SRG - Key Persons


Alison Jones

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • in 2014 As an Operational Leader
  • Operations Director - Chemicals, Life Science and National Accounts
Alison joined SRG in 2014 as an operational leader, having worked in Impellam since 2008. Building on an already outstanding career, in 2020 she became Director for UK Chemicals, UK Managed Delivery, Northern Life Science and Scotland. A total of 34 years industry experience has honed her skill and drive to offer customers the very best service. This is coupled with 25 years spent developing high performing teams to become award winning leaders in their field, something which remains at the heart of Alison's position.

Carol Jennings

Job Titles:
  • Operations Director - Synergy
  • Synergy As an Account Manager
Carol joined Synergy as an Account Manager in 2020. She became Head of Synergy Science in 2021 before assuming her current role as Operations Director for Synergy's statement of work (SOW) services, covering the UK and Europe. A graduate in Molecular Biology, Carol has over 30 years' experience of working in the Life Science's sector, moving from research roles in Neuroscience into Operational management and leadership of scientific services. She is a multiple award winner for design, creativity, and technical excellence and passionate about encouraging young people into science roles within her wider team.

Early Talent

Job Titles:
  • Ad - Hoc Staffing Solutions

Emma Brown

Job Titles:
  • Director, Strategic Accounts
Emma joined SRG with over seventeen years' experience within the recruitment industry. She heads up our Strategic Accounts Team and specialises in the design, implementation, and delivery of complex outsourced recruitment models across our network of clients. Emma primarily focuses on our RPO and MSP accounts, ensuring that we always deliver the best quality service to our clients and continually adapt to meet their changing needs. She also heads up our Early Talent graduate industrial placement accounts.

Jacob Midwinter

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director, Search - STEM Portfolio
Jacob joined SRG after gaining eight years' technical recruitment experience. Working primarily within the Life Science sector, Jacob also has experience working across both Engineering and Technology. Initially joining SRG within the strategic sales team, Jacob's passion for technical search and his experience managing global recruitment means he now heads up Search by SRG, and is Director, Search - STEM Portfolio. Jacob is passionate about partnering with clients to ensure that there is unity. Heading up Search, Jacob is still very much hands on. He recognises the importance of ensuring that the right people are in the right jobs to increase productivity, diversity of thought and ultimately the success of our clients.

Jessica Edwards Dowding

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Operations Director - Synergy
Jessica currently works a Deputy Operations Director at Synergy with a strong scientific including a Degree in Genetics, a Masters in Human Genetics, and a PhD in Biochemistry, plus hands-on experience as a Post Doctoral Researcher, a bench-based Scientist, and Lab Manager. She has worked across Scientific Operations for over 10 years. Jessica enjoys working in scientific operations as it has the perfect balance of managing people, resources, time and function. Thriving on the variety, she is always seeking new opportunities to learn and further the careers of the people on her team.

Kelly Morton

Job Titles:
  • CEO of STEM ( UK ), Impellam Group
  • Regional Manager for the Manchester
Kelly joined SRG as a Regional Manager for the Manchester office back in 2000. She rapidly progressed through the organisation; becoming Head of Operations before assuming her position as Managing Director. She now serves as CEO of Impellam's STEM Hub of businesses. Since her appointment as MD in 2009, Kelly has transformed SRG from a niche, UK-only lab recruitment company into a leading global STEM consultancy network. In recognition of her continued success, she was named one of the ‘Global 150 Women in Recruitment' by Staffing Industry Analysts in 2019.

Neil Jones

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager - Synergy
Neil works with our pharmaceutical and life science customers across the UK and in Europe, leading and developing Synergy teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality services. With a PhD in Analytical Chemistry and a wealth of experience in laboratory operations and scientific service management, Neil has a track record of establishing innovative service models and adding value to collaborative projects. Prior to joining Synergy, Neil spent time working in science park management and at the interface between academia and industry, building and managing research facilities and interdisciplinary teams.

Paul Callery

Job Titles:
  • HR Business Partner at Synergy
Paul is Synergy's HR Business Partner at Synergy with a focus on ensuring Synergy is a great place to work, looking at career development paths, training, and upskilling. Paul is passionate about the culture of Synergy, continuously looking for new ways to listen, engage and improve, helping our talented employees to thrive.

Tony Blick

Job Titles:
  • Operations Director - Synergy
  • Synergy in 2021 As Operations Director
Tony joined Synergy in 2021 as Operations Director, initially leading one of our key scientific service accounts, he has since widened his portfolio of clients with teams supporting a number of UK based scientific programmes. Prior to joining Synergy, Tony's career cover's more than 20 years of scientific operations leadership including large scale genomic sequencing pipelines and molecular forensic science services. Tony is passionate about delivering excellent services to our clients, working in close partnership to complement their wider aims and translating these into our teams delivery and development.