View 2 Graduate Scientific jobs on the Polytec Personnel website en-gb Copyright: (C) Polytec Personnel 180 Our client is a producer of highly specialised polymers used in the manufacture of Contact and Intraocular Lenses. Research and development activities are crucial to the continued growth of the company and as a result of our expanding product development activities and they are seeking to recruit an additional member of staff to join the RandD team. Based at their modern and well-equipped laboratories in North West Essex, you will report directly to the Technical Group Manager and work with polymer based materials for the optics field. The ideal candidate should have a background in Chemistry with a knowledge of polymers. A familiarisation with formulation work together with an understanding of polymer characterisation techniques would be advantageous. Holding a degree (or equivalent) and having 1 yrs relevant experience, you should be a conscientious and flexible team worker with an analytical attention to detail. Good communication skills are essential to this role. Working under the supervision of Project Leaders, you will be involved in the preparation and subsequent characterisation of polymer formulations for the development of new contact lens and intraocular lens materials. Specific tasks will include:•Formulation of monomer mixtures including dispensation into specific moulds followed by thermally initiated polymerisation. •Evaluation of a variety of properties of the resulting polymers which are important in contact lens and intraocular lens applications. Examples of which include:-• Oxygen permeability• Surface characterisation• Mechanical properties• Residual monomer determination•To assist the Research and Development team in the day to day running of the laboratory, ensuring adequate supplies of chemicals and consumables. http://www.polytec.co.uk/jobs/randd_laboratory_technician_22502.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:01:06 GMT An excellent entry level sales opportunity for an individual fluent in German who is results focused, motivated to over-achieve and who thrives working as part of a team as well as independently. With the chance to travel internationally and participation in the global sales conference held annually in San Diego, this role offers opportunities internally to progress and is the starting place for your sales career with our client.Working with their Account Managers, the Sales Associate will undertake prospecting, networking and the qualification of marketing leads. This will be achieved largely through telephone contact with prospective and current customers within the Pharmaceutical and Materials markets as well as within academia. While the main focus of the role is to add opportunities to the sales pipeline, individual project work can involve driving marketing initiatives such as events, conferences or direct marketing activity, sourcing lists of names or researching new sales channels and business areas.You need to be self-motivated, highly organised and be able to quickly absorb technical and product information. With a credible and confident telephone manner you have the drive and enthusiasm to maintain a high call volume and as you will be assessed and rewarded on how effective you are at qualifying leads and generating opportunities in the pipeline you need to have the ambition to succeed and to achieve challenging quarterly sales targets!Prior sales experience and/or a degree in a scientific discipline is advantageous though not essential and you should state on your application why you want a career in sales and believe you are the right candidate for this role.As a Sales Associate your compensation will comprise a competitive base salary plus significant commission earnings and a full array of company benefits. http://www.polytec.co.uk/jobs/sales_associate_-_german_speaking_22338.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:01:19 GMT