http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobsNew Scientist Jobshttp://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/job/rd-scientist-immunoassay-6-month-contract-republic-of-ireland-200641954.htmFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:07:20 +0000195658R&D Scientist - Immunoassay (6 month contract) An exciting opportunity has arisen for a R&D Scientist based within a diagnostic company in Dublin City Centre. MAIN DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES: Development of immunoassays. Designing and carrying out experiments. Interpreting results of experiments. Collating data in technical files. Preparation of technical reports. Maintenance and calibration of equipment. WORK EXPERIENCE: Lab experience in using immunoassays. Experience of assay development in a regulated commercial environment required. KEY SKILLS: Technical Skills: - Immunoassay techniques - EIA development. - Protein purification and analysis, Protein conjugation - SDS- PAGE, IEF. Understanding of GLP, GMP and Regulatory requirements. Problem solving. PRINCIPAL QUALIFICATION REQUIRED: 3rd Level Degree in a Biological Science. 2 – 3 years in a similar position. ************************************************************* TO APPLY DIRECTLY PLEASE CLICK HERE If you would like further information before applying please contact: Brian Christensen BA(Mod.)MedChem on +353 1 685 47 47 Your details will not be passed to a Third Party without your express Prior Consent. View our Privacy Policy *************************************************************** http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/job/msl-medical-advisor-register-republic-of-ireland-200642323.htmTue, 17 Nov 2009 21:46:12 +0000195392Medical Science Liaison / Medical Advisor Register Life Science Recruitment has strong relationships with many of the top pharmaceutical companies in Ireland and as such we are made aware of upcoming positions prior to them coming to market. Our search process involves (a) searching our database for suitable registered candidates and (b) advertising the position online. If we find a suitable shortlist from our database more often than not the position is never advertised. We are inviting candidates to register their details, in confidence, for upcoming positions in: Medical Science Liaison / Medical Advisor (a) Entry Level MSL – PhD in Life or Health Sciences or MB, up to 6 months experience in industry. (b) Medical Science Liaison – PhD Degree in Life or Health Sciences or MB, 2+ years experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry. (c) Medical Advisor (Clinician) – MB or MD, 2+ years experience in the pharmaceutical or Healthcare industry (d) Medical Advisor (Life Scientist) - PhD Degree in Life or Health Sciences, 3+ years experience in the Pharmaceutical or Clinical Research Industry. If you would like to be made aware of upcoming positions, in confidence, then please register your details by clicking apply below. If you would like to discuss your current situation or would like further information on our processes then please contact: Eamonn O’Raghallaigh MSc, BSc(Hons) on 01-6854848 Life Science Recruitment | www.lifescience.ie Life Science Recruitment is Ireland's foremost specialist scientific and healthcare recruitment agency. We specialize in scientific, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemistry, quality management, clinical research, sales and marketing, medical, allied healthcare, regulatory affairs, engineering, pharmacy and research jobs in Ireland http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/job/medical-science-liaison-dublin-republic-of-ireland-200642319.htmTue, 17 Nov 2009 21:36:08 +0000195419Medical Science Liaison (MSL) My client is a leading multinational pharmaceutical company with a strong base in Ireland. As part of a recent growth strategy implementation, an immediate requirement exists for a Medical Science Liaison Officer to join the dynamic and high-performance medical department, reporting directly to the medical director. Job Purpose: Build scientific partnerships with decision makers to build advocacy from Phase II clinical trials to launch of new product. Strategically prepare and support the development, launch and commercialization of drug products through medical information sharing, education of the scientific community and KOLs, clinical trial support, and by the scientific exchange seeking external insight to shape the company’s commercial and development programs. Key Activities • Contributes to mapping / profiling of KOL/decision makers in line with segmentation • Develop professional relationships, build advocacy and gain contributions of KOL/decision makers. • Attendance at Conferences. • Collect, analyze and report insights that may impact company development plans / trial designs. • Provide and discuss scientific information and data to healthcare professionals to ensure quality and accuracy of medical and scientific information on new treatment options including company