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Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
As reported by the BBC News, two scientists have been awarded the Millenium Technology Prize for their scientific contributions to improving the quality of human life and in encouraging sustainable development.
Awarded once every two years, the Millenium Technology Prize is the largest technology prize in the world. This is the first time the prize has been awarded to two scientists, Dr Shinya Yamanaka and Linus Torvalds. The two winners split the 1.2m euros prize.
Dr Shinya Yamanaka
Dr Shinya Yamanaka is a stem cell scientist who discovered how to program human cells to mimic embryonic stem cells. These cells can become any cell in the body. This is called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. The scientists discovery will now contribute to the development of regenerative medicine.
Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds created a new open source operating system for computers.
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Monday, February 20th, 2012
Reena Dhana at CK Science is currently recruiting for a Patent Specialist in the food area to join a world leading Medical Device & Technology Organisation at their facilities in Cambridgeshire. This is a contract role.
Responsibilities:
As a Patent Specialist your main responsibilities will involve patent searching, patent analysis and contextualising findings.
Qualifications:
To be considered for this Patent Specialist role you hold a BSc in Food Science, Life science, Engineering or a related subject (or equivalent). You will also have:
- Extensive experience in the food industry is essential.
- Good working knowledge of the patent system and the ability to analyse patents in the food industry is also essential.
- A background in industrial scale food processing technologies is essential.
- Expertise in cereals and grain, including processing, formulating and finished products including, but not limited to breakfast cereals and grain-based snacks would be advantageous.
- Expertise in process equipment and conditions used to manufacture completed grain-based products is also advantageous.
How to apply:
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For more information or to apply for this Patent Specialist role please contact Reena Dhana on 01438 723 500 or email rdhana@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference ST23700 in all correspondence.
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Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Reena Dhana at CK Science is currently recruiting for a Senior Brand Manager to join the Consumer Care division for a global pharmaceutical company based in Hertfordshire. This is a 6 month contract with a strong possibility of extension.
Responsibilities:
For this Senior Brand Manager role you will be responsible for leading and co-ordinating activities relating to the companies brand portfolio. You will be involved in developing and implementing promotional and non-promotional materials and programmes, managing external agencies to deliver brand activities (advertising, media, PR and digital). You will also be proactively liaising and collaborating with various UK functions, including Sales, Medical Affairs, Finance, Supply Chain and Regulatory Affairs, to ensure optimal alignment and effective implementation of business plans.
Qualifications and skills:
To be successful for this Senior Brand Manager role you will hold a BSc in Marketing or related subject (or equivalent). To be considerd you will need to have:
- Previous experience as a consumer marketer is essential.
- Previous experience of managing a full Profit and Loss for significant brands is also essential.
- Previous experience of success in implementing brand activities across a number of media channels including TV would be advantageous.
- Familiarity with PAGB code of practice is desirable.
How to apply:
For more information or to apply for this Senior Brand Manager role please contact Reena Dhana on 01438 723 500 or email rdhana@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference ST23657 in all correspondence.
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Abbott Ireland released plans to invest €85 million at its pharmaceutical manufacturing operation in Sligo, Ireland. This investment will result in the creation of up to approximately 175 highly skilled jobs, these new roles will include engineering, quality, pharmaceutical science and other science-based areas.
The majority of the jobs will be added during the construction phase and the remainder will come on stream post the completion of the expansion. In addition, construction employment will create up to 150 temporary jobs. The expansion of the facility will be completed in 2014. The investment is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.
Dr. Azita Saleki-Gerhardt, President, Global Pharmaceutical Operations, Abbott said “Abbott has had a presence in Ireland for more than 65 years and began manufacturing in the country in 1974. Sligo is an important part of Abbott’s pharmaceutical manufacturing network and we are pleased to expand it to support future production needs. The success of our Sligo facility is due to the dedication of its staff and management. This state-of-the-art expansion will enable us to produce innovative therapies that we expect will represent significant advances in the treatment of cancer, chronic kidney disease and viral infections,”
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Victoria Walker at CK Science is currently recruiting for a Quality Assurance and Development Shift Manager to join a specialty chemical manufacturer based in the West Midlands. The company specialise in chemicals which have applications in a variety of markets, including electronics, automotive, flavours/ fragrances and more.
Responsibilities:
The main roles and responsibilities of this QA & Development Shift Manager will be to manage the provision of analysis of works products and day to day running of the laboratory. This is a key role in the site emergency procedure and responsible for ensuring health, safety and environmental compliance, you will supervise and co-ordinate work within the shift section. Other responsibilities are as follows:
- Provision of certification for site products and the authorisation of certificates will be your responsibility, as well as development of methods and maintaining existing ones.
- You will also be responsible for department safety standards, carrying out and maintaining department risk assessments and maintaining department instrumentation.
- You will ensure that the QAD Shift Chemists are organized and will have customer contact regarding queries and complaints, certificates of analysis for site products
- Deal with regulatory bodies amongst other external and internal contacts.
Qualifications and skills:
In order to be considered for this QA & Development Shift Manager role you will have a minimum qualification of a degree in chemistry (or equivalent) which is an essential requirement for this position. Skills which are requi5red for this position are as follows:
- Excellent communication and management skills are required.
- The successful candidate needs to be able to motivate and develop individuals to meet the shift requirements through clear communication and direction.
- The incumbent needs to be able to react calmly to emergency situations and be capable of making decisions under pressure.
- A sound technical knowledge is required along with an in-depth knowledge of process operations and practical problem solving skills.
- Shift work experience along with IOSH or experience with laboratory health and safety is desirable
- Knowledge of Site Products, Process Plants and Raw Materials. Previous analytical experience involving phosphorus based chemicals would be a distinct advantage as well as use of wet chemistry (volumetric/ gravimetric) and instrumentation (titroprocessors, UV Visible spectrophotometer, atomic fluorescence, atomic absorbance, NMR, GC).
The job:
Please note that this QA & Development Shift Manager role involves working 12 hour day and night shifts on a 5 shift rota which covers the site 24 hours per day, 365 days per annum. This also includes providing cover in the event of absence of other members of the team. The selected candidate will be able to get to work in all weathers the site cannot operate without a QADSM. A reasonable degree of physical fitness is required in order to climb gantries etc.
How to apply:
For more information or to apply for this QA & Development Shift Manager role please contact Victoria Walker on 0114 2839956 or email vwalker@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference SH23694 in all correspondence.
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Monday, February 13th, 2012
As reported by BBC News, the British Engineering and Technology Company Dyson have announced the creation of 300 new jobs due to it hitting a £1billion turnover for the first time in the company’s twenty year history.
The company’s new chief executive, Max Conze, said 200 of the new jobs would be engineering positions and at least 150 will go to graduates. These new positions equate to eight per cent of the 3,600 staff Dyson employs worldwide.
The Wiltshire-based group, founded by Sir James Dyson in 1992 sells machines, including hand dryers, in more than 50 markets. It did not reveal its profit figure for the year. In 2010, the business made a profit of £210m on turnover of £887m.
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Monday, February 13th, 2012
Heather Deagle at CK Science is currently recruiting for a QC Scientist to join a pharmaceutical company at one of their sites in the Glasgow area.
Responsibilities:
As a QC Scientist you will have responsibility for performing analytical (chemistry and microbiology based) duties whilst adhering to related GMP, COSHH and Health & Safety regulations.
Working to GMP role involves:
- scheduling of own workload
- performing analysis in accordance with SOPs, ensuring analytical work (Release, In-Process, Raw Materials & Stability) is performed and reported within agreed timelines.
- Overview and organisation of cleaning verification program.
- Overview and organisation of reference standard material within the QC/Microbiology group.
- Provision of Microbiology support to production group and clients such that ongoing compliance is maintained.
- Ensuring correct receipt, labelling, storage and despatch of samples within the laboratory.
- Review of testing results & reports from peers. I
- Identifying OOS, OOT and system failures and reports to line management.
- Contribution to drafting of departmental documentation – procedures, protocols, reports etc.
- Assists with regulatory audits where appropriate.
- Liaises with clients (internal and external) as appropriate.
Qualifications and skills:
The successful candidate for this QC Scientist role will have a degree or similar in an appropriate scientific discipline with demonstrable relevant industry experience in similar role.
How to apply:
For more information or to apply for this QC Scientist role please contact Heather Deagle on 01913848905 or email hdeagle@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference DH23689 in all correspondence.
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Takeda released a press statement today announcing the establishment of the Shanghai Development Center (“TSDC”) within the Shanghai-based Takeda (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. (“TCH”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda.
