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Territory: Northwest, Midlands & Wales  

Your location: Home based in either the Northwest, Yorkshire, or Midland’s region

My Client:

My client is a long-standing supplier of innovative GC, LC & MS instrumentation which is utilised in several different industries to include Pharmaceutical, Forensics, Water & Environmental Analysis to name just a few

They are part of a larger group of scientific supplies companies yet due to their size retain a family feel and are an agile and innovative company. This structure means each of their employees feel valued & empowered to make a positive contribution to advance scientific research & discovery

As part of a larger group of scientific companies you will have excellent opportunities to advance and develop into a senior role and even management.

The requirements of the Field Service Engineer:

• The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of hands on experience troubleshooting and maintaining GC-MS systems (Ideally Agilent GC-MS) in a client facing Analyst, Chemist or Scientist role   
• If you have not troubleshooted Agilent GCMS systems you could also have the above experience with GCMS systems from vendors such as Waters, Perkin Elmer, Shimadzu, Thermo Fisher, Sciex or similar company  
• You may already be an experienced Field Service Engineer and working for one of the above companies and motivated to work for a fast growing company 
• You will hold a BSc/HNC/HND (or higher) in a Chemistry or Engineering related field
• As this role involves high levels of travel and over night stays candidates must already be committed to this type of role
• Candidates need, by nature, to be calm, clear thinking, practical individuals who enjoy and are good at problem-solving
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a high standard of inter-personal abilities are essential attributes for the job
• Willingness to travel on a National basis when required
• A full, preferably clean, UK driving licence is required

The responsibilities of the Field Service Engineer

• The focus of this role is to install instruments, train users and give effective after-sales technical support by telephone, email, and site visits across the territory and on a national basis when required
• This includes repair, upgrades, planned maintenance and application support
• Provide excellent technical support to our customers and to ensure that they remain customers for the long term
• Keep up to date with the company's products & services and maintain an understanding of what the customer requires and relate this back to the appropriate person within the company to meet the customer's needs
• Build and maintain harmonious working relationships with colleagues
• Pass any new potential sales leads back to the internal and field-based sales team

Benefits:

• Base Salary Circa: £35,000 - £48,000 (DOE)
• Fully Expensed Company Car or Monthly Car Allowance
• Bonus
• Westfield Healthcare Cash Plan
• 4 x Death in Service Life Insurance
• Pension (4% Matched Contribution)
• 23 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
• Laptop + Mobile Phone + iPad

Apply right now by calling Oliver Gill – Global Recruitment Manager at Langton Howarth Ltd on + 44 (0) 113 243 3499 and email your up-to-date word CV to olivergill@langtonhowarth.com Langton Howarth is the market leading scientific supplies company placing people into dream jobs across the UK and Europe daily.

To be considered for this role you must have the right to work in the UK

Langton Howarth also operates a recommend a friend referral scheme. So, if you know someone who could be good for this job, email your nominated candidate’s name and contact details in confidence via email too, and we will ensure you receive £100.00 of vouchers from a high street retailer of your choice!

Territory: Baden-Württemberg North Area (Main focus on the Stuttgart area)

Your location: Ideally living in the Stuttgart region or within 50km

My client is an award-winning manufacturer of Laboratory Consumables & Liquid Handling Technology, who are now one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of pipettes/ pipette tips, tissue culture and cell culture plastics and have experienced impressive continual year of year growth over the last decade

They have a large focus on new product development and have extended their portfolio to enable them to offer an extensive range of products to meet the ever-changing needs of their customers within the Academia, Biotech, Pharmaceutical & Clinical sectors

This is a highly coveted opportunity to take full ownership of one of the most successful and highly lucrative territories in Europe and for the right person to maximise their earnings potential and career progression opportunities!

The requirements of the Account Manager:

• You will already have 1+ years of sales experience gained in a B2B environment within either an Inside Sales or field-based Sales/Account Management role
• Ideally you will have experience selling life sciences/laboratory products, but this is not essential
• Your sales experience could be from sectors such as Automotive, Food & Beverage, Engineering, Software/IT sectors or related technical industry
• It would be advantageous to already have a life sciences or chemistry degree, but it is not a requirement
• You will possess excellent communication and organisational skills; you must be a real self-starter and show high levels of autonomy as the Account Manager for this high performing and competitive territory
• A full EU driving license is required with the ability to travel outside of the territory when required

The responsibilities of the Account Manager:

