Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please see below our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please use the above link to see our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

Scientific Project Manager

Scientific Project Managers oversee complex R&D, clinical, or manufacturing projects within biotech and pharmaceutical companies. They coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver milestones on time and within budget, while maintaining scientific and regulatory quality.

Key responsibilities:

  • Managing cross-functional project teams – Including scientists, QA, regulatory, clinical operations, and external vendors or collaborators.

  • Tracking project timelines, deliverables, and budgets – Using tools like MS Project, Smartsheet, or Monday.com to maintain transparency and alignment.

  • Facilitating stakeholder communication – Ensuring regular updates, managing expectations, and reporting to executive leadership.

  • Supporting documentation and compliance – Maintaining audit-ready records, protocols, and change control logs across the project lifecycle.

  • Mitigating risk and handling change requests – Proactively identifying potential delays or scope shifts and responding with solutions.

This role suits professionals with a science background and strong organizational, interpersonal, and regulatory understanding (GMP, GCP, or GLP depending on the setting).​

Berkshire

The Royal County of Berkshire is a county in south east England to the west of London.    Major towns in Berkshire include Reading, Slough, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Newbury and Windsor.  The area along Thames Valley or M4 corridor which includes Reading, Bracknell and Newbury has the highest concentration of technology companies in the UK, the county is also home to numerous pharmaceutical, biotech and life sciences companies ranging from start-ups to global corporations.   For sports fans Berkshire is home to Reading town FC, London Irish RC and several famous race courses including Windsor, Newbury, Marlow and Ascot, the latter hosting the world famous Royal Meeting in June each year.

Famous people born in Berkshire:  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Ricky Gervais, comedian