About Principal Team Manager – Materials Scientist role
As a Principal Team Manager, you will lead and line-manage operation of the crystallisation and solid-state teams to deliver excellent results for our customers. You will be mentoring and coaching junior staff members, and by leading by example, you will support teams’ personal and technical development.
Our Principal Team Managers demonstrate and deliver scientific excellence in your area of materials science expertise, following external scientific and technological development in the area of small molecule chemical development.
About CatSci Ltd
CatSci Ltd, based in Cardiff, UK, is an innovation partner to the chemical research, development and manufacturing industries, specialising in process research and development for manufacturing drug substance and other high value materials. CatSci Ltd has extensive knowledge and expertise in a wide range of chemistry from discovery support through to full scale manufacturing and life-cycle management.
As the company continues to grow rapidly, CatSci requires an additional Principal Team Manager – Materials Scientist to join a dynamic team in our world-class facility.
Your Impact as Principal Team Manager – Materials Scientist
- 40 – 50% of projects’ work
- Team development and leadership
- Support with recruitment and inductions
- Ensuring the team meets expected compliance requirements
- Developing fit-for-purpose ways of working and metrics
- Ensuring quality of work exceeds customer expectations
- Working flexibly across the matrix organisation – team, project and functional boundaries to support and share team/project insights, opportunities and challenges
- Budgeting
Requirements for Principal Team Manager – Materials Scientist
- Ideally, a PhD in chemical engineering or chemistry with a technical focus on pharmaceutical crystallisation (additional industrial or academic experience preferred); however, a Master’s degree with a substantial experience in crystallisation/ solid-state will be considered
- Knowledge of crystallisation methodologies relevant to drug substances
- Familiarity with process analytical technologies in the context of crystallisation process development (desired)
- Knowledge of data analytics and data visualisation tools
- Experience in using thermal, spectroscopic, microscopy and particle characterisation methods
- Experience in team leadership and management
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £45,000 – £55,000 per annum (depending on experience)
- 25 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday + 2 charity days
- Company benefits
- Annual bonus
- Company’s pension
- Wellbeing Program
- Death in service cover
- Flexible working arrangements (subject to prior agreement)
- Learning and Development opportunities
*As an equal opportunities employer, we will provide reasonable support to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments in order to attend/ perform in the interview, please do not hesitate to let us know.
