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).​

Maidenhead

Maidenhead is a large town in the county of Berkshire in the South-East region of England approximately 30 miles from London, 13 from Reading and 32 from Oxford.  Other major towns within easy reach of Maidenhead include Slough, Marlow, Henley on Thames and Windsor.  Maidenhead enjoys excellent transport connections, being located on the A4 and M4 and having regular trains services into London which means that many residents commute into London, Slough, Reading and other towns. 

The three main industries in Maidenhead and surrounding areas are pharmaceuticals & life science, visitor economy and digital technologies.  Pharmaceutical and Life Science companies in the Maidenhead area include Abbvie, GSK and Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Laboratories, Biogen Idec, Covance, Inventiv Health, Sanofi Pasteur and Seqirus. Maidenhead lies on the “Silicon Corridor” which is home to numerous digital and other technology companies Telecommunications, Cyber Security, Data Centres and Cloud Computing, Big Data companies include Adobe, Hitachi, 3, LexMark and Fujitsu.   The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is home to many famous attractions including Windsor Castle, Legoland, Royal Ascot and Eton College. It also boasts many high-quality hotels and four restaurants with 3 Michelin stars.  As a result, the visitor economy is a major employer in the area.

Famous people from Maidenhead:  Geraldine James, actress and Hugh Lofting, author and creator of Dr Dolittle.