Laboratory Assistant

2 weeks ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Abzena Full time
Your Vision. Our Mission. For Patients.

About Us

We are Abzena. We are a responsible and dedicated Partner Research Organisation (PRO) that takes care of products from concept to patient.


Working with world-leading biopharmaceutical companies and academic institutions across many therapeutic areas, Abzena offers a suite of complementary services and technologies to enable the development and manufacture of novel biopharmaceuticals.


Situated on an attractive parkland estate, in a spacious, beautifully landscaped setting, the Abzena building on the Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge has been purpose-built to accommodate Abzena's needs and enables all the Group's UK-based science teams to work together in a single, state-of-the-art facility.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Laboratory Assistant to join our dynamic team in Cambridge.

This is an ideal opportunity for an individual to provide support to the day to day activities in a busy and supportive environment.

Full training will be provided.

Core responsibilities include:

  • Maintaining working levels of consumables and reagents in the labs
  • Assist with material receipt, storage and disposal
  • Prepare solutions, reagents and buffers
  • Perform perpetual inventory counting of laboratory materials and effectively communicate discrepancies between physical counts and computer records
  • Monitor the temperatures of cold storage and incubators; defrost freezers as necessary
  • General housekeeping to maintain cleanliness and tidiness of laboratory area
  • Following Standard Operating Procedures
  • Work to the concepts and practices of Abzena's lab health and safety policies

Your skills and experiences:

  • A confident and mature approach
  • Proven excellent organisational and time management skills
  • High standard of numeracy and literacy
  • Timely and accurate data entry skills, with a high level of attention to detail
  • Good IT skills (proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook) with an aptitude to learn new software and systems

Benefits Include:

  • Health Benefits supporting you with robust and comprehensive programs
  • Life Plans protecting you with life insurance
  • Retirement Schemes contributing to Workplace Pensions
  • Paid Time Off offering up to 25 days
  • Education Assistance developing your skills and knowledge to pioneer new thinking
  • Flexible Work Arrangements balancing your personal life with your role
  • Employee Referral Program rewarding you for referring brilliant people
  • Discretionary Bonus Scheme
Diversity, inclusion and belonging

Abzena for everyone; bring your whole self to work.

You belong.

Building an inclusive culture that fosters, empowers, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees, we embrace your thoughts, experiences, and talents.

It is our belief that the more inclusive we are, the better we work.

We put people first, understanding your needs and respecting your rights. This includes respecting your rights to data protection, as protected in law. We'll always conduct our work with your privacy in mind.

This means collecting as little personal data as possible, storing it securely and being clear about how we'll use it.


Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Pay:
£22,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Life insurance
  • Onsite parking
  • Private dental insurance
  • Private medical insurance

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

  • Bonus scheme

Work Location:
One location

Reference ID:
LT Jan 2023
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