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Laboratory Technician

Cambridge
Posted about 19 hours ago
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Avantor Services provides a broad variety of on-site Laboratory Services for major pharmaceutical customers and works collaboratively with the client to provide resource to deliver core scientific activities and increase laboratory productivity.

Currently, we have an opening for a Laboratory Technician to join our successful team in Cambridge (CB10).

This role is lab-based, focusing on the delivery of scientific technical support to the R&D laboratories in accordance with Health and Safety and Good Laboratory Standards requirements.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Stock management - daily consumable replenishment at the point of use, utilizing site inventory system
  • Maintenance of lab consumable inventory
  • Handling of cell and sample deliveries
  • Routine decontamination of incubators, water baths, cell counter, class II cabinets, water purification units and other equipment relevant to site.
  • Calibration of pH meters and counterbalances
  • Management of pipette inventory and organization of calibration schedules
  • Aseptic aliquoting of reagents used in tissue culture & basic media preparation
  • Laboratory housekeeping – tidying stock rooms, cleaning sinks, waste management (biological, chemical & radioactive)
  • Receipt and unpacking of parcel deliveries, including temperature sensitive
  • Provide regular glassware and plastics collection, washing and, autoclaving/sterilization services (steam, dry or filtration) for the scientists to use within the laboratories.

Skills, knowledge & competencies:

  • Proven excellent customer service focus and ability to work collaboratively
  • Good IT skills required (including Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook)
  • Experience of working in a laboratory environment
  • Knowledge of SHE requirements in a laboratory environment
  • To be flexible with working hours when required to deliver the service required to our customers

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills, and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

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EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

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Skills

Stock management
Laboratory housekeeping
Aseptic aliquoting
Equipment calibration
Inventory management
Customer service
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Health and safety
Good Laboratory Standards
Waste management
Sample handling
Sterilization services

Location

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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