Associate Scientist
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Position Overview & Specifications
- Location: Cambridge
- Salary: £26000.00 - £29000.00 per annum per year
- Job Type:Permanent
Posted 21 days ago
- Sector: Technical & Engineering Recruitment
- Contact: Jen Richardson
- Contact Email: jrichardson@theonegroup.co.uk
- Expiry Date: 02 March 2023
- Job Ref: BBBH46356_1675149933
The ONE Group are supporting a Cambridge based team who grew enormously during 2022 and have even bigger plans for 2023. Working on ground-breaking technologies, as an Associate Scientist, you will join them at an incredibly exciting and pivotal time.
We can promise you the opportunity to develop your technical skills, alongside enjoying their friendly and welcoming culture and fabulous set of benefits!
There is no public transport in this area, so you will need to have your own vehicle.
About You:
- Ideally a scientific degree and/or industrial experience in a relevant field with strong, applied, hands-on experimental skills
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Knowledge and experience of some or all of the following areas:
- Surface chemistry, functionalisation and processing with proteins/enzymes required for fabrication
- Build, test and characterisation (e.g. optical, electrochemical, magnetic)
- Use and optimisation of electrochemical techniques to monitor biochemical systems (cyclic-voltammetry/chronoamperometry/electrochemical impedance spectroscopy etc)
- Characterisation using surface analytical techniques (e.g. AFM, Raman, FTIR, XPS)
- Fabrication and characterisation of 2D devices and sensors
- Material depositions techniques, e.g. Evaporation, CVD, ALD, PVD
- Characterisation techniques, e.g. scanning probe microscopy (SPM), Raman spectroscopy, Hall effect measurement, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction (XRD)
- 2D materials, technologies, devices and applications
- Imaging and analysis of biomolecular systems
- BioMEMSDevelopment of ELISA or other immunoassays
- Microfluidic devices
What's in it for you:
- Fun and friendly working environment with regular social events and clubs
- Share options
- Relocation package, if you need it
- Pension Plan with Employer contributions of 5% and Employee 4%
- Free breakfast!
- Private health insurance
- Income protection
- EAP scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Staffing, Recruitment & Subcontracting
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Associate Scientist roles across The One Group's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Staffing, Recruitment & Subcontracting.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £26,000 - £29,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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