Customer Support Chemist

Basic: £35,000 OTE: £40,000

A leading manufacturer of research instruments aimed at the organic chemistry market is expanding its team in Europe and is keen to recruit a Customer Support Chemist based from the UK.

The position will involve supporting customers and sales people in the UK, Ireland, France and Benelux. You will act as the key scientific resource for the company in the region and provide technical support to the sales process in the form of customer presentations, seminars, running customer samples and instrument demonstrations. In addition you will train customers on the systems and present the company's technology at conferences. This is an exciting opportunity to become an integral part of a successful commercial team in Europe.

The successful candidate will be educated, ideally to PhD level in chemistry, although compensating lab experienec will be considered. Specific experience in organic synthesis techniques will be of interest. An outgoing personality and excellent presentation and interpersonal skills will be essential, although previous customer facing experience is not necesary for the role as training and support will be provided. If you are a chemist in academia or industry and want to move into a highly technical position in commercial company contact us ASAP.

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Account Executive

Basic: £50,000 OTE: £62,500

This company is looking to recruit 'the best of the best' - a highly successful business developer with a proven record of selling clinical drug development services to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical clients.

The central diagnostics (ECG services) division of this leading CRO is poised for exponential growth and you have the opportunity to contribute significantly to the advancement of this business unit. You will be responsible for selling global ECG management and cardiology services across Europe and you can expect to spend 70% of your time making sales calls to your customer base. Other responsibilities include account planning and execution, building customer relationships, troubleshooting, liaising with internal project management teams and other business units. You will also take an active role in proposal development by managing the process internally.

This is a 'consultative' sale and you must be able to demonstrate the ability to communicate at all levels within an organisation. This role can be office based in the Home Counties or field based in the Thames Valley/London area. Applications are invited from candidates with a BSc and at least three years experience selling either central lab, diagnostic or clinical drug development services. You will be a high energy person with the ability to work productively in an independent environment.

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Senior Project Manager

Basic: £48,000

If you value flexibility in your job and the importance of work/life balance this is the company for you!

This company is flexible regarding home working, part time arrangements and have an excellent career development programme available to employees at all levels. This is a global organisation and as such you will be involved in the planning, implementation and delivery of international phase II-III studies or programmes across a broad range of therapy areas. At the senior level you will manage larger, more complex studies and will also line manage and support project managers at a lower level. There will be approximately 20-25% travel involved in this role - both domestic and international. An excellent benefits package is available including bonus and stock options. Applications are welcomed from candidates looking for office or field based and part time working.

Applications are invited from candidates with at least 2-3 years experience managing European/international projects - for the senior level a minimum of five years international project management experience is required. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to lead and motivate cross functional teams, manage project finances and liaise with clients.

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Sales & Marketing Executive

This is a superb opportunity to be part of a small organisation, and contribute to sales and company success.

Jobs don't come more 'hands on' than this! Founded in 1990, the company develops, manufactures and supplies image analysis and data processing solutions for many areas of scientific research and industry - the main focus is instrumentation and software for regulatory and non-regulatory toxicology in the development of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food additives, agrochemicals and industrial chemicals. It's a specialised area and a growth industry, and the business is increasingly software based. They are looking ahead, and now is the right time to take on a new member of the small team in an autonomous business role. Working closely with the directors, the main goal is to ensure that the current products achieve their potential in a growing international market. Are you willing to challenge existing practices? You'll be formulating various approaches in order to achieve sales, visiting clients worldwide, and you?ll have input into marketing strategy and even product development. This role needs a self motivated person who is an accomplished salesperson - and understands software applications and the industry. The potential is great - the reputation of the company is good, and they have some unique products - the rest is down to you.

You should be computer literate and technically minded with a science degree, and the ability to think laterally. A strong track record in technical sales is a must, ideally in scientific software sales, and the ability to undertake negotiations at all levels is required. This really is a great challenge for someone like you, looking for an autonomous next step in your career.

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Account Manager

A world leader in their chosen field is keen to recruit an Account Manager to further develop their sales in the UK and continue their excellent sales growth to date.

The role will involve developing long term working relationships with large pharma companies in the UK and identifying specific customer needs as the products can be adapted to the user requirements. The style of sale is more commodity biased and will involve liaising with customers on clinical projects and process development.

The successful candidate will be a life science graduate with practical experience of cell culture techniques. Those with industrial cell culture experience or technical support/sales experience will be of particular interest although previous sales experience is not a necessary as full training can be provided. To discuss this excellent opportunity with an expanding company contact us ASAP.

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Customer Project Manager

A rapidly expanding biotechnology company has created a new position within the organisation due to expansion!

They are keen to recruit a Customer Project Manager whose primary purpose will be to manage key business development projects, support sales growth through industry presence and generally enhance the company's technical position. The role will involve visiting customers, presenting at seminars and attending key exhibitions to provide technical support. You will also assess the technical feasability and commercial value of new products, manage client assessment of custoim made products and provide detailed feedback to the internal product development team about industry trends and future needs. You will help train the sales and marketing team on new products and help to ensure new product introductions are successful. To discuss this great opportunity to join a growing company at the forefront of the industrial cell culture market contact us in the strictest of confidence ASAP.

This is a highly technical role and the successful candidate will be a graduate or PhD qualified scientist with at least six years experience in the industrial cell culture market. An understanding of bioreactor design and its effect on cell engineering would be desirable, in addition excellent interpersonal and presentation skills will be required and the ability to travel within the UK and Europe.

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Due to unavoidable circumstances in the office (including a complete overhaul of our IT infrastructure) I have been unable to keep this blog up to date. I appologise for this and intend to resume posting - starting now!

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IT Manager