Laboratory Technician

Laboratory Technician

Location: 20A Cambridge Science Hub, Bar Hill, CB23 8SQ
Salary: £26K - £32K per annum, DOE
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Benefits: 21 days holiday + 8 bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday, comprehensive pension scheme, and healthcare benefits.

We are Abbexa, we are recruiting and we want you!

We believe in empowering individuals from an early stage and we will seek to support you to draw your own personal career map in line with your ambitions and aspirations.

Our informal and friendly culture is an ideal working environment to cultivate excellent professional development opportunities.

The site offers excellent access to a large supermarket as well as a nearby café, park, and chip shop. The package will include 28 days holiday per annum, access to a comprehensive pension scheme, and healthcare benefits.

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to join a leading biotech company with branches in Cambridge (UK), Houston (US), Leiden (NL) and we provide products and services globally.

We are looking for a tenacious, competent and organized individual to join our high-paced, dynamic Technical Support team in Bar Hill.

You will be responsible for developing and manufacturing our products as well as providing support to customers. This will be a growing and evolving role with exciting prospects for the right candidate.

In addition to this as our Laboratory Technician you are responsible for:

• Preparing and running ELISA using TECAN Freedom Evolyser
• Planning and carrying out experiments in the laboratory to further improve product yield and performance
• Assisting with product preparation and identification of new targets of interest for researchers
• Designing and proposing solutions for optimization and scale-up of manufacture
• Supporting the laboratory and technical support teams as required
• Visual quality control of products and packaging
• Resolving complaints by proposing solutions which ensure customer’s satisfaction
• Troubleshooting customer applications (such as WB, IHC, ELISA, etc)
• Assisting other members of staff with customer enquiries
• Liaising promptly with colleagues worldwide to ensure smooth service
• Supporting members of staff with product documentation
• Reviewing customer feedback and suggesting relevant improvements
• Developing, implementing and reviewing current preparation and quality assurance processes and improving/optimising them where appropriate
• Identifying and suggesting automation and/or improvements for front and back end processes, workflow and functionality

In order to be successful in this role you must have:

• Life sciences degree (BSc, MRes, MSc, PhD) or equivalent experience
• Experience -preparing, running ELISA and interpreting results
• Attention to detail
• Fluent in English

It would be great if you had:

• Protein production experience
• Preparing technical documentation file for IVD products
• Experience working to ISO 9001 / ISO 13485
• Ability to explain things logically and clearly
• Experience with working lab protocols such as lab book keeping and management

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on "APPLY" today, forwarding an up to date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.

No agencies please.