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Employer: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Free Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/01/2025 23:59
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities.
Job overview
A GMP scientist position is available within the Centre for Cell, Gene & Tissue Therapeutics. The post holder will be responsible for supporting a new, GMP-compliant lentiviral manufacturing facility in brand new, purpose-built clean rooms and assisting the development and implementation of novel intermediate scale lentiviral manufacturing techniques in suspension cell bioreactors.
The Post Holder will be responsible for GMP manufacture of lentiviral vector, and supporting the process development team transfer the process to GMP.
The post holder will also help to develop new downstream purification and packaging systems for the delivery of GMP-compliant lentiviral vectors to the cell manufacturing teams in the CCGTT.
Main duties of the job
The post requires exceptional attention to detail and the ability to work in a systematic manner whilst keeping detailed records. Perform QC testing on viral vectors: including flow cytometry, sterility testing and enumeration of viral preps and collating complex batch data for analysis and to interpret for final reporting. Calibration and maintenance of equipment for production and testing is required to maintain the laboratory.
Technical expertise in the in vitro culture of adherent and suspension cells and the ability to communicate ideas and practical skills to co-workers both at the bench and in formal presentations.
The post holder will be responsible to the Director of Vector for ensuring that the vector production laboratory is compliant with current legislation and best practice and will participate in the statutory regulatory inspections by MHRA.
Person specification
Experience
* GMP experience in ATMPs
* GMP experience in Vector manufacture
Education
* MSc or higher
Skills
* Over 1 year of experience in Quality Management System Documentation
Leadership
* Experience with taking charge of projects
Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
Please note:
* Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
* Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
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