products and selected areas of therapeutic interest. • Liaise and provide up-to-date medical support to relevant external groups to facilitate listing of products in medical guidelines, formularies to impact pricing and health-economic discussions. • Provide speaker training to health care professionals to support the best use of new therapies developed and commercialized by the company. • Contributes to the identification of appropriate clinical investigators and facilitates placement into company sponsored clinical trials. Contribution towards Advisory Boards and focus groups. • Support the investigational sites as needed, as part of a cross-functional team with Medical Director and others as appropriate. • Identifies clinical investigators with research proposals that are consistent with company product development strategies and facilitates the Investigator-Initiated Research Protocol (IIRP) process including study completion, presentation, and publication, as appropriate. • Supports the investigators to comply with the IIRP process in accordance with the guidelines and procedures, providing knowledge and guidance for GCP, legal and financial local regulations, as appropriate. • Collaborate with company colleagues to actively support medical and scientific meetings by collecting and interpreting insights / presentations / results, and evaluating impact of competitive information to share internally and externally as post-meeting deliverables. • Provide medical support and training (i.e. disease state and product) to company colleagues (e.g. sales reps, CRAs, etc…). • Screen business opportunities. • Assist Medical Director in PCC • Collaborate with Sales and Marketing teams and involved in Go to Launch meetings Education: PhD in Life Sciences with solid medical/technical background and proven competencies in influencing skills, clinical research insight, business and market knowledge 3-5 years minimum experience in a pharmaceutical environment, preferably in pharmaceutical sales, pharmacovigilance or clinical research. Experience/Professional requirement: • Demonstrated ability to develop and foster peer-to-peer, credible relationships with health care professionals • Sound knowledge of the Irish Healthcare System and of the research procedures as well as the ICH guidelines, GCP and other ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry. • Thorough knowledge of clinical medicine, disease management, and medical research • Scientific/medical research experience • Capacity as well as high interest to be continuously updated in his/her area of responsibility • Ability to provide scientific and medical support internally • Ability to synthesize recent scientific information, analyze them within strategic and regulatory settings. • Proven ability to use IT tools and interface effectively with a variety of technical platforms for the collection, review, and dissemination of medical information. • Strong personal integrity, and customer focus • Ongoing willingness to learn • Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills (including ability to network) • Capacity for interaction with multifunctional teams and teamwork • Demonstrated tact and ability to adapt time and means to best carry through the messages tailored to situation and customer. • Must be able to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing field-based environment, including moving scope from one TA to another related one FOR IMMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION PLEASE APPLY ONLINE NOW WITH CURRENT CV OR CONTACT EAMONN O’RAGHALLAIGH, TEL +353 1 6854848 http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/job/mri-radiographer-republic-of-ireland-200642318.htmTue, 17 Nov 2009 21:29:09 +0000195418MRI Radiographer – Munster & Leinster Life Science Recruitment is currently recruiting a MRI Radiographer for multiple permanent positions in the Munster, Leinster and Connaught regions of Ireland. Our client is one of Europe's largest providers of outsourced Diagnostic Imaging Services. They are specialists in providing flexible solutions for the provision of diagnostic imaging services and facilities within public and private hospitals in Ireland. They also provide Interim Diagnostic Imaging solutions for hospitals that may require an interim mobile diagnostic imaging unit during equipment exchange or to clear a waiting list. Interested candidates must have: • BSc in Radiography or the Diploma of the College of Radiographers or a qualification that is equivalent to the above and this qualification should be validated by the Irish Institute of Radiographers and Radiation Therapists (IIRRT). • Strong clinical back ground in the area of MRI • A post graduate MRI course is desirable • A minimum of 2 years post graduate experience is desirable. Excellent pay rate (commensurate with HSE guidelines) & benefits apply. For Immediate Consideration Please Apply Online Now If you would like further information before applying please contact: Eamonn O’Raghallaigh on +353 16 85 48 48 Life Science Recruitment operates of a strict code of ethics in recruitment and adheres to a non-disclosure privacy policy. Your details will never be passed to a third party without your express prior consent. Life Science Recruitment | http://lifescience.ie http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/job/medical-director-scientific-director-berkshire-medical-communications-agency-south-west-london-200634200.htmMon, 09 Nov 2009 12:07:48 +0000174975Our client has a great opportunity for a Medical Director or Scientific Director to join their International healthcare communications team and provide high quality medical / scientific input to major healthcare communications programmes. Our client is a world-leading, full-service International healthcare communications agency based in the London region and working for a number of the world’s top pharmaceutical companies producing publications, events and new media campaigns. The Medical Director/Scientific Director will be working in a matrix management style across a number of teams providing scientific / medical input and strategy for global healthcare communications campaigns. The Medical Director/Scientific Director will provide in depth scientific / medical information for planning such campaigns, working with writers and editors and other members of staff for the delivery of medical communications programmes. The role involves publication planning and the ability to promote and sell concepts to pharmaceutical companies. Close involvement in organic growth of accounts and new business development will be an integral part of this position, as will be writing and contributing to proposals and to the scientific content of a number of medical communications materials. Mentor and develop Writers ensuring excellence in project delivery across the healthcare communication offering. Provide strategic input into communications campaigns Experience: A scientific degree and a background in healthcare communication are required for this role. Executech are expert in Healthcare Communication Recruitment for Medical Education, Healthcare PR, and Healthcare Advertising plus Pharmaceutical Marketing and Clinical Research Recruitment. Call Robert Wilson or team for a confidential chat at Executech on 01202 419 800, call Robert on 07958682248 out of hours. You can also review some of our opportunities and also register at www.executech.co.uk. We are constantly seeking new candidates to fill our list of advertised and unadvertised vacancies. Keywords: medical education, medical director, scientific director, healthcare communications, scientific writing. http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/job/outcomes-research-and-evidence-based-medicine-team-leader-east-sussex-200633431.htmFri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47:29 +0000172881Outcomes Research and Evidence Based Medicine Team Leader Salary:-Negotiable Location:- Surrey Employment type:- Permanent This company are one of the most established companies within the pharmaceuticals sector. Being a global company with a fantastic infrastructure they are able to offer potential employees unrivalled training and development as well as extremely competitive packages. With a strong commitment to maintaining the highest of standards they have managed to maintain their position as one of the worlds leading pharmaceutical companies. The Team Leader of outcomes research and evidence based medicine will be responsible for managing a small team of health outcomes professionals meaning that they will be responsible for their training and development, appraisals and allocating workloads. Contribution to strategic plans will be required for the team leader as they will be part of the management structure and will be seen as a decision maker. The Team leader will need to be hands on when required as workload would dictate. For more precise information about the specific hands on duties please get intouch on 0118 959 4990 or email at the address listed below. The Outcomes Research and Evidence Based Medicine Team Leader will need to be qualified in outcomes research or Health economics and will need sufficient experience within a pharmaceutical company or CRO in a Health Economics or health outcomes research role with line management responsibilities. Keywords:- HEOR, Outcomes Research, Health Economics, Pricing, Reimbursement and Market Access, Outcomes Research, Health Economics, Pricing, Reimbursement and Market Access, HE, HEOR, OR, P&R, health economics, outcomes research, modelling, HTA, SmC, Outcomes, Pricing and Reimbursements We are dedicated to the clinical research industry, offering candidates a unique service including our free \"Pipeline Watch\" career advisory consultation. To find out more call us on 0118 9594990 or email apply@clinicalprofessionals.co.uk http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/job/new-product-focus-editor-pharmaceutical-drugs-pharma-south-south-east-200632918.htmFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:59:17 +0000171941New Product Focus Editor (Pharmaceutical Drugs) £15 an hour South Ref: AF/015110 6 month contract (initially) Our client a key pharmaceutical services provider is actively seeking someone with a background in pharmacy/ medicine / pharmacovigilance /drugs safety/ medical information or pharmaceutical drugs editing to join a growing department with a worldwide industry leader. Key Responsibilities of the Role: • Analysing information received from the company’s offices about pharmaceutical and pharmacological principles of drugs launched worldwide, including drug classification, indication, dosage form and strength. • Creating a record of all new drugs launched worldwide using in-house data, various reference materials such as, Micromedex, Martindale and the Internet. • Proof reading and QA checking of all entries on the database for the monthly production of the LifeCycle New Product Focus CD. The information is disseminated to clients via CD, Internet subscription and via third party online hosts. • Providing information to clients and answering queries on the worldwide availability of newly launched products as well as the pharmaceutical companies responsible for manufacturing the drugs. • Liaising with other departments in the company to identify launches of new chemical entities (NCEs), ensuring this corresponds with information available from outside sources and that these launches are published in a timely fashion. • Informing the R&D team when an existing drug has been launched with a different indication for which it was first approved. Qualifications, Skills and Experience: Pharmacy degree/Relevant Drugs background Pharmacists, doctors, nurses, pharmacy technicians or anyone with good understanding of medical products. It is vital that the person speaks and writes fluently; knowledge of other languages would be nice to have but not essential. Knowledge of recent or new drug launches In depth knowledge of pharmaceutical trade names and generic names drug knowledge, as well as general indications, methods of administration and actions Computer literate Experienced in conduction internet searches Neat handwriting and attention to detail are also essential To Apply If you would like to be considered for this role, please contact Alison Fisher at Hudson Shribman Scientific Recruitment, quoting reference AF/015110, outlining your particular skills and experience and their relevance to this post. Please call on 020 7421 5200, or reply via email, entering the job title and reference code in the subject field to alison.fisher@hs-scientific.co.uk http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/job/outcomes-research-and-evidence-based-medicine-team-leader-east-sussex-200632370.htmThu, 05 Nov 2009 16:32:17 +0000170542Outcomes Research and Evidence Based Medicine Team Leader var addthis_pub="jobsiteuk";var addthis_options = 'print, favorites, facebook, myspace, twitter, linkedin, delicious, more'; Outcomes Research and Evidence Based Medicine Team Leader Salary:-Negotiable Location:- Surrey Employment type:- Permanent This company are one of the most established companies within the pharmaceuticals sector. Being a global company with a fantastic infrastructure they are able to offer potential employees unrivalled training and development as well as extremely competitive packages. With a strong commitment to maintaining the highest of standards they have managed to maintain their position as one of the worlds leading pharmaceutical companies. The Team Leader of outcomes research and evidence based medicine will be responsible for managing a small team of health outcomes professionals meaning that they will be responsible for their training and development, appraisals and allocating workloads. Contribution to strategic plans will be required for the team leader as they will be part of the management structure and will be seen as a decision maker. The Team leader will need to be hands on when required as workload would dictate. For more precise information about the specific hands on duties please get intouch on 0118 959 4990 or email at the address listed below. The Outcomes Research and Evidence Based Medicine Team Leader will need to be qualified in outcomes research or Health economics and will need sufficient experience within a pharmaceutical company or CRO in a Health Economics or health outcomes research role with line management responsibilities. Keywords:- HEOR, Outcomes Research, Health Economics, Pricing, Reimbursement and Market Access, Outcomes Research, Health Economics, Pricing, Reimbursement and Market Access, HE, HEOR, OR, P&R, health economics, outcomes research, modelling, HTA, SmC, Outcomes, Pricing and Reimbursements We are dedicated to the clinical research industry, offering candidates a unique service including our free \"Pipeline Watch\" career advisory consultation. To find out more call us on 0118 9594990 or email apply@clinicalprofessionals.co.uk http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/job/qc-chemist-x2-location-herts-hertfordshire-200628263.htmMon, 02 Nov 2009 16:23:54 +0000164888Our client is a pharmaceutical company and actively seeking a QC chemist within their analytical department. An Ideal candidate will have a degree in Pharmacy or Life Sciences with hands on experience, in using Analytical Instruments such as HPLC, UV and IR. Duties: To undertake assigned analytical testing, providing accurate results quickly and effectively. To carry out all duties in the line with the company's policies. To ensure that Good manufacturing Practice is implemented within the section, with respect to staff, and all aspects of training. Good organisation and communication skills. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/job/research-manager-bristol-200627854.htmMon, 02 Nov 2009 12:08:11 +0000164412This post offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the continued development of a portfolio of high quality research activity in a thriving research environment. Based in the Department of Community Based Medicine in the University of Bristol, the post holder will be affiliated to the Bristol Randomised Trials Collaboration (BRTC, a UKCRC-registered and NCRI-accredited trials unit), the Academic Unit of Primary Care (member of the NIHR School for Primary Care Research) and NHS Bristol (formerly Bristol PCT). You will provide a dedicated and seamless link between the University and the NHS in order to oversee the development and management of NIHR portfolio projects from pre-application through to conduct and reporting. This will be achieved through working closely with academic, research and NHS staff to estimate research costs, obtain research ethics and other governance approvals, secure excess treatment and service support costs, and ensure that research activity complies with all necessary regulatory requirements. You will take lead responsibility for ensuring that all the necessary support is in place to maintain and expand a highly successful programme of research in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. For informal enquiries please contact Dr A Montgomery on (0117) 331 3840 or e-mail: Alan.A.Montgomery@bristol.ac.uk Further details and an application form can be found by clicking the Apply Now button below. Alternatively you can telephone the number or click the link listed within the 'View Contact Details' section, or e-mail: recruitment@bristol.ac.uk quoting reference number 15116. The closing date for applications is 9.00am, 18 November 2009. http://www.newscientistjobs.com/jobs/job/senior-scientist-leicestershire-200590041.htmTue, 27 Oct 2009 09:57:32 +0000153444Senior Scientist Leicestershire Competitive salary and benefits depending on qualifications and experience. Harlan Laboratories is a leading provider of essential, pre-clinical and non-clinical con¬tract research, research models, animal diets, and services to the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, agrochemical, and chemical industries, as well as universities, government, and other research organisations. Our focus is on providing customers with products and services to optimise the discovery and safety of new medicines and compounds. Harlan Laboratories is a global company with 3,000 employees in 12 countries. We are currently seeking to appoint a Senior Scientist who will assume the role and responsibility of the named Certificate Holder and provide scientific leadership and direction for the RMS business in the UK The individual will be responsible for multiple development projects and will function as a technical spokesperson and scientific ambassador and advisor. Other key areas of responsibility include: • Delivering scientific and technical presentations at customer and industry meetings. • Leading the Company’s scientific and technical support to customers. • Providing technical advice and written articles on technical aspects of lab animals for publication. • To develop and run UK-wide training programmes for staff and oversee communications between business sites. • To ensure compliance will all current Home Office legislation, implementing practices to prevent licence infringements and dealing appropriately with compliance issues. • To liaise with the Named Veterinary Surgeon and to work with him/her in the interests of animal health and well-being and adherence to Home Office legislation. • Ensuring the best standards of animal husbandry, developing and implementing good practice for efficient and humane provision of healthy animals of appropriate microbiological status. The individual will have a DVM or PhD with broad experience in the life sciences arena. The individual must be able to contribute significantly to the growth of the RMS business in the UK, particularly in the area of transgenic services. To learn more about this position please visit www.harlan.com Interested? Please email your full CV by clicking the "Apply Now" button or post it to the full postal address in the contact details section below. Closing Date: 23rd November 2009