CY Partners are working with a rapidly expanding bioanalytical services CRO in Australia, who are now looking for experienced Study Directors within Immunobiology to join their growing teams.

The main responsibilities include performing Study Director / Principal Investigator functions for immunobiology- and immunoassay-based validations and analysis.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Develop and validate flow cytometry assays, cell based neutralising assays and biomarker assessments within a regulatory environment
• Design flow cytometry assays to support clinical studies
• Manage high volume of studies autonomously as well as company and external stakeholders to ensure timelines are achieved
• Responsible for a large client base
• Communicate with internal stakeholders to ensure project progression
• Ensure compliance to all regulatory standards through the review of all runs and validation of study sample analysis
• Troubleshoot scientific issues by liaising with R&D, operations, management and Lead Analysts
• Update and review Analytical Laboratory Methods (ALMs)
• Develop, transfer and validate assays and analytical methods to support drug analysis
• Update and maintain SOPs

Skills and Qualifications:

• BSc, MSc or PhD in a Life Science discipline
• 5-10 years’ experience in a regulated GLP Bioanalysis Immunobiology laboratory, including:
  • Immunoassay development, cell-based assays, and flow cytometry assay development & validation (essential)
• CRO experience across the European and/or North American markets
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as Study Director / Principal Investigator
• Ability to review bioanalytical SOPs and ALMs
• Previous experience in communicating with clients on high level science issues as well as remaining strictly confidential
• Experience with LIMS/Watson
• Ability to analyse problems, formulate effective solutions and coordinate tasks simultaneously

The company is a Contract Research Organisation specialising in providing drug development services for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. You will be working in their state-of-the-art facilities based in Adelaide, Australia with Visa and relocation support provided.

If you are interested or have any questions about this role, feel free to Apply now or contact Harriet at CY Partners (07851 246 846 / [email protected]).

Due to the current pandemic and climate, start dates for this role will be decided following all Government guidelines.

Tagged as: assay, Assay Development, Bioanalysis, Bioanalytical, Cell based assays, Development, Flow Cytometry, GLP, immunoassay, Immunobiology, Principal Investigator, SOPs, Study Director