This new drug development center in Shanghai is intended to complement the international clinical work now under way in Singapore and Cambridge, MA.
Both of the existing operations, including the cancer drug developer Millennium in Cambridge, work with contract research organizations to advance new treatments through the clinic. Now the Shanghai operation will draw on the international team to study new drugs catering to the fast-growing market in China.
The establishment of [the Takeda Shanghai Development Center] will provide a powerful addition to this global development infrastructure,” the company stated today. Through the resources of TSDC, Takeda will continue to conduct high quality clinical trials which will lead to secure regulatory approval in Asia, with a growing emphasis on China, and continue to build deeper relationships with physicians and regulatory authorities.”
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Naynesh Mistry at CK Science is looking for two Senior Analytical Chemists to join an API development and manufacturer based in Northern Ireland, to supervise their team of development analysts.
Responsibilities:
The main roles and responsibilities of these Senior Analytical Chemist roles will be to perform, monitor and accept accountability for all assigned analytical duties relating to specific analytical projects as well as to supervise, delegate and review analytical activities of reporting staff. You will be responsible for the technical development and mentoring of reporting staff and will develop and validate analytical methods in support of API Development and Plant Manufacture. These methods will be for key starting materials, isolated intermediates and the final API as well as in-process controls. You will also perform routine analytical testing in-line with project requirements and will be fully competent in the following analytical techniques, as dictatedbyproject and/or departmental requirements: HPLC, GC, NMR, IR, UV, MS, KF, Classical techniques. It will also be your responsibility to prepare and present analytical data to customers (telecoms, face-to-face meetings etc.).
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Qualifications and Skills:
In order to be considered for these Senior Analytical Chemist roles you will be degree qualified or equivalent in an analytical discipline. You will have previous analytical development experience in support of API Manufacturing within industry (i.e. pharmaceuticals or biotech) and will be fully proficient in (U)HPLC method development and ICH validation. With theoretical and hands-on experience of a wide range of analytical techniques required for characterising APIs (IR, NMR, MS, (U)HPLC, GC, GC-HS, LC-MS, GC-MS, IC, KF,ICP/AAS, XRPD etc.) you will have up-to-date knowledge of GMP and Regulatory requirements with respect to API development. You will be experienced in supervising and developing other analysts and technicians.
Please note that the closing date for this role is Friday 10th February 2012.
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How to apply:
For more information or to apply for these Senior Analytical Chemist roles please contact Naynesh Mistry on 0114 2839956 or email nmistry@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference SH23643 in all correspondence.
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Andrew Bolton at CK Science is currently looking for a Chief Operating Officer to join an international medical device organisation, specialising in the development & manufacturing of industry changing molecular diagnostic technology to be based from their site in Wiltshire.
Responsibilities:
As the Chief Operating Officer (COO), you will be responsible for planning, developing & implementing strategies across operational management & development including management of internal operations encompassing commercial manufacturers, supply chain, logistics, materials management & technical support to customers.
Your duties will include:
- A key member of the Executive Leadership Team liaising with other Directors & Managers, coupled with leading, managing & developing Operations Team.
- Lead, drive and manage the development and evaluation of the Company operational strategy and performance.
- Establish and maintain appropriate systems for measuring necessary aspects of operational management and development.
- Monitor, measure and report on operational issues, opportunities, development plans and achievements within agreed formats and timescales.
- Maintain awareness & knowledge of operational best practice to achieve company goals.
- Represent the company at meetings with external parties, customers & at industry events / conferences.
This is an outstanding opportunity to join a growing Diagnostic organisation, which in return offers a negotiable salary & benefits package.
Qualifications and Skills:
To be considered for this Chief Operating Officer role, the successful candidate will have a Degree / PhD in a Life Science or Engineering discipline (or equivalent) and:
- Proven track record of growing R&D / Medical Device companies.
- Working knowledge of the Medical Device and/or Diagnostic industries.
- Extensive experience of developing & implementing operational strategies (e.g. Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics).
- Demonstrated commercial experience.
How to apply:
For more information or to apply for this Chief Operating Officer role please contact Andrew Bolton on 01438 723 500 or email abolton@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference ST23651 in all correspondence.
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Awarded once every two years, the Millenium Technology Prize is the largest technology prize in the world. This is the first time the prize has been awarded to two scientists, Dr Shinya Yamanaka and Linus Torvalds. The two winners split the 1.2m euros prize.
