Physiology Lab Technician

UK Sports Institute Limited; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development

29 days annual leave

Professional memberships

Comprehensive health plan

Generous parental and family leave

Competitive pension scheme

Occupational sick pay

Kit and equipment

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Life cover

Retail offers and discounts

Job summary

The UK Sports Institute offers a part-time Physiolo gy Laboratory Technician role in Loughborough to support practitioners as they prepare athletes for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. This role includes coordinating lab logistics, building relationships with suppliers and administrators, and applying practical, detail-driven problem solving under pressure.

Experience as a laboratory technician is not essential, but the ideal candidate is supportive, caring and authoritative

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a laboratory technician is not essential, but the ideal candidate would be a supportive, caring, and helpful individual with the ability to be details driven, practical, and authoritative when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate lab logistics for a team of practitioners.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers, administrators and practitioners.
• Solve technical laboratory problems under pressure when needed.
• Support sub-maximal lactate threshold testing with gas analysis as required.

Skills

Organisational skills

Lab logistics

Relationship building

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Tools

Gas analysis

Job description

Our Vacancy

The UK Sports Institute have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Physiology Laboratory Technician working in Loughborough.

The Opportunity...

This role is an exciting opportunity to support a team of practitioners as they prepare athletes for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Additionally, part of the role (0.1 FTE) is allocated to supporting British Triathlon physiology testing and a further 0.1 FTE of the role is allocated to supporting UK Sports Institute respiratory testing.

Prior experience as a laboratory technician is not essential, but the ideal candidate would be a supportive, caring, and helpful individual with the ability to be details driven, practical, and authoritative when necessary.

• Do you have the organisational skills to co-ordinate lab logistics for a team of practitioners?
• Do you think you can build and maintain the range of relationships required to run a lab? E.g., suppliers, administrators, practitioners.
• Can you solve technical laboratory-based problems under pressure?
• Do you have experience conducting sub-maximal lactate threshold testing with gas analysis?

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At the UKSI we aspire to have a workforce that is diverse and representative of all sections of society, not only by characteristic but by thought and perspective. We believe a diverse workforce enables growth and creates a sustainably inclusive workspace for all employees.

If there is something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job more accessible, let us know!

Our Company

The UKSI delivers outstanding support that enables sports and athletes to excel.

Since 2002, and over the last four Olympic and Paralympic cycles, the UKSI has evolved quietly and effectively into an organisation consistently performing at a world-leading level, contributing to over 1,000 British Olympic and Paralympic medals.

Our Benefits

• Learning and development
• 29 days annual leave
• Professional memberships
• Comprehensive health plan
• Generous parental and family leave
• Competitive pension scheme
• Occupational sick pay
• Kit and equipment
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life cover
• Retail offers and discounts