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Research Analyst

Company: Cambridge Consultants
. The client develops, manufactures & sells a range of Scientific Analysers, & need a Manufacturing Engineer to support the transfer of a production line from a facility based in Europe. Working with a small team of assembly technicians to understand the manufacturing processes, this task will require the manufacturing engineer to ensure the existing assembly documentation, test equipment and test processes are understood and transferred to Cambridge and documented in English. This individual will also support initial production in Cambridge, working alongside the production team. Good mechanical engineering knowledge, experience of optics and electronics will be an advantage. At least 3 years as a Production/Manufacturing engineer used to documenting production processes and producing drawings for test equipment & good interpersonal skills, needs to work easily with a wide variety of people. You will be required to travel to the subcontract manufacturers, so you must have a current passport.
Main purpose of the job
To identify, abstract and analyse information to support project work, which is predominantly, though not necessarily exclusively, Healthcare and Life-Science related.

Type of work undertaken by the group
•Technical and commercial due diligence studies •Market assessment and business creation •Technology and innovation management •Technology and product evaluation

Specific responsibilities
•Responsibility for clearly defined desk-based research and analysis of results for client projects •Interviewing scientific, medical and industrial opinion leaders for client projects or internal studies •Preparation of company information and identification of issues to support business development efforts •Presentation of findings to internal teams and clients •Potential to support design and development projects •Assist in the generation and modelling of project-specific data within a wide range of market variables

Minimum requirements
Good degree, perhaps medical or technical biased, Life Sciences, Business Studies.  Applicants with a higher degree and/or a period of relevant business analytical experience would be an advantage.   Where the degree is Life-Science based, our preference would be Physiology/Pharmacology, Biochemistry or Biophysics • Interest in bio-medical and life science technologies and their commercial application to the pharmaceutical, diagnostic, medical instrument and biotechnology industries. • Analytical approach - the ability to distil results is essential.  Good knowledge of database and spreadsheet tools will be a distinct advantage. • Clear thinker and the ability to work well within teams. • Excellent written and oral skills. • A well organised approach. • Foreign languages an advantage - any of the following:  French, German, Spanish, Italian • Competent IT skills including working knowledge of Word, Powerpoint, Excel and web-based searching   Future Prospects

Future Prospects
Cambridge Consultants' is committed to developing its employees' careers and has a flexible policy for individuals’ capabilities and preferences.  Within the line management structure there are opportunities for promotion to Senior Research Analyst and then to Consultant.  Promotion is linked to merit.

Employment benefits
  •Good salaries, based on merit and reviewed annually •Profit share in addition to basic salary •Flexible working hours •Excellent career development and training opportunities •Free lunches and refreshments •Private medical insurance and company sickness scheme •Pension scheme including free life assurance •25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays •Assistance in relocation if applicable •Active social committee •Well equipped and pleasantly situated building on the Cambridge Science Park •Above all, real responsibility for real business problems, with good career prospects based on merit  

www.cambridgeconsultants.com/rc_jd466.shtml | March 31st, 2008