Biologics Lab Technician – Cambridge (On-site)

Orion Corporation; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Pharma’s Biologics R&D Center in Cambridge, UK seeks a proactive Lab Technician to support day-to-day operations across biologics laboratories. You will help keep labs safe, stocked, compliant, and efficient while collaborating with scientists, facilities teams and suppliers to maintain high standards.

Responsibilities include goods-in, shipments, waste management, stock monitoring, glass washing, autoclave use and preparing routine buffers and solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a laboratory, biologics, life sciences or similarly regulated environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage routine tasks accurately and consistently.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to maintain clear records and work effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Proactive approach to maintaining cleanliness, order and safety in shared laboratory spaces.

Responsibilities

• Receive deliveries and manage goods in processes, checking against documentation.
• Prepare and coordinate shipments of biological materials per procedures.
• Support waste management, including segregation and disposal of waste streams.
• Maintain stock levels by monitoring consumables and replenishing stores.
• Carry out glass washing and equipment cleaning as required.
• Operate autoclaves for decontamination and sterilisation following procedures.
• Prepare routine buffers, media and solutions from approved recipes.
• Maintain audit-ready laboratory support areas and records.

Skills

Lab experience

Biologics experience

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Safety mindset

Basic IT skills

Tools

Autoclave operation

Glass washing

Stock management systems

Job description

Orion Pharma’s Biologics R&D Center in Cambridge, UK seeks a proactive Lab Technician to support day-to-day operations across biologics laboratories. You will help keep labs safe, stocked, compliant, and efficient while collaborating with scientists, facilities teams and suppliers to maintain high standards.

Responsibilities include goods-in, shipments, waste management, stock monitoring, glass washing, autoclave use and preparing routine buffers and solutions.