Expert Scientist - Specialist Role

Description:

THIS ROLE IS ALIGNED TO NICHE PRICING AND THEREFORE WILL ATTRACT A HIGHER FEE OF 12% Deliver world-leading research that significantly enhances international scientific reputation and world-class status. Apply broad or deep scientific insight to a key area of science, contributing to setting the strategic direction and the research and development programme. Carry out innovative scientific research to enhance the capability and international reputation and deliver significant improvements to systems or products. Collaborate with equivalent specialists and provide scientific representation to promote the delivery and pull-through of research and to enhance scientific reputation. Share scientific knowledge and expertise across their programme to improve our scientific capability.

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Additional Details

• Senior Interim Hire : No
• Region : Inner London
• Requisition Type : 1. New Requirement
• Name of Nominated Worker : (No Value)
• Please provide any additional information specific to this role : Requirement for the role, including scope, objectives:The Scientific Expert is responsible for:Deciding whether a substance is capable of producing a psychoactive effect in a person who consumes it ;ii. Attendance at case conferences and/or Court, in person or on the telephone, as required.The role of the Scientific Expert is described in: 2020 No. 759 (L. 19) SENIOR COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, MAGISTRATES COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES; The Criminal Procedure Rules 2020 Part 19. [5] A number of other useful references are given below.The workload:i. Request for an expert statement is irregular and would depend on casework. However, it is estimated that an Scientific Expert will spend less than 10 hours per month;ii. The Scientific Expert accepts the requirement to respond to communications from the Home Office and other pertinent authorities by telephone or email in a timely manner ensuring development and casework is not compromised.
• If any professional qualifications are required for the role, please list certificates here: : Evidence of the following experience is required:i. Professional qualifications in clinical or in-vivo pharmacology or medicinal chemistry;ii. Five years minimum postgraduate experience in the appropriate field.iii. Current expertise and detailed knowledge in one or more of the following, or related fields: (a) psychopharmacology; (b) pharmacology and drug discovery research; and/or (c) clinical/non-clinical pharmacology; andiv. Current and detailed knowledge of, and practical experience in, in-vitro testing together with in-vivo pharmacology in the drugs arena;v. Skills in data interpretation from in-vitro pharmacology assays, both functional and binding;vi. Ability to conduct basic and descriptive statistics tests and interpretation of in-vitro data and appreciation of the predictive value of such data.vii. Home Office will provide information about the Psychoactive Substances Act, the specification for the in-vitro testing and the format of the data.Desirable skills and experience:1. Desirable for the applicant to have access to contemporary literature to support the results of in-house testing.
• Desired Skill 1 : SCIENTIFIC|Research
• Desired Skill 2 : (No Value)
• Desired Skill 3 : (No Value)
• Desired Skill 4 : (No Value)
• Desired Skill 5 : (No Value)
• Are there any Health and Safety requirements or hazards associated to this role? : No
• If yes, please specify the Health and Safety Considerations : (No Value)
• Is the role in or out of scope of IR35? : Out of Scope
• Level of screening : SC (Security Clearance)
• Internal Job Title : Scientific Expert
• AMS Job Category : Engineering|Quality Engineer
• Equivalent Permanent Grade : HOME OFFICE (HO)|Grade confirmation needed
• Armed Forces Covenant Signatory : Unknown
• Disability Confident Level : Unknown
• Business Unit Name Hierarchy : Home Office New | STAR and Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser| Home Office Science
• Business Unit Code Hierarchy : HO NEW | HO NEW STAR HOCSA| HO NEW STAR HOCSA HOS