Research Development Consultant

• Mar 2023 - Present

Consultant

• Oct 2022 - Mar 2023

Part of the Regional Real Estate team in Manchester, I specialise in the placement of Real Estate professionals across a wide reach of clients. Cobalt unlocks the true value of recruitment by leveraging decades of international real estate and construction expertise into one of the most relevant talent pools in the world. We earn our reputation as a trusted recruitment partner by authentically representing the best and brightest professionals, placing high-quality specialists, managers and board-level executives in permanent and interim positions across the entire life-cycle of the built environment and beyond. www.cobaltrecruitment.co.uk

Scientific Associate Consultant

• Mar 2022 - Oct 2022

• Driving candidate life cycle management from registration/screening and ownership ensuring successful placement of candidate at a live job or speculative approach to client. • Cross-selling candidates to other Consultants on the team. • Regular communication with candidates gaining leads, (i.e. Interview leads, CV leads, Peer References) • KPI’s hitting; 10 CVs to jobs per week, 50 candidate connect calls per week and 10 BD calls per week. • Utilizing Job Science, the internal database to ensure candidates are maintained, tracked and contacted each week. Client Cycle/Business Development: • Establishing client relationships within the Scientific vertical market and making regular calls to establish further business opportunities or leads. • Identifying new leads to chase/gain jobs from competitor analysis, websites, networking, referrals and from leveraging better client relationships. • Through developing client relationships via evaluation tools and attending face to face client meetings to sell business services and to negotiate terms of business and fees. • Business Development KPI’s weekly and monthly ensuring a well-managed client database maximizing profitability. Job Cycle: • Gaining vacancies through BD activity and via PSL/MSA’s and fill 50% of these roles. • Each vacancy would have 3 to 4 strong and relevant candidates submitted within 48 hours, established by “Stopping the Business” on my desk and establishing control of the job. • Ensuring every vacancy registered is worked on via Best Practice and acute WIP (Work in Progress) management. • Working to generate an average of £12,000 NFI (Net Fee Income) per month.

Laboratory Scientist

• Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

- Experience of qPCR/Real Time PCR using QuantiStudio5 - Troubleshooting skills with Quantistudio5 for qPCR/rt-PCR - Preparation of loading and setting up QuantiStudio5 - Graph Analysis of Quantistudio5 (analysis of CT values of N gene, S gene, ORF1ab), determining a positive result. - CL2 Racking and Pipetting for SARS-CoV-2 testing, following COSHH protocol. - RNA Extraction using Kingfisher Flex Instruments - Preparation of Binding Beads MS2 (BBM solution) via application of Binding Solution, Magnetic Beads and MS2 (Control) - Mastermix Preparation via combination of Assay Multiplex (containing Fluorophores) and Mastermix solution (containing Taq Polymerase). - RNA transfer using Mastermix, using Multichannel P1000 pipette into cold 96 well plate.

Sample Handling Technician

• Feb 2021 - Oct 2021

- Management of COVID-19 test samples. - Experience in level 2 confinement (MBSC 2) for COVID-19, Standard Operating Procedure. - Analysing & undertaking quality control checks COVID-19 samples for leaks/sample issues whilst monitoring sample viability. - Correct SOP evacuation protocol leading for lab staff if a leak is caused. - Acting team lead involving duties such as management of trainee staff explaining protocol, SOP, correct COVID-19 quality control and maintaining the general lab in absence of supervisor.

Supervisor

• Dec 2018 - Feb 2021

- Responsible for supervising the floor staff during shift. - Appropriately managing the Rota due to alternations in shift patterns amongst staff. - Managing interpersonal staff issues. - Provided a development into sharpened interpersonal skills amongst co-workers and customers on a day-to-day basis. - Responsible for supervising the floor staff during shift. - Appropriately managing the Rota due to alternations in shift patterns amongst staff. - Managing interpersonal staff issues. - Provided a development into sharpened interpersonal skills amongst co-workers and customers on a day-to-day basis.