Laboratory Scientist Degree Apprenticeship - UCB

Cogent Ssc Limited

Slough, SL1 3WE

Closes in 6 days (Friday 29 November)

Posted on 7 November 2024

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Summary

Following full training, the apprentice would provide core support in separation science to purify and characterise NCEs from the medicinal chemistry group. The apprentice would also cover routine physical chemistry measurements as and when required and would also be exposed to automation and robotic liquid handling.

• Annual wage: £19,300 a year

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  Annual Salary Review

• Training course: Laboratory scientist (degree) (level 6)
• Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm (including 1 hour unpaid lunch).

  37 hours a week

• Possible start date:

  Monday 6 January

• Duration:

  5 years

• Positions available:

  1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

• Foundation in analytical, physical and separation science
• Good laboratory practice and record keeping
• Preparation of buffers and solutions
• Preparation of samples and screening plates
• Experience with analytical and preparative liquid chromatography (LCMS)
• Experience with analytical and preparative Super Fluid Critical (SFC) chromatography
• Experience with robotic liquid handling

Where you’ll work

216 Bath Road

Slough

SL1 3WE

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT

Your training course

Laboratory scientist (degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

• Identify and use the scientific approaches appropriate to one specialist discipline required to solve problems, support new investigations and follow-up experiments in the laboratory.
• Appraise scientific experimentation, independently design and implement new processes according to relevant literature and other data sources interrogated using data mining techniques and input from colleagues.
• Support appraisal of scientific experimentation with numerical and statistical analysis.
• Work autonomously to analyse, interpret and evaluate scientific data and present the results of laboratory work and problem solving clearly and concisely in written and oral form.
• Comply with regulations including compliance with business rules pertaining to record keeping, data integrity, traceability & confidentiality.
• Promote and ensure the application of quality standards, safe working practices and compliance with risk management systems relevant to the workplace in own work and the work of others.
• Use creative thinking and problem solving techniques such as root cause analysis, to challenge assumptions, innovate, make new proposals and build on existing ideas.
• Autonomously plan and prioritise tasks, review and evaluate progress against objectives and investigate alternative scenarios.
• Contribute to the development of specific technical projects across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ensure that targets are met and maintained, within own area of responsibility, whilst complying with defined company procedures and legislative requirements.
• Lead continuous performance improvement within the scientific and technical environment using process mapping & analysis and root cause analysis that is informed by other appropriate principles, such as lean, six sigma, project and change management.

Your training plan

• Distance learning, one day per week

More training information

• Laboratory scientist (degree) Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• 5 GCSE's Including Maths, English and Science (grade C/4 and Above)
• Additional Science or Maths (grade C/4 and Above)
• At least 2 Subjects (grade 80 UCAS Points or Above)
• Chemistry (grade C/4 and Above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team working

Other requirements

• Please ensure that you currently live within or can relocate to a commutable distance of the site • The individual will be required to handle hazardous materials and so must adhere to the relevant procedures. • The work pattern involves day and shift working dependent upon the needs of the business.

About this company

Our apprenticeship and graduate services have been supporting science industry employers to attract, retain and develop people who can contribute to business success since 2012.

Company benefits

Pension Scheme – 5% Employer, 3% Employee. Annual Salary Review. Employee Assistance. Programme. Gym Membership Discount. On site Canteen. On-site parking.

After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be eligible to apply for other positions within the business. The training will expose the apprentice to a wide range of skills and competencies which would make them well-placed for further study or suitable for many job opportunities in the life sciences sector.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Cogent Ssc Limited

Imogen Russell

imogen.russell@cogentskills.com

01925 515249

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000286445.

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Closes in 6 days (Friday 29 November)

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