Laboratory Technician - Immunochemistry

HAR Labcorp Early Development Laboratories Limited; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Labcorp in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, is hiring a Laboratory Technician to join the Immunochemistry team. The role focuses on routine equipment use, reagent preparation, and daily lab maintenance in a GLP-guided environment.

You will contribute to study support, perform verifications, manage inventory, and uphold health and safety standards while developing skills in ELISA and ADA assays. This position is onsite.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or educated to A-level or equivalent.
• Computing skills, including word processing and use of spreadsheets (e.g. Microsoft Office packages).

Responsibilities

• Displays good working knowledge of routine use and maintenance of equipment relevant to area.
• Performs equipment verifications and calibrations (pipettes, balances, pH meters, plate readers, etc).
• Prepares reagents, buffers, and other study related solutions as needed.
• Provides general lab cleaning, expired reagent monitoring, and glassware washing.
• Manages the inventory, ordering, E-Workbook registration, storage, organization, and disposal of laboratory supplies.
• Performs freezer and refrigerator maintenance, oversees organization.
• Maintains water systems, performs readings, or sends samples out for testing.
• Provides ideas, supports, and participates in process improvement initiatives.
• Maintains a clean and safe laboratory work environment.
• Demonstrates understanding of Health and Safety compliance by ensuring that policies/SOPs and training are up to date.

Skills

Computing skills

Verbal communication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Labcorp is a global leader in laboratory services, providing the insights and answers that help healthcare providers, patients, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and health systems make confident decisions and improve outcomes. Through our unparalleled science, data, technology and laboratory network, we advance diagnostics, accelerate innovation and help address some of the world’s most important health challenges. As we shape the future of healthcare, we are leveraging advanced technologies, intelligent digital solutions and data-driven innovation across our operations to enhance how work gets done and deliver greater value to customers and patients. With our global scale and deep expertise, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, grow your career and make a real impact on people’s health around the world. Together, we’re improving health and improving lives.

Laboratory Technician – Immunochemistry Our largest UK site in Harrogate, North Yorkshire is currently recruiting for a Laboratory Techncian to join the Immunochemistry team.

Job Responsibilities

• Displays good working knowledge of routine use and maintenance of equipment relevant to area
• Performs equipment verifications and calibrations (pipettes, balances, pH meters, plate readers, etc).
• Prepares reagents, buffers, and other study related solutions as needed.
• Provides general lab cleaning, expired reagent monitoring, and glassware washing.
• Manages the inventory, ordering, E-Workbook registration, storage, organization, and disposal of laboratory supplies. These may include critical reagents, chemicals, consumables, and matrix.
• Performs freezer and refrigerator maintenance, oversees organization.
• Maintains water systems, performs readings, or sends samples out for testing.
• Provides ideas, supports, and participates in process improvement initiatives.
• Maintains a clean and safe laboratory work environment.
• Demonstrates understanding of Health and Safety compliance by ensuring that policies/SOPs and training are up to date.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma / educated to A-level or equivalent
• Computing skills, including word processing and use of spreadsheets (e.g. Microsoft Office packages).

Additional Job Standards

• Excellent verbal and communication skills with ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Willingness to learn
• Good attention to detail
• Follow guidelines and SOPs to the letter

As a Laboratory Technician within our Immunochemistry team based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire you will play an integral part in achieving our mission by providing laboratory based technical and operational support to colleagues working on studies on a wide variety of studies including ELISA and ADA assays. Whilst training you will learn a broad range of standard technical laboratory skills and techniques including how to work to Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and work closely with many teams within the department. The Laboratory technician role is a fantastic introduction to the drug development industry and the start of an exciting career in Labcorp. This position is an onsite role.

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