Quality Control Technician (Chemistry)

Oxford BioMedica Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology company in the UK is seeking a Quality Control Technician I to guarantee that incoming raw materials are tested and released in compliance with regulatory requirements. You will be responsible for conducting inspections, maintaining documentation, liaising with suppliers, and ensuring timely delivery of materials. Candidates should have lab experience and a background in quality management. This role offers a competitive reward package and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive total reward packages

Wellbeing programmes

Career development opportunities

Supportive and inclusive culture

State-of-the-art labs

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent qualification level or experience gained within the role or similar workplace and position.
• Strong attention to details to ensure a high standard of record keeping and documentation.
• Understanding of Quality Management System.
• Basic understanding of GxP regulations.
• Lab experience required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine inspection, testing, and release of incoming raw materials.
• Maintain Control Plans, Criticality Assessments, and other documentation.
• Represent the QC department in communications with manufacturing and other stakeholders.
• Liaise with suppliers and external testing laboratories.
• Prepare shipments of materials.
• Maintain stock control in the laboratory.

Skills

Attention to details

Understanding of Quality Management System

Basic understanding of GxP regulations

Laboratory experience

Education

GCSE or equivalent qualification

Job description

We're currently recruiting for a Quality Control Technician I (Chemistry) to join our ADQC Team. In this role, you will ensure that incoming raw materials are tested and released in time to meet manufacturing demands and are compliant with regulatory requirements, playing a key part in advancing our mission and making a real difference.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine inspection, testing (where appropriate) and release incoming raw materials ensuring that quality and time targets are met.
• Complete and maintain Control Plans, Criticality Assessments, Supