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Scientist 2
Cambridge – Onsite
We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Scientist 2 to join our Material Science team and be based onsite at our Illumina Centre, Granta Park, Cambridge.
This is a great opportunity to be part of Illumina’s continued growth, contributing to our mission of improving human health by unlocking the power of the genome!
Illumina's employee benefits are industry-leading and include flexible time off, private medical insurance, compassion, and care time off, leisure travel insurance, pension, employee stock purchasing program, volunteer time off, and much more!
Why You
Our Material Science Team within our Scientific Research function at Illumina Cambridge is responsible for activities related to innovation, introduction of new products and services, improvement of current products, or analysis of organic and inorganic substances and materials in accordance with established regulatory standards.
Activities may include developing new products and completing investigational testing for new products. Identifies safe and efficacious products by conducting preclinical testing, which evaluates aspects of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and toxicology in in-vitro and in-vivo settings.
The Role
This great opportunity would suit an individual who has some experience of working in a lab environment, through either an internship or research conducted at university.
This role will involve working in a small team conducting synthesis of materials in the lab and characterize them using various techniques, using your skills and knowledge from your studies and previous lab experience to execute.
Scope of responsibilities
- Designs and performs experiments of varying complexity and across a broad array of techniques, foresees issues and works to overcome obstacles to completing tasks or assignments, conceives of new ways to analyze the data and present it.
- Makes detailed technical observations and documents them in laboratory notebooks and confluence pages, etc.
- Plans, conducts, summarizes, reports consistent conclusions, and generates recommendations for follow up experiments and may suggest alternate strategies.
- Takes responsibility for training others, raising the consistency and quality of data collection of the team, establishes criteria and / or work procedures to achieve a high level of quality and productivity.
Qualifications, Experience & Attributes Required
- You will have gained a bachelor’s degree or a Masters degree and possess a university level understanding of the scientific principles and laboratory experience.
- Experience in industry an advantage.
- Possess excellent open verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment, with excellent attention to detail.
Please note this role would not suit those with an advanced education or qualification such as PhD.
What can you expect
Our team members are bright, energetic and dedicated - they are the driving force behind our innovation and impact. To attract the best and brightest, we offer a competitive employee benefits program. We view it as a smart investment in our people, one that recognizes the tremendous value they bring to our business every day. At Illumina, we push boundaries. We think beyond the conventional. We dream big. With the energy of so many bright and accomplished people, the opportunities are endless.
Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.
