Scientist 1 – Innovation Science

CPI helps make great ideas and inventions a reality. We’re a team of intelligent people using advances in science and technology to solve the biggest global challenges in healthcare and sustainability.

Through our incredible people and innovation infrastructure, we collaborate with our partners in industry, academia, government, and the investment community to accelerate the development and commercialisation of innovative products.

From health technologies and pharmaceuticals to sustainable food and materials innovations, we turn the entrepreneurial spirit and radical thinking of our people and partners into incredible impact that makes our world a better place.

The Innovation team at CPI brings together scientists from a range of technical disciplines. We utilise technical know-how, experimental methodology and creative problem solving to assist companies with the commercialisation of innovative new products. The team are seeking a Scientist with an inquisitive mind and attention for detail to join the team.

The Scientist will assist with developing new devices such as sensors, medical devices, and wearables. This will involve applying scientific knowledge, using functional printing, and coating techniques, and analytical equipment to characterise device performance. The work will range from developing early stage, novel technologies, and prototypes to upscaled processes for pre-manufacturing readiness. This means solving new and complex problems and constantly finding creative ways of working. 

As part of a multidisciplinary team, they will support colleagues with the delivery of ongoing research programmes and commercial project work. Through a wide diversity of projects, they will gain experience across a wide range of industry applications including energy, healthcare, and smart devices, to name a few. 

Some of exciting projects the team have worked on are:

In-situ diagnostic for long term patient monitoring

Wearable technology

Printed sensors for automotive batteries 

Key tasks in the Scientist role will include (but are not limited to the below), please download the job description for full details available on the CPI careers page:

• Embrace and role model the desired behaviours to exemplify our Company values, promoting an ethical, positive company culture. 
• To maintain consistent and documented compliance with all relevant Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Data Integrity (DI), quality and best practice requirements.
• To keep self up to date with developments in areas relevant to role, and/​or legislative and SHE related changes as communicated by senior colleagues, ensuring understanding of these and any associated new best practice, methods or techniques. 
• To present and formally report experimental conclusions and supporting data for internal peer review and submission to clients, to agreed timescales and standards.
• To actively engage in hazard studies / SRA studies and discussions, as appropriate to role level. 
• To set up, plan and execute experimental / pilot scale runs and analyse, interpret and report the results of these within agreed timescales and quality standards, and in accordance with project / client requirements. 
• To be responsible for providing clearly documented records of technical data, decisions, methodologies, calculations and software use in an agreed format.
• To take ownership in agreeing weekly workplans with line manager, project manager(s) and other relevant stakeholders, and delivering plan to agreed schedule.
• To be responsible for the maintenance and calibration of equipment to ensure it operates in a safe and efficient manner and is available to meet customer needs

Essential:

• Educated to HNC or Foundation Degree level (or equivalent) in a Scientific discipline plus relevant industrial experience OR Educated to Degree level (or equivalent) in a Scientific/​discipline
• Will possess foundation of technical knowledge and some underpinning knowledge in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, or in related subject, as well as evidence of technical problem solving.
• Has ability to apply limited theoretical and practical scientific methods to contribute to business activities. 
• Will be learning to apply own judgement and initiative within standard scientific practices, as well as an understanding of when to seek advice from colleagues

It would be great if you also had:

• Chartered status with a relevant professional institution
• Some knowledge of wet and dry chemistry coating techniques, materials characterisation techniques such as surface profilometry, rheometry, surface energy and Ellipsometry.

At CPI, we offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, this includes:

• Up to 36 days holiday, including bank holidays – Plus a holiday purchasing scheme
• Generous pension scheme
• Life assurance and accident insurance schemes
• Flexible working
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Free parking

Find out more about our culture and benefits.

CPI is an organisation based in the UK. Commencement of employment is conditional to demonstrating right to work in the UK, sponsorship may be available.