Laboratory Technician

3 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Yourgene Health Full time

Job title: Laboratory Technician

Reports to: Validation Team Leader

Location: Manchester Science Park

Contract Type: Temporary / Full-Time - 12-months fixed term contract (maternity cover)

Salary & Benefits: Competitive Salary + Benefits Package

Do not wait to apply after reading this description a high application volume is expected for this opportunity.

About Yourgene Health:

Yourgene Health is a leading integrated technologies and services business, enabling the delivery of genomic medicine. Yourgene work 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 and precision medicine. Yourgene'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 Size Selection instruments, powered by Ranger Technology, ideal for cell-free DNA applications in NIPT, oncology including liquid biopsy, long fragment recovery and gene synthesis applications.

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 an NIPT testing service in the Manchester laboratory.

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 plenty of social and well-being initiatives run by our Nova Social & Charity Huddle that keep our sense of community alive and allow us to be part of charity fundraisers. 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.

About the role:

We are looking to recruit a temporary, full-time Laboratory Technician to cover a 12-months maternity leave. The Laboratory Technician will be required to perform laboratory activities in the design and development of in vitro diagnostic products and services, as well as performing general laboratory maintenance activities. The Laboratory Technician will work with Scientists to ensure experimental 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:

Performance of laboratory work to a high standard with very good attention to detail, following laboratory SOPsAccurate documentation of laboratory work Updates to laboratory SOPs as directed by supervisor(s)Be able to work with other subteams within the wider R&D team as needed (e.g Assay Development, Design Transfer, Innovation)Ensure own work meets quality requirements; including compliance to SOPs, documentation using electronic lab books, study plans, study reports and integrity of dataGeneral lab maintenance and upkeep including maintenance of equipment, stock control, consumable ordering and goods receipt within the Quality Management System.Provide input on improvements to common laboratory processes as neededLaboratory cleaningQualifications, Skills and Abilities

Essential:

A degree in a life science such as molecular biology, biochemistry or genetics or HND/HNC with laboratory experiencePreferably 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.Good attention to detailAbility 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 successfulGood organisational skills Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office suiteClosing Date:

Sunday 9th June, 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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