• As the Account Manager you will be tasked with achieving annual sales targets and objectives across a highly lucrative territory
• Manage and grow an existing sales base within Academia, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical & Clinical accounts and develop new customer relationships
• Arrange appointments, follow-up on quotes, samples, and leads
• Strategically identify and conduct key account analysis, create, and develop plans to maintain existing business and gather intelligence for new opportunities
• Meet with customers to present and demonstrate my clients’ Liquid products and communicate proposals to customer needs and use negotiation skills to achieve a successful sale
• Create and maintain records within the internal CRM system to assist with customer contact traceability, initiating proposals and customer specific information
• To present and contribute to internal and external meetings
• Prepare information as needed for customer meetings and discussions with management
• Respond to customer enquiries promptly, liaising with internal support to assist where necessary

Benefits:

• Base Salary Circa €45,000 - €50,000 (DOE)
• Realistic Bonus Potential of €10,000 – €20,000
• Company Car
• Pension
• Laptop & Mobile
• 30 Days Holidays + Statutory Public Holidays

Apply right now by calling Oliver Gill – Specialist Recruitment Consultant at Langton Howarth Ltd on + 44 (0) 113 243 3499 and email your up to date word CV to olivergill@langtonhowarth.com Langton Howarth is the market leading scientific supplies company placing people into dream jobs across the UK and Europe daily.

To be considered for this role you must have the right to work in Germany.

Langton Howarth also operates a recommend a friend referral scheme. So, if you know someone who could be good for this job, email your nominated candidate’s name and contact details in confidence via email too, and we will ensure you receive £100.00 of vouchers from a high street retailer of your choice!

Territory: South UK & Europe (focus on the Nordic region) as required

Your Location: Remote based and living in either Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, or Hertfordshire

My client is a worldwide industry leader in the development and manufacture of high-quality pharmaceutical testing equipment and associated services. Their equipment is used worldwide in the development and production processes of our customers and the pharmaceutical and science industries. There longstanding market and process know-how enables them to meet and exceed their customers bespoke requirements

The Requirements of the Field Service Engineer role:

• You will already be an experienced Field Service Engineer with ideally 2+ years of experience  installing, validating, maintaining pharmaceutical testing equipment in areas such as dissolution, sample preparation or closely related areas 
• Experience servicing equipment such as HPLC, GC, GC-MS, LCMS, Spectroscopy or equivalent
• Scientists/Chemists with hands on troubleshooting experience of the above types of equipment will also be considered if you are highly motivated to transition into a Field Service Engineer role
• Experience working in a GMP environment is ideal  
• You will be educated in either a life science/chemistry or engineering subject  
• Must hold a Full UK driving license & valid UK Passport
• Experience of effective verbal communication skills in a customer facing or customer service environment, with excellent telephone manner

The Responsibilities of the Field Service Engineer:

• Travel to customer sites to deliver routine planned maintenance and breakdown support in line with my client’s service plans
• To refurbish and validate equipment for the refurbished instrument program in line with SOPs at my clients UK facility
• To identify new customers or new market segments that could become long term accounts
• To build and maintain relationships with existing and potential customers to allow continuation of business and win incremental business
• Perform onsite duties including, service, validation, repair, accurately and in a timely fashion
• Complete and submit all paperwork to the admin team
• Build and maintains relationship with existing and new customers
• Promote the company’s brand and range of services where applicable
• Manage and be accountable for stock allocated to the service call
• Provide remote support via phone and email to customers where requested
• Maintain knowledge of the products and services

Benefits:

• Base Salary Circa £35,000 - £40,000 (DOE)
• Fully expensed company car (hire car provided during probation)
• Tax free daily allowance
• £10 when in the field for up to 8 hours
• Over time can will be paid in following fiscal year (January) or this can be taken of during the year as recover days, so no impact is made on statutory holidays
• Pension -  6% employer contribution with a minimum 3% employee contribution after 3 months continuous employment.
• 23 days holiday rising to 25 with continual service + 8 bank holidays
• 3 x salary – death in service after 3 months continuous employment.

This is an immediate requirement so please apply today by sending your up-to-date word CV to Oliver Gill: oliver.gill@langtonhowarth.com and calling Oliver directly to for a confidential discussion on: +44 (0)113 243 3499.

To be considered for this role you must have full right to work in the UK.

Langton Howarth also operates a recommend a friend referral scheme. So, if you know someone who could be good for this job, email your nominated candidate’s name and contact details in confidence via email too, and we’ll ensure you receive £100.00 (o/e) of vouchers from a high street retailer of your choice once we have successfully placed the person referred by you.

