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Whether you're a candidate looking for a new challenge in your career or an employer looking for support with your science recruitment, BR Recruitment is best placed to assist.

Our recruitment solutions are provided by a team of professional recruiters many of whom have worked in the biotechnology industry giving them an in-depth understanding of the technical skills and experience required for science careers.

If you are a candidate looking to kick start your career or an experienced scientist looking for a new challenge, our local and national reputation in scientific recruitment offers you a broad selection of positions to choose from. We offer every candidate individual personalised career advice and support for positions in the fields of Life Science, Biotechnology, Medical Device and Contract Research to name but a few. We provide candidates and clients with the best possible advice on current opportunities, market trends and salary expectations.

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Life Sciences/Biotechnology Careers

Specialist Manufacturing
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Medical Device
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Contract Research
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Life Sciences/ Biotechnology Careers

Scotland’s life sciences industry is made up of over 625 organisations and 31,000 employees, making it a global leader in.

The Biotechnology and Life Sciences industry can offer graduates, qualified Scientists and Engineers a much broader range of career choices than those available in other sectors as well as a varied path in terms of future career advancement.

BR Recruitment has a strong history in this sector; we draw on our years of experience and scientific knowledge to identify the best talent and assists people in Scotland looking to develop a career in the Life Sciences and Biotechnology.

Roles are varied, and include:

Physical Chemists
Protein Biochemists
Research Scientists
Cell Culture Specialists
Instrumentation Technicians
QC Technicians
QA Auditors
Validation Engineers
Field Sales and Technical Support

Specialist Manufacturing Careers

Scotland is continuing to grow its specialist manufacturing industry and capitalising on its position as one of the best destinations in the world to undertake this work. BR Recruitment is a trusted partner and specialist in supplying recruitment and outsourcing services to the specialist manufacturing sector. In Scotland this sector has attracted some significant local and global players and employs some 4,000 people.

Scotland's key strengths in specialist manufacturing:

Established presence of biopharmaceutical companies
Internationally recognised bioprocessing research centres
Diverse, supportive community
Two of the world’s top cell culture manufacturers are located in Scotland

Roles are varied, and include:

Manufacturing Scientist
Clean Room Operator
Logistics
Supply Chain
Regulatory Affairs
QC/QA
Validation
Engineering
Sales
Technical Support

Medical Device Careers

Scotland is home to more than 130 medical technology companies. From start-ups to international names, many of them are working alongside world-class research facilities in 14 universities and four medical schools. Scotland is home to an established yet growing community of engineers and other highly-skilled people with unique strengths in medical technologies.

The growing medical devices sector in Scotland draws its strengths from a broad, multi-disciplinary array of technologies including:

Optics
Photonics
Software
Biomaterials
Engineering
Electronics
Nanotechnology
Imaging
Biotech

Roles are highly varied and include:

Research and Development Scientists
Development Design Engineers
Field Sales including multilingual
Regulatory Affairs
Manufacturing Operators

Contract Research Careers

There is a long tradition of pioneering the development and assessment of new drugs and therapies in the UK and Scotland and hosts some of the world’s leading contract research organisations (CROs). Scotland has hosted CROs for decades and has a well-established infrastructure which has benefited from high levels of investment.

Scotland's key strengths include:

65 CRO and specialist support organisations in Scotland
4000 employees
World-class university research departments
Strong collaboration with both the National Health Service and private sector
Significant employment opportunities exist in the CRO sector

BR Recruitment specialises in recruiting for companies on a local, national and international basis.

Roles are varied and can include:

QC Analyst
QA Auditor
Project Manager
Study Directors
Senior Scientist
Technologists
Business development