Laboratory Technician

CyanoCapture; Oxford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A biotechnology company in Oxford is looking for a part-time Laboratory Technician to support lab operations. Responsibilities include ordering supplies, maintaining inventory, and assisting engineers. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of lab experience and good aseptic technique. This role offers flexible working hours and is suitable for those with the right to work in the UK.

Benefits

12.5 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Potential unpaid leave

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in a laboratory technician or similar role.
• Familiarity with working in a scientific laboratory.
• Ideally suit a candidate looking for a routine based part-time role.

Responsibilities

• Ordering equipment, consumables, and reagents.
• Organise smooth running of the laboratory.
• Preparation of stock solutions and maintenance of inventories.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Aseptic technique

Attention to detail

Job description

Job title: Laboratory Technician (Part time, 20 hrs / week & flexible)

CyanoCapture is a VC-backed biotech company at the forefront of bioengineering and carbon utilisation. The company is using a recently discovered fast-growing photosynthetic bacteria that can rapidly absorb CO2 and convert this into peptides, enzymes and drug molecules of interest. The company is scaling up its proof-of-concept work to pilot trials in the US, India and Canada in 2026. The first-of-a-kind technology has raised more than $4.5m from VCs along with an additional $5m in grants from Shell, Elon Musk's XPRIZE and Innovate UK.

We are seeking a highly motivated Laboratory Technician to facilitate the smooth running of the lab and play a critical supporting role for our scientists to succeed in their work. The candidate must be enthusiastic, possess a can-do attitude and strive to excel in every aspect of their job.

Responsibilities:

• Ordering of equipment, consumables and reagents, receiving and cataloging goods, maintaining order log, chasing suppliers and logging of invoices.
• Organise smooth running of the laboratory.
• Maintain and update laboratory chemical/ reagent inventories
• Preparation of stock solutions, cell culture media and agar plates
• Autoclaving and disposal of laboratory waste
• Arranging calibration, repair and servicing of laboratory equipment
• Maintaining stocks of clean, sterile glassware and plasticware
• Provide support to the engineering team by monitoring gas cylinders, photosynthetic bioreactors and incubator electronics.

Qualifications and Essential Skills:

• 3 + years experience in a laboratory technician or similar role
• Familiarity with working in a scientific laboratory
• Good aseptic technique
• Ideally suit a candidate looking for a routine based part-time role (e.g. daily 9 am - 2 pm)
• Right to work in the UK (we are unable to support a Visa application or sponsorship)

Desirable Skills/ Attribute

• Laboratory management skills
• Experience in writing SOPs
• Experience in maintaining laboratory equipment

Working hours

Flexible hours to be agreed with the candidate.

Holidays

12.5 days AL + bank holidays + up to 14 days unpaid AL.

Please note that we are not sponsoring visas for this role. You must have a right to work in the UK. To apply, please upload your CV and Cover letter as one document to the LinkedIn advertisement. For any issues, please email [e-mail].