Technical/Study Lead - Kent - Permanent - On-site CSG Talent are excited to be partnered with a biopharma business looking to bring in a Technical/Study Lead. You will be the scientific subject matter expert across the biopharma R&D lifecycle, supporting the wider R&D and commercial teams. Your responsibilities: - Act as the technical lead across biopharma products, providing scientific direction to wider teams and scientific subject matter expertise - Act as client point of contact for technical and project related queries - Manage the project proposals, project plans, costing, milestones and deliver technical reports - Support the BD & commercial teams with technical proposal writing and technical sales support - Supporting the teams and management with the site's GMP roadmap - Maintain broad knowledge of up-and-coming technologies & theories and ideas for improvement - Supporting the R&D teams with laboratory planning and experimental execution - Maintaining the high standards of laboratory practice including quality management, MHRA, FDA and other regulatory agencies - Other R&D activities as needed by the business To be successful in this position you will have: - A PhD in a relevant field to Biopharma (preferred) or other advanced degree - Deep understanding and experience across the full biopharma research and development process using microbial recombinant protein expression - Demonstrable experience (subject matter expert) in upstream processing, downstream processing or analytical science - Experience working in GMP environments - Matrix leadership experience - Meticulous and detail orientated with use of word and project planning tools - Strong decision making abilities You will be joining a friendly team with high staff-retention rates and a strong development culture. To find out more about this position apply today.