Laboratory Technician

Abbott; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare leader is seeking a Laboratory Technician to support their Toxicology laboratory in Abingdon, UK. The successful candidate will assist in various laboratory tasks including maintaining equipment, preparing samples, and ensuring a safe work environment. Previous laboratory experience is required, with a science degree being advantageous. Abbott offers career development opportunities and a commitment to diversity, making it an equitable employer.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Recognition as a great workplace

Commitment to diversity

Qualifications

• Previous laboratory experience or equivalent experience.
• Science degree would be a plus.
• Effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the maintenance and calibration of instrumentation.
• Prepare reagents and control materials according to SOPs.
• Manage stock control of consumables and chemicals.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Communication skills

Results driven

Team player

Data Entry experience

Education

Science degree

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. The Opportunity Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott's Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions. The position of Laboratory Technician is within our Abbott Toxicology laboratory located in Abingdon (Oxfordshire). This role will support the preparation of samples and production of results within the confirmation section of the laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the maintenance and calibration of instrumentation and equipment used in the analytical processes
• Assist in the preparation of reagents, calibration standards and control materials in accordance with the relevant SOPs
• Assist in stock control to ensure adequate levels of reagents, chemicals and consumables are held in stock
• Assist in administration tasks (e.g. completing record forms, spreadsheets, filing, scanning) to support the laboratory
• Aliquot samples into analyser racks maintaining a steady throughput to the screening laboratory, place processed samples onto the temporary storage racks
• Demographic entry of donor details in a fast an accurate manner
• Clerical review of entered donor details
• Undertake the day to day work programme to agreed deadlines and quality standards
• Ensure a safe and efficient working environment

Qualifications

• Previous laboratory experience or equivalent experience
• Science degree would be a plus
• Communication skills
• Results driven
• Team player
• Data Entry experience

Benefits

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.