Principal Scientist / Physicist – Molecular Diagnostics

Salary: £36,000 per year

Principal Scientist / Physicist – Molecular Diagnostics

Our client is a fully funded spinout from a well-established technology transfer consultancy. Their science is based on a world-class diagnostic technology for the rapid detection of respiratory viruses including COVID and flu in only 5 minutes. The technology is based on a novel physics-based enhancement of gold standard PCR-based molecular diagnostics.

They now look to develop the team through the recruitment of an experienced physicist to drive the ongoing development of their core thermocycling technology to their disruptive diagnostics platform. You’ll become the subject matter expert of the thermal, optical and electrical principles that underpin their system. You will be responsible for driving future development of the technology and become the leader to grow our already substantial IP portfolio. You will join a talented multi-disciplinary R&D team spanning microfluidics, molecular biology, electronics, software and mechanical engineering.

Essential requirements for this role are:

* A PhD with a substantial experimental element in physics or a related technical discipline from a world-class university

* A deep understanding of fundamental physical principles and the ability to apply these principles to real world problems

* A hands-on attitude – you like taking theories into the lab and putting them to the test

* Communication skills – you enjoy collaborating and presenting your work to others and explaining why it matters to them

Candidates with greater experience will increasingly fulfil these additional requirements:

* Experience with COMSOL and/or other multi-physics modelling tools

* Use of thermal modelling in challenging real-world applications

* Application of physics to the life science instrumentation or medical devices

* Experience with optical systems, especially fluorescence detection