Location: Site based in Little Chesterford, Saffron Walden

Our client is a leading integrated drug discovery CRO that has been setting the highest standards in drug discovery, with a particular emphasis on small molecule research, since the early 2000’s.

They work in partnership with clients from a variety of sectors including academic, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and patient foundation organisations around the world with a focus on Assay Biology, Bespoke Assay Development, Small Molecules. Working across all disease areas you will have the opportunity to broaden your experience and skillset, by managing a range of bespoke assay development projects.

Right now they are working with many clients across academia, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and patient foundation organisations globally.

The role of Computational Chemist:

• Their multi-disciplinary team works in a highly collaborative manner with our clients - bringing together talent, creativity, and expertise to convert ideas and discoveries into new healthcare solutions
• Each client project brings new scientific challenges, and our scientists must be versatile, and responsive to the evolving needs as each project progresses
• Using their comprehensive suite of software tools our CADD team deliver tailored solutions to the problems posed by their portfolio of client projects
• As an experienced Computational Chemist, you will be involved in multiple projects drawn from a range of therapeutic areas and at different stages from initial hit identification to lead optimisation
• You will also have an opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of platform technologies within the company such as our fragment-based screening capability

The requirements of the Computational Chemist:

• Ideally you will already be an experienced Computational Chemist (3+ year’s experience) with extensive experience of working in early-stage drug discovery environments
• You will have experience applying a wide range of computational tools and techniques including structure based and ligand-based design and virtual screening
• Candidates who have recently completed a PhD in Computational Chemistry (or equivalent) with experience of self-coding in Python will also be considered
• Ideally you will have completed your Computational Chemistry PhD from one of the following Universities: University of Leeds, University of Bath, Cambridge, Oxford, UCL, Imperial College   
• Familiar with a HY Performance Computer with a GPU
• Knowledge of drug discovery processes; appreciation of key concepts from collaborating disciplines such as medicinal chemistry and biophysics
• Problem-solving ability from combining personal knowledge of computational techniques with the desire to seek-out and apply novel and innovative solutions from the wider literature
• Able to provide leadership for a team of talented scientists and work well within multi-disciplinary projects
• Good communication skills; able to summarise and present scientific results and ideas to colleagues and external clients/collaborators
• Excellent inter-personal skills
• Proven ability to work in a team, be proactive, and strive to deliver high quality
• Ability to identify new opportunities and contribute to proposal writing

The Benefits:

• Base Salary Circa £32,000 - £55,000 (DOE)
• Excellent Pension (10% Employer Contribution)
• Private Medical Insurance
• 4 x salary life insurance
• 25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

Apply right now by calling Oliver Gill on +44 (0) 113 243 3499 or email your current CV on olivergill@langtonhowarth.com Langton Howarth is the market leading recruitment agency placing people into dream jobs across the UK and Europe daily.

To be considered for this role you must have a full right to work in the UK

Langton Howarth also operates a recommend a friend referral scheme. So, if you know someone who could be good for this job, email your nominated candidate’s name and contact details in confidence and we’ll ensure you receive £100.00(o/e) of vouchers from a high street retailer of your choice.

Location: Site based in Ware, Hertfordshire  

My client is the leading authority in high-performance, sustainable facilities, asset, and workplace management in the UK. They combine the best experts, processes, and technologies, to create enduring high-value facilities management solutions that not only enables businesses to work better but also offers a better place for their staff to work.

They support some of the most complex and regulated workplaces in the UK – delivering services to industry sectors including life sciences, defence, nuclear, hi-tech manufacturing, and central government.

The requirements of the Building Management Systems Manager:

• 5+ years of experience in a Hard Services Manager role with direct accountability for Building Management Systems and team management responsibility
• Knowledge of controlled systems from companies such as Honeywell and Johnson Controls would be beneficial
• NVQ, City & Guilds or ONC Electrical or HVAC qualification
• IOSH Managing Safety or equivalent
• You will have excellent interpersonal and Customer relationship skills.
• Driven and proactive Individual who uses initiative and can take ownership
• High standard of IT Skills (producing reports / analysing data)
• General knowledge of GxP (Desirable)
• Proactive, self-starter, energy

The role of Building Management Systems Manager:

