Job Description

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Background
Sygnature Discovery is a world-leading integrated drug discovery Contract Research Organisation based in the UK and Canada with its headquarters in Nottingham and additional facilities in Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Glasgow, Montreal and Quebec City. Its staff of over 1,000, which includes 900 scientists, partners with global pharma, biotech and NFP organisations.

Since 2004, Sygnature Discovery has delivered over 40 novel pre-clinical and 22 clinical compounds, with its scientists named on over 170 patents. Therapeutic areas of expertise include oncology, inflammation and immunology, neuroscience, metabolic diseases, infectious diseases, fibrotic diseases and more. To find out more, please visit www.sygnaturediscovery.com.


About the role
As a Senior Scientist within our Informatics team, you will work within a small, established team in the informatics group to support our HTS and compound handling activities. This is an exciting time to join as we develop our HTS and compound handling platforms to their full capability and install significant enterprise level infrastructure.

But why work for us?

• Our scientists are at the forefront of our scientific research, driving projectsfrom modern, state-of-the-art laboratories and solving challenging problems for our clients.
• You will have the opportunity to work alongside our dedicated team of scientists with extensive experience in every stage of the drug discovery process.
• Our global clients range from big pharma and biotechs to academic and charitable organisations.
• Transparency with clients \xe2\x80\x93 our clients like to know the entire team, so there\xe2\x80\x99s an expectation you will present your work at meetings and represent the company.
• Teamwork and communication are as important as the science we do \xe2\x80\x93 how we interact and communicate with our clients is part of our success.
• We foster a culture of collective responsibility and communal working. If you\xe2\x80\x99re challenged by a problem, your project team, department and the company will support you to find a solution.
• We want you to have a long and rewarding career at Sygnature. We can offer a challenging, stimulating and fulfilling role in a sociable team that\xe2\x80\x99s passionate about drug discovery. It\xe2\x80\x99s an extremely motivating and humbling experience to discover a lifesaving drug.

The opportunity:

• Manage formatting and loading of internally & externally prepared screening library compounds into informatics system.
• Liaise with chemistry, analytical and bioscience groups for compound information and tracking.
• Management of users in the informatics system. e.g., setting up user accounts, resetting passwords, permissions etc.
• Support HTS, bioscience and chemistry in compound handling and tracking requirements.
• Support addition of compounds into the Sygnature screening compound collection from third party, both vendors and customers.

Key requirements:

• A degree in science preferably in bioinformatics
• Familiarity with laboratory automation equipment.
• Familiarity with laboratory information management software.
• Experience working in a HTS/compound management role.
• Experience in Excel, VBA, and python scripting.
• Experience in SQL
• A Positive Attitude for Problem Solving.

In return you will receive an excellent training and benefits package, including a highly competitive salary which is reviewed annually, a bonus scheme, a well-regarded pension scheme, and private medical insurance. All our benefits are tailored to enhancing your experience at Sygnature as it is important to us that you share in our success.

We also recognise that the environment you work in is a priority, so we have built a collaborative and supportive culture with plenty of opportunities to grow and succeed, tailored to individual and business needs. This includes an excellent set of bespoke training and development courses to accelerate both your scientific and personal career growth.

For more information, visit www.sygnaturediscovery.com/careers.

If you\xe2\x80\x99re interested in joining a company that places people at the heart of its business, please apply through the link and include:

1) Your CV
2) Confirmation of your status of eligibility to work in the UK (we can consider sponsoring potential employees with relevant levels of qualifications and experience under a Skilled Worker Visa).

Your application will be submitted through our trusted partners, Lever, but only employees of Sygnature Discovery will review your application and personal data.

We will be interviewing on an ongoing basis, so please submit your application as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact the Careers team at careers@sygnaturediscovery.com. Please do not submit your application to this email address.