Labcorp is a world-leading, life science contract research organization with a mission to improve health and lives.

Recognized as one of Forbes’ World’s Best Employers and named one of The World’s Most Admired Companies 2024 by Fortune, Labcorp is seeking to hire an Associate Scientist to join our Cardiovascular Safety Pharmacology department at our site in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

In this role you will be providing technical support along with acquiring and analysing data in compliance with appropriate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Laboratory Practice (GLPs), Home Office License requirements and regulatory agency guidelines. You will also be required to set up and maintain equipment.

This is a great opportunity for someone with previous experience in this area, a graduate interested in science or someone who has previously worked in industry and is looking to progress their scientific career.

Duties Include:

• Adhering to strict timelines for on time delivery of data for the team

• Checking the accuracy of the data collected and ensuring this is put into specified formats

• Assisting with preparation of laboratory equipment for the team

• Recording and analysing electronic data

You Will:

• Learn or have an understanding of legality of use of animals in research (PIL A) and ASPA as relevant to role

• Learn to follow and understand all department specific SOPs, processes and best practices relevant to role

• Gain familiarity with protocol requirements and Project Licenses as relevant to role

• Learn data collection and analysis and help with study support

• Begin to develop ability to review and provide input on protocols, amendments and reports for all relevant study types

• Begin to develop ability to monitor critical phases of studies and reports problems to the study management team

• Have the ability to learn and start to use one or more applicable department-specific software and equipment to collect, record, review and analyze ECG, Respiratory and BP data (Ponemah, EMKA, MDPRO, Finometer, Beatscope)

• Demonstrate basic understanding of ECG, BP, Respiratory waveforms

• Learn to recognize typical ECG complexes, basic ECG rhythms, and typical abnormal rhythms

• Understand study schedules and assists in the inter-department scheduling of studies as assigned

What We Offer:

• A competitive salary together with a comprehensive benefits package including health cover and pension

• Full training with structured career progression path

• The opportunity to join a supportive and stable team

• Ability to work with a variety of different clients on wide ranging projects

• A culture of CARE with access to well-being programs and various employee resource groups

Education:

• Minimum A Levels in related science field. Preferably BSc in relevant field

• Experience may be substituted for education requirements

Skills / Experience:

• Previous scientific work experience desirable along with data acquisition and analysis, preferably working to GLP

• Strong team player

• Ability to quickly learn new tasks and methodologies

• Proficient with computers and software programs, specifically ability to learn ones utilized for departmental data collection and analysis (Ponemah and EMKA)