Research Assistant

2 weeks ago

Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom Sartorius Full time
We are looking for a Research Assistant to join our team in Nottingham. You will have a BSc in life sciences or a related discipline, aseptic technique and basic microbiology skills.


Are you an experienced fermentation technician or a recent life - science graduate? If so, this is a great opportunity for a Research Assistant to support the fermentation process for recombinant protein products.

The site you will be joining is expanding and you will have the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art equipment. You will join the Technical Support Group to improve productivity, titre, yield, efficiency and robustness of protein products.


This role is based in central Nottingham, the site is a short walk from the train station and tram stop so it is easily accessible.

Albumedix is now part of Sartorius, a recognised world leader in recombinant human albumin products and technologies.

What you will accomplish together with us

  • Provide practical support for biopharmaceutical manufacturing of upstream process steps (shake flask, seeds, main fermenter, cell separation)
  • Operation of fermentation experiments using Benchtop Bioreactors L) and Pilot Bioreactor L). Including CIP, SIP, calibration, media preparation, feeding, seeding, inoculation fermentation monitoring and harvesting
  • Prepare test and release laboratory growth media, preparation of reagents and buffers
  • Prepare, clean and sterile glassware and plasticware
  • Maintain records and keep laboratory notebooks up to date
  • Interpret results, prepare data summaries and basic reports and recommend future action
  • Running daily laboratory operations such as balances, pH meters, spectrophotometer, centrifuge, autoclave etc.

What will convince us

  • BSc in life sciences or a related discipline
  • Aseptic technique and basic microbiology skills
  • Experience of running daily laboratory operations such as balances, pH meters, spectrophotometer. Centrifuge, autoclave, etc.
  • Attention to detail
  • Good communication, organisational and written skills
  • Enjoy working as part of a team

What we offer


Our ambition is to simplify progress in life science research and the biopharmaceutical industry to help translate scientific findings into new therapeutics faster and more efficiently.

So that more people can obtain access to better medicine.

We have over 16,000 employees now at more than 60 production and sales locations worldwide are committed to this vision.

And together, we have grown strongly over the past years.

Do you also want to contribute to our vision? Grow with us and benefit from working with a Global Player that has kept its familiar atmosphere:

Opportunity for international career development:
A global network offering seminars and training sessions, expert and manager career paths

Open and highly collaborative culture:
Mutual support within teams and working as equals, team spirit and international collaboration

Work-life balance: Working from home at many sites

Intelligent working environment:
Working in smart buildings with the latest technology and equipment

Ambitious goals:
Sartorius plans to double its sales revenue approximately every five years and expects to grow its global team.

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