Are you a Laboratory Technician keen to gain experience in a busy lab? Interested in a role which is contributing to changing lives for the better? Looking for your next challenge?
We are recruiting a Research Laboratory Technician to support the operations of an exciting new rare diseases project. You will be working in a team and conducting molecular experiments on human biological samples whilst maintaining accurate records.
About NIHR BioResource:
Our mission is to facilitate human health research and its transformation into medical practice.
NIHR BioResource is a unique and powerful resource for studying disease mechanisms and for investigating the links between genes, the environment, health and disease, enabling scientific discoveries as well as facilitating translational medicine for the benefit of patients.
Further details on the NIHR BioResource, including some of our COVID-19 research studies, can be found on our website https://bioresource.nihr.ac.uk.
About the job:
The Rare Diseases Phenotyping project is recruiting 1000 patients to participate in ground-breaking research aiming to drive forward diagnosis, gene discovery and mechanistic understanding for patients with rare genetic diseases. The pilot phase is now complete and to increase capacity we require an additional team member.
The role supports the operations of the new and exciting Rare Disease RNA Phenotyping project. As a key member of the team, the Technician's role is to conduct molecular experiments on human biological samples, whilst maintaining accurate records on, for example, sample IDs and the outcomes of sample processing.
The role will require processing time-sensitive human biological samples, using aseptic techniques such as cell isolation and RNA extraction and entering data accurately onto our laboratory records system (LIMS) and other databases.
The laboratory is also evaluating high throughput long read sequencing technology including library preparation using a robotic platform and sequencing within the facility.
About you:
Ideally you will have:
have practical experience of laboratory technician / biological scientific research work or a similar role
work with a high degree of precision and accuracy
have excellent organisational and planning skills
have good IT skills including knowledge of spreadsheets and LIMS
have the flexibility to work late afternoons and early evenings due to sample processing requirements which can fluctuate and involves regular and adhoc work in evenings. Sometimes this can be later than expected due to circumstances outside our control.
What we offer:
The University offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, family friendly policies, an attractive pension scheme (employer's contribution is 10.8%). and 36 days' annual holiday (inclusive of public holidays). We encourage career development by providing extensive training & development opportunities.
This appointment is full-time, 36.5 hours per week; Work - life balance is important, and we are open to discussion on flexible working, including hybrid working.
NIHR BioResource is funded by the National Institute for Health & Care Research (NIHR).
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 March 2026 in the first instance.
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment. This appointment also requires a Research Passport application.
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Please ensure that you outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role on the online application form.
Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.
We encourage informal queries about the job or the application process - please contact Sonia Pascoal, Research Laboratory Manager, Sonia.Pascoal@bioresource.nihr.ac.uk.
Please quote reference RW45377 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
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