BioAscent is focused on attracting the best talent to deliver a consistently high-quality service to customers. It is this expertise that has resulted in BioAscent ranking as the UK’s fastest-growing drug discovery CRO in the Alantra Pharma Fast 50 for the second year running.
As an integrated drug discovery CRO, the team works collaboratively on customer projects across different disciplines, with the goal always to deliver the best possible outcomes for our customers’ projects.
Working with a wide, global customer base, across multiple therapeutic areas, our work is both interesting and challenging – something our staff value.
"Every day brings different scientific challenges, be that with Synthetic or Medicinal Chemistry aspects of a project. I get to work with different clients across varied therapeutic areas and get to interact with talented and experienced colleagues across the different scientific disciplines. We have fostered a dynamic and collaborative team environment at BioAscent, with excellent workspaces and facilities, which makes it an enjoyable place to come to work."
Alan Burns - Team Leader & Senior Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry
BioAscent is located at BioCity in Scotland, the former Organon / Schering-Plough / MSD R&D site.
Situated in the Scottish Lowlands between Glasgow and Edinburgh, with two vibrant cities just a few miles away and easy access to Scotland’s countryside, you can have the best of both worlds.
Our exceptionally well-equipped facility supports both Integrated Drug Discovery and Automated Compound Management & Logistics.
"Great science, team and lab environment are a given but for work-life balance being based in Scotland is something that is hard to beat. We’re great fans of the outdoors and the Highlands are on our doorstep so feel we have the best of both worlds – work and play!"
Phil Jones - Chief Scientific Officer
We are growing, and you will be part of that growth, helping to shape our business in the years ahead. Growth brings with it the opportunity to learn and develop, and we foster an environment where you can flourish and further your career.
“I saw it as a good chance to join a rapidly growing and innovative company with ambitions that matched my own. I also viewed it as an opportunity to further my career within the CRO/Medicinal Chemistry sector and to grow and develop within that role – something that is strongly encouraged by the Management Team."
Alan Burns - Team Leader & Senior Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry
We offer a happy, supportive and rewarding working environment, where employees work collaboratively with one another across different areas of the business.
In terms of benefits we offer 24 days annual leave (plus 9 bank holiday days), pension scheme with a generous employer contribution, life assurance, Moorepay benefits (including cycle to work scheme and store discounts).
“I was initially attracted to the focus on modern automation and innovative technologies that BioAscent offers, as well as the opportunity to work in a leading company within the Life Sciences sector. Although I previously had little experience in the field of Compound Management, since joining the company six months ago my colleagues have shown nothing but patience and willingness to support and train me in my new role. I am thoroughly enjoying the challenge and the variation that each assignment provides. Joining the company during the Covid-19 pandemic has been strange, but the team at BioAscent have been exceptionally friendly and welcoming - there is a consistently positive, sociable atmosphere across all departments and there is a strong focus on employee satisfaction and progression. Although there are many roles at BioAscent, there is a constant sense of collaboration towards a common goal of providing a high-quality service to our clients."
Kirsty Anderson - Scientist
“I have been working at BioAscent for the past 5 months and have enjoyed my time here. Joining the company during the Covid pandemic has been challenging but I have been warmly welcomed into the organisation. I have been impressed by the professionalism and friendliness of my colleagues, the desire of the business to grow and willingness to trial new technologies. Having previously worked at a CRO, one of the reasons of joining BioAscent was to increase my medicinal chemistry knowledge and in the time I have been here I have been on a project where we see the biological data not long after the compound has been synthesised. This allows you to get an appreciation of how to improve the properties of a drug molecule. There is also a willingness within the company to help you grow and your views on the company and project work are always taken on board."
Mark Grafton - Senior Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry
