In Vivo Lab Assistant – Oncology Research

Crown Bioscience; Osgathorpe; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Crown Bioscience in Loughborough is seeking a Lab Aide to join our Oncology in vivo team. The role supports administration tasks and animal care in a compliant environment, helping to run day-to-day experiments and maintain records.

You will assist with cage cleaning, sample labeling, and stock control, and you may work weekends or out of hours. A background in science and familiarity with ASPA and aseptic techniques are preferred.

Qualifications

• Be familiar with the main provisions of ASPA.
• Ability to recognise and communicate signs of pain, suffering in the animals including stock and experimental rodents.
• Animal handling skills and aseptic handling techniques.
• User level maintenance of equipment such as cage wash.
• Completion of required records/documentation to the highest standard.
• An understanding about the Home Office Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
• Flexibility to work some weekends and out of hours.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day cleaning of the animal facility including areas and cages.
• Generating experiments on study log, generating folders, cage cards, sample labels etc.
• Quality checking and archiving for study records and samples.
• Ensuring consumables and caging are available, autoclaved for use within the facility.
• May accept delivery of animals including carrying out health checks upon delivery.
• Proactive upkeep of personal training records.

Skills

Animal handling

Aseptic technique

Record keeping

Education

GCSEs / BTEC National Diploma in science or animal related topics

Tools

Cage wash equipment

Job description

Crown Bioscience in Loughborough is seeking a Lab Aide to join our Oncology in vivo team. The role supports administration tasks and animal care in a compliant environment, helping to run day-to-day experiments and maintain records.

You will assist with cage cleaning, sample labeling, and stock control, and you may work weekends or out of hours. A background in science and familiarity with ASPA and aseptic techniques are preferred.