If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, then make an application and a consultant within our team will be in touch to discuss it further.
Newton Colmore is a specialist search firm operating within the medical devices and biotechnology sectors.
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NPI Engineer – Clinical Diagnostics
Newton Colmore is representing a medical devices company based in Cambridge, recognised as an industry leader in novel clinical diagnostics technology. This organisation has built a strong reputation for delivering life-changing healthcare solutions through engineering and manufacturing excellence.
Due to continued growth and expansion of their product portfolio, they are seeking an experienced NPI Engineer to join their manufacturing transfer team.
The Role
This is a great opportunity for an NPI engineer to play a pivotal role in bringing innovative medical devices from concept through to commercial production. You will be at the heart of new product introduction (NPI) activities, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless product launches.
Key Responsibilities
Design for Manufacturing (DfM) & Transfer:
Lead design for manufacturing initiatives, working collaboratively with R&D teams to improve product designs for efficient, scalable production
Drive technology transfer activities from development through to full-scale manufacturing
Develop and implement manufacturing strategies for new product introductions
Conduct manufacturing feasibility assessments and risk analyses
Process Development & Optimisation:
Design, develop and validate manufacturing processes for medical device production
Create detailed manufacturing procedures, work instructions and quality control protocols
Implement lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives
Support scale-up activities from pilot production to commercial volumes
Cross-functional Collaboration:
Partner with quality assurance teams to ensure regulatory compliance throughout the manufacturing process
Work closely with supply chain and procurement teams on vendor qualification and component sourcing
Collaborate with project management teams to ensure timely delivery of NPI milestones
Essential Requirements
Ideally around five years in manufacturing engineering within a medical devices or biotechnology environment. Flexible for the right candidate.
Proven experience in design for manufacturing and new product introduction
Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes including machining, assembly, and quality control systems
Experience with manufacturing transfer projects and scale-up activities
Understanding of medical device regulations (ISO 13485, FDA QSR, MDR) is highly desirable
Proficiency in CAD software and manufacturing analysis tools
Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills
Ideally educated to degree level in a relevant subject.
What's On Offer
Competitive salary commensurate with experience – flexible from mid-level to senior.
Comprehensive benefits package including bonus, healthcare, pension, and much more.
Opportunity to work with complex medical technology that makes a real difference to patients
Professional development opportunities and career progression
Cooperative, innovative working environment with world-class engineering teams
Next Steps
This is a confidential search being conducted on behalf of our client. For a discrete, confidential discussion about this exceptional opportunity, please contact:
Matt Lowdon Founder 0121 268 2240 / hello @ newtoncolmore . com
All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Due to the confidential nature of this search, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted with full company details.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of background.
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Contract Management Specialist – Pharmaceutical CapEx Project Location: Hybrid – 3-4 days/week onsite in Copenhagen, Denmark Contract Duration: 12 months Engagement Type: Freelance / Contract Working Hours: Approx. 37 hours per week Start Date: ASAP
About the Company
Our client is a globally recognized pharmaceutical and life sciences organization. Known for its commitment to innovation and excellence in healthcare manufacturing, the company is leading a significant brownfield refurbishment and expansion project. This role offers a unique opportunity to play a key role in a high-impact CapEx initiative within a regulated, cutting-edge R&D and production environment.
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Contract Management Specialist to take ownership of procurement and contract management processes for a flagship infrastructure project. You will engage closely with internal stakeholders and engineering consultants to manage sourcing activities for construction and equipment packages.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and execute strategic procurement plans aligned with project objectives.
Lead end-to-end RFQ processes and negotiate supplier contracts.
Interface with multidisciplinary internal teams and external partners.
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and project milestones.
Oversee documentation, risk tracking, and contract lifecycle management.
Must-Have Skills
Demonstrable experience in CapEx procurement, ideally within construction or life sciences.
In-depth understanding of RFQ and contract management processes.
Experience sourcing technical equipment and services in regulated environments.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to work onsite in Copenhagen 3–4 days per week.
Nice-to-Have
Previous experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology sector (If not - construction or Manufacturing)
Familiarity with contract/document management systems.
Cultural familiarity with Danish work environments or language skills.
Why Apply?
Be part of a high-priority CapEx project in the pharmaceutical sector.
Hybrid working environment with dynamic on-site collaboration.
Exposure to industry best practices and innovative project execution.
Boost your profile in the fast-growing life sciences contracting space.
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