Laboratory Support Assistant, Laboratory Management Team

Do you want a meaningful role that matters? We do what’s right for our employees, patients, and partners, and so can you.

We are currently recruiting for a Laboratory Support Assistant to join the Laboratory Management Team (LMT) team. The purpose of this role is to carry out routine tasks to aid and support the smooth running of the day-to-day activities of the laboratory including waste management and stock control.

Oxford Biomedica’s Laboratory Management Team is responsible for overseeing the smooth running of the laboratory suites. The team is accountable for the smooth running of the day-to-day activities of the laboratories including cleaning, waste management, stock control and overseeing equipment servicing and calibration.

Your responsibilities in this role would be:

• The timely removal and decontamination of clinical waste from the laboratory suites ensuring a compliant working environment.
• To prepare and maintain disinfectant solutions to the correct concentration appropriate for use.
• To collect and clean used laboratory glassware and general laboratory items.
• Maintain consumable stock levels for the laboratories.
• Regular cleaning of the laboratories and associated equipment
• Ensure clear concise information is passed onto team members.
• Be the point of contact for laboratory enquires by Scientists regarding waste control and consumable requests.

We are looking for:

• A minimum of GCSE grade C in English and Mathematics or equivalent level
• A good standard or English both written and spoken.
• The ability to follow standard operating procedures
• A team player with a positive willing approach.
• Proactive and well organised
• Good attention to detail
• A good standard of computer literacy.

• Please note this is not considered an undergraduate career path into Research & Development or Manufacturing at Oxford Biomedica. Please see Scientist II or Biotechnologist or other similar opportunities on our career site for these types of roles.

About Us:

We are an innovative leading viral vector specialist focused on delivering life changing therapies to patients.

Our innovative solutions and proven expertise allow us and our customers, the biotech and biopharma industry, to deliver life-saving therapies to reach even more patients.

The success of cell and gene therapy products transforms outcomes for millions of people suffering from some of the world’s worst diseases and medical conditions.

We work together, motivated to make a difference, and so can you.

What’s in it for you:

• Highly competitive reward packages
• Wellbeing programmes
• Development opportunities
• A 35-hour working week
• Welcoming, friendly, supportive colleagues

• A diverse and inclusive working environment
• Our values are: Deliver Innovation, Be Inspiring and Have Integrity
• State of the art laboratory and manufacturing facilities

We want you to feel inspired every day. We’re future-focused and our business is growing rapidly. We succeed together through passion, commitment, and teamwork, and so can you.

Collaborate. Contribute. Change lives.