Job Description

Downstream Processing Scientist

  • Salary: £15.38 - £20.51
  • REF Number: bh-71491
  • Consultant: Key Accounts Team
  • Contact: 01438 870011
  • Date Published: 16.10.2026
  • Industry: Pharmaceutical
  • Location: Speke, Merseyside, England
  • Functional Expertise: Laboratory

Talentmark are recruiting for a

Downstream Processing Scientist

to join a company in the animal health and pharmaceutical industry on a contract basis for 6 months. This role is fully site-based in Speke, Merseyside.

Company:

Our client specialises in animal health. They advance their vision of food and companionship, enriching life by developing innovative solutions that protect and enhance animal health.

Salary:

From £15.38 to £20.51 ph PAYE

Rates are dependant upon experience

Downstream Processing Scientist

Role:

  • Plan and execute laboratory and pilot-scale studies through hands-on experimentation.
  • Deliver downstream purification processes to support clinical programs and business milestones.
  • Utilise statistical tools

    to design, analyse, and interpret complex data sets.

  • Provide technical and operational expertise in downstream processing.
  • Support the maintenance and readiness of downstream laboratory equipment.
Your Background:

  • Hold a relevant scientific degree, or have equivalent working experience.

  • Some previous

    experience in biopharmaceutical downstream development or manufacturing.

  • Familiarity with a range of techiques/sytems such as the following would be an advantage:

  • FPLC Chromatography (AKTA systems with Unicorn Software)
  • Familiarity with GxP Standards.
  • Depth Filtration
  • Process Scale Up
Apply:

For more information, or to apply for this Downstream Processing Scientist, please contact the Key Accounts Team on 01438 870011 or email pharmacontracts@talentmark.co.uk. Please quote reference 71491. It

is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK

Please note:

This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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