Job Description

Laboratory technician
Rate: 13.19/ hour
Location: Bracknell
Contract Length: 12 months

• Work with moderate degree of supervision as a scientist working on several assays across indications

• Responsible for maintaining some insect cultures required for assays

• Maintain any stock and equipment items required to perform your assays tasks, plan and execute the assay following the SOP.

• Execute assigned assays tasks to a consistently high standard.

• Communicate any assay issues or new processes to team and Responsible Scientists

• Support and perform trouble-shooting testing, ensuring collaboration and communication with relevant experts in the team.

• Support the development of existing and new methods by performing bespoke tests designed by technical leads.

• Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and effective laboratory environment by setting high standards. Contribute to the setting of HSE standards, ensure DEFRA containment rules are upheld and always maintain a safe and cooperative working environment

• Attend meetings to discuss any assay performance issues.

• Contribute to projects that improve procedures or technological advancement as part of a project team within Discovery Biology.

• Candidate must have a minimum of an A level/Btech Biological qualification.

• Good organisation skills.

• Excellent attention to detail

• Good communication skills: oral and written

• Good scientific background and a willingness to broaden/deepen knowledge around assigned assays.

• Willingness to engage with new technology and digital projects.

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office programmes.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.