Laboratory Technician – In Vivo

Location: Alderley Park, Cheshire
Role Type: Permanent role; full time

The role

Do you enjoy working in a laboratory environment, completing regular practical tasks, and making sure everything runs smoothly? If so, keep reading….

We are searching for a highly organised individual to join us as a Laboratory Technician within our In-Vivo Team at Gentronix. This role offers you an opportunity to use your technical skills to provide support to our scientists working in an innovative and fast-growing Contract Research Organisation (CRO).

About us

Gentronix is located at Alderley Park in the north-west UK. We are committed to helping our clients develop safer chemicals and medicines, using innovative screening platforms as well as GLP regulatory tests to detect hazard, to understand mode-of-action, and help manage risk.

Comprising a team of over 60 employees with a range of experiences from within the pharmaceutical, agrochemical and CRO industries, our team has extensive expertise in the fields of genetic and skin/ocular toxicology. Our ambition is to become the leading provider of predictive and preclinical toxicology products and services across a variety of industry sectors.

The benefits

• Company Pension Scheme 8% company contribution
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life assurance x2 salary
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Financial Wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental and Adoption

Gentronix has a collaborative and supportive culture with plenty of opportunities for you to grow and succeed. We offer excellent training, personal development opportunities and routes for career progression across all our teams.

Your role

Working closely with our team of experienced scientists, you will learn how to perform tasks to support the in vivo team. These studies are complex in design and as a Laboratory Technician you will have the opportunity to support these studies by preparing reagents, calibrating and checking equipment, preparing workbooks, maintaining records, organising and labelling consumables, alongside ensuring the laboratory remains well stocked and tidy. You will be fully trained by our team to operate to high standards within a GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) accredited laboratory and the work you do will ensure the efficient and smooth operation of the laboratory and all study work.

Specifically, you will:

• Carry out general laboratory tasks including, but not limited to, equipment calibration, stock control of materials, preparation of reagents, general housekeeping and environmental monitoring.
• Be responsible for some basic laboratory tasks for the in-vivo and comet assays.
• Gain a clear understanding of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and consistently apply these standards in your daily work.
• Follow all documented methods and standard operating procedures (SOPs) precisely, ensuring compliance without deviation.
• Take ownership of record-keeping, ensuring accuracy, attention to detail, and thorough documentation.
• Show enthusiasm for learning and continuously developing technical skills relevant to your role.

About you

To join us as a Laboratory Technician in our In-vivo Team, you will need:

• Experience of working in a life sciences laboratory environment and/or a life sciences degree or equivalent qualifications and experience.
• To be able to demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of laboratory science and an enthusiasm to learn new practical skills in an industrial setting.
• Good communication skills, and a strong team player.
• Excellent attention to detail with accurate written skills.
• Experience of working in an in-vivo setting is preferable.

We will consider applications from candidates who do not have formal scientific qualifications if you have significant relevant experience from working as a technician in a life science laboratory.

Gentronix are an equal opportunities employer, and we value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applications for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.