Laboratory Technician

4 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Yourgene Health Full time

Job title: Laboratory Technician

Location: Manchester Science Park

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary & Benefits: Competitive Salary + Benefits Package


About Yourgene Health:

Yourgene Health is a leading integrated technologies and services business, enabling the delivery of genomic medicine. The group works in partnership with global leaders in DNA technology to advance diagnostic science.


Yourgene primarily develops, manufactures, and commercialises simple and accurate molecular diagnostic solutions, for reproductive health, precision medicine and infectious diseases. The Group's flagship in vitro diagnostic products include non -invasive prenatal tests (NIPT) for Down's Syndrome and other genetic disorders, Cystic Fibrosis screening tests, invasive rapid aneuploidy tests and DPYD genotyping.


Yourgene has a range of innovative DNA sample preparation platforms, powered by Ranger® Technology, the Yourgene LightBench® and Yourgene QS250, ideal for cell free DNA applications in NIPT and oncology including liquid biopsy.


Yourgene also has a global laboratory service network equipped to be a full life-cycle partner for clinical, research and pharmaceutical organisations to support partners at the preclinical, clinical, and post market stage to develop, manufacture, obtain regulatory approval and commercialise new products and services. In addition, Yourgene offers and NIPT and high throughput Covid testing service.


Yourgene Health is headquartered in Manchester, UK with facilities in Taipei, Singapore, the US and Canada.


Our Culture:

Yourgene is a growing, vibrant and exciting place to work, we are looking for committed driven individuals to be part of our next growth journey. Our culture is described by our employee's as collegiate, friendly, professional, innovative, open and fast paced. We have nay social and well-being initiatives run by our Social Huddle that keep our sense of community alive during challenging times that the pandemic has thrown our way. At Yourgene we focus on putting values led programmes in place to ensure that we can attract, retain and develop our people. We want our people to have a career with Yourgene and we ensure that they are recognised and rewarded for their achievements and commitment, everyone plays a critical role in our growth journey.


Description of role:

Yourgene Health, part of Novacyt Group are recruiting for a Laboratory Technician on a full-time and permanent basis. The Laboratory Technician will be based at our Manchester HQ located at Manchester Science Park. The Laboratory Technician will perform office based and laboratory-based activities in the design and development of in vitro diagnostic products and services, to assess supplied data and produce required reports and documents for the design and development of in vitro diagnostic products and services, and to perform general laboratory maintenance activities.


Overall responsibility:

The Laboratory Technician will work with Scientists to ensure experimental work and office-based work is well planned and executed to a high quality in a timely fashion. They will work with a variety of molecular biology techniques and assist in the day-to-day operations of the laboratory.


Key areas of responsibility:

  • Assessment of third-party products
  • Understanding and gap analysis of scientific documentation
  • Writing of SOPs and scientific reports
  • Performance of laboratory work to a high standard with very good attention to detail, following laboratory SOPs
  • Accurate documentation of laboratory work
  • Updates to laboratory SOPs as directed by supervisor(s)
  • Ensure own work meets quality requirements; including compliance to SOPs, documentation using electronic lab books, study plans, study reports and integrity of data
  • General lab maintenance and upkeep including maintenance of equipment, stock control and goods receipt within the Quality Management System.
  • Laboratory cleaning


Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:

  • A degree in a life science such as molecular biology, biochemistry or genetics or HND/HNC with laboratory experience
  • Preferably hands on experience and a basic understanding of laboratory techniques, especially those used in Molecular Biology. Experience in any of the following areas of Molecular Biology is desirable: PCR, qPCR, DNA Sequencing, DNA/RNA Extraction.
  • Preferably experience of working within a regulated environment
  • Good attention to detail
  • Ability to learn quickly during training and then perform tasks independently
  • Enthusiasm, drive, thoroughness, diligence and a willingness to take personal responsibility to ensure that projects are successful
  • Good organisational skills
  • Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office suite.


Closing Date:

Sunday 15th September, 2024


Yourgene Health is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

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