• The BMS Manager will be accountable to lead a team that delivers building automation consisting of HVAC control systems, PLCs, BMS and Critical alarms systems to deliver systems strategy, improvements, operational maintenance, and response supporting all Electrical, HVAC, wet systems and steam planned and corrective maintenance
• You will be responsible for ensuring safety, quality, and statutory compliance to achieve the key performance metrics within your area of responsibility
• Build long lasting credible relationships in a collaborative work partnership with client stakeholders, Operation Managers, SMEs third party providers, support functions and other key stakeholders to ensure best in class delivery
• Identify continuous improvement efforts and enhance value across respective customer group and team leaders, sharing of best practice and efficient improvements
• Ensure on site PLCs are backed up, engage with the client of any required changes required along with ensuring the risks are outlined
• Identify continuous improvement efforts and enhance value across respective customer group and team leaders, sharing of best practice and efficient improvements
• Carry out annual performance reviews to teams and ensure training and succession planning is aligned to the contract goals. This will include people management of performance, PiPs and disciplinary process
• Ensure positive safety culture is created by the open sharing of risk and safety challenges with teams and team leaders

Benefits: 

• Base Salary Circa: £45,000 – £60,000 (Depending on Experience)
• Overtime paid at time and a half (Monday – Saturdays) & double time on Sundays & bank holidays
• Pension
• Private Healthcare
• Childcare Vouchers
• 25 Days Holidays + 8 Bank Holidays

For more information about the role or to apply send your CV now to oliver.gill@langtonhowarth.com or call Oliver today on +44 (0) 113 243 3499

You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Langton Howarth also operates a recommend a friend referral scheme. So, if you know someone would be good for this role, email your nominated candidate’s name and contact details in confidence via email too, and we will ensure you receive £100.00 (o/e) of vouchers from a high street retailer of your choice once we have successfully placed the person referred by you.

Location: Site based in Macclesfield, Cheshire (This role will transition to Cambridge on a permanent basis in 12-18 months)

My client is a Forbes listed service provider to some of the largest businesses across all sectors globally including Life Sciences, Industrial, Logistics, Real Estate and Pharmaceuticals

This role is working with a top 5 pharmaceutical organisation in a well-established, technologically advanced facility working with cutting edge technology

Excellent opportunities to progress internally within the business, and work within a great little but world class team – you are truly making a difference and massive impact not only to the business but the world by working with these life changing products

The role is site based so there are no shifts, no travelling involved, Monday to Friday and you will be home every night!

The requirements of the Integrated Systems Specialist:

• As a minimum you will have 5+ years of experience in laboratory instrument support in the Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Biopharma/Drug Discovery/Functional Genomics sectors or directly related industry working as either a Field Service Engineer or site-based Engineer already
• Direct experience of installing & servicing large scale laboratory automation systems from OEM companies such as HighRes Biosolutions, Agilent, Tecan, Beckman
• Coulter, Perkin Elmer, or equivalent company is a distinct advantage
• Candidates with robotics/automation and programming experience and knowledge in the industrial automation sector will also be considered
• Experience/Knowledge of C#, Python, Java, Visual Basic & other advanced programming languages is a distinct advantage
• Understanding of device networking and communications protocols
• Ideally you will have an HND/BEng/MEng in a Mechatronic, Robotics, Software or other Computer Engineering related subject

The role of the Integrated Systems Specialist:

• Act as 'first-responder' for critical equipment breakdowns, ensuring minimal impact on scientific activity.
• Develop and implement a proactive maintenance & system optimisation regime for equipment incorporated into the HighRes BioSolutions CoLab platforms in HTS
• Carryout on-going system performance analysis based upon error logs, live run interventions and root-cause analysis & trending of errors to mitigate their reoccurrence
• Develop innovative support solutions built around the requirements of HTS at client location, utilising Lab of the Future methodologies
• Oversee & participate in equipment support activities within HTS at client location
• Maintain awareness of new developments in their field of Laboratory Automation
• Develop Platform Specific Training Packages tailored to the HighRes BioSolutions platforms
• Establish & maintain strong relationships with the Vendor Service Organisation
• Provide technical mediation in the event of long running equipment issues involving multiple vendors

Benefits:

• Base Salary Circa £40,000 - £50,000 (DOE) 
• Pension
• 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
• Laptop & Phone

For more information about the role or to apply send your CV now to Olivergill@langtonhowarth.com or call Oliver Gill today on +44 (0) 113 243 3499.

You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role

Langton Howarth also operates a recommend a friend referral scheme. So, if you know someone would be good for the Integrated Systems Specialist role, email your nominated candidate’s name and contact details in confidence via email too, and we’ll ensure you receive £100.00 (o/e) of vouchers from a high street retailer of your choice once we have successfully placed the person referred by you.