Laboratory Assistant

6 months ago

Abingdon, United Kingdom Convatec Full time

At Convatec, we’re transforming our business for the better. Better products. Better ways of working. And better ways of delivering for our customers and each other. We’re aiming for nothing short of excellence. Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as an Laboratory Assistant you’ll do the same.

Your role as a Laboratory Assistant at CTEC Oxford is to provide all the required technical support to enable the laboratory to function effectively and efficiently; you will ensure that lab equipment is maintained to the appropriate quality, relevant records are up to date and all administrative and quality processes work effectively. You will be involved in assisting teams as needed for any structural and/or ancillary tasks as well as carrying out basic laboratory techniques and methodologies; occasionally, conducting lab-testing using detailed work-instructions. You will document work carried out in a lab-Notebook and be expected present your work to the team as/when required. In addition, you will be responsible for managing several administrative activities that facilitate the smooth running of office and lab associated processes, oversee, and maintain databases, collate data, draft regulatory document, work closely with the quality team and work with vendors and contractors.

Working at the very heart of the CTEC Oxford team, your role will involve liaising with all team members and having to juggle multiple tasks at a time. You will be highly organised and have the attitude that ‘no task is too small’ when carrying out office and lab administrative/regulatory duties. CTEC Oxford are a small team that supports the business needs via analytical lab testing, method development and R&D.

**Key Duties and Responsibilities**
- Maintain and calibrate technical equipment, including, but not limited to balances, UV-Vis, fluorimeter, FTIR, Water Activity, Elix water system and pipettes.
- Prep solutions and buffers as needed.
- Liaise with vendors to procure quotes and purchasing laboratory equipment, consumables, and supplies
- Keeping records of lab expenditure.
- Set up and maintain scientific data bases, including data management and filing.
- Oversee metrology logs to ensure annual or 6 monthly PM/PQ of equipment is carried out in a timely manner.
- Oversee stock management, waste disposal and shipping.
- Be able to process and interpret large data sets.
- Draft and review quality documents.
- Administrative support to provide consistent management and oversight of the lab, purchasing, stock management

**About You**
- 2-5 years hands-on lab technician experience.
- Familiarity with working in a laboratory setting - knowledge of basic lab scientific systems and processes.
- Having worked in a regulatory environment will be a great advantage.
- Start work at or before 8.30am to set up lab equipment. Until 4pm
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
- Excellent record keeping skills**.**
- Strong IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
- The ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure.
- Outstanding interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- A problem-solving approach to work.

**Desired - But Not Essential**
- Python coding experience.
- Worked within an eQMS.

**Working Condition**
- This role is based in our new offices/laboratory based in Milton Park, Abingdon
- Work in a laboratory environment with exposure to chemicals, reagents and solvents, electronic equipment, some manual handling.

Our transformation will change your career. For good. You’ll be pushed to think bigger and aim for excellence. Your ideas will be heard, and you’ll be supported to bring them to life. There’ll be challenges. But, stretch yourself and embrace the opportunities, and you could make your biggest impact yet. This is stepping outside of your comfort zone. This is work that’ll **move** you.

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