Laboratory Technician

Job Title: Laboratory Technician (full time, permanent)

Industry: Analytical Chemistry

Salary: £23k - £25k p/annum

Benefits: Company pension, private medical insurance, on the job training and career progression (progressing to Analytical Scientist within an estimated 18 month period), wellbeing activities, flexible working

Hours: Monday to Friday, days only

Reed Scientific are recruiting for a Analytical Laboratory Technician who has a good understanding of practical analytical techniques such as HPLC, Flow Induced Dispersion Analysis (Fidabio) for the characterization and quantification of proteins, and or Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), who can apply their understanding to the development of analytical methods. They should enjoy being lab based and  should be inventive and creative in their approach to solving problems.

• The Laboratory Technician will need to be flexible and be happy to contribute practically to other areas.
• They will lab based, assisting in getting experiments executed, including basic laboratory skills (e.g., pipetting, serial dilutions, buffer preparation)
• Assisting with  preventative maintenance, cleaning & documentation of assigned laboratory instruments.
• Assist in maintaining laboratory consumable inventories.
• They will also be responsible for experimental planning, data analysis and write up.

Qualifications, experience and skills required

• Science degree (chemistry, biochemistry or similar)
• Experience in HPLC, SPR, and or Fidabio analysis (desirable) 
• Experience working in an industry or academic laboratory 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as the Analytical Chemist will need to interact with internal and external stakeholders, and will need to convey complex experimental data in a simple to understand manner. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft software packages (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook etc.).
• Attention to detail with accurate record keeping and familiarity with following work instructions or SOPs.
• Ability to understand and follow Health & Safety instructions and to generate standard operating procedures, and conduct COSHH or risk assessments as necessary.

This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or an experienced Laboratory Technician who has used any of the required Analytical techniques. Please apply online now if you would like to be considered for this role.

Our client is unable to provide sponsorship to work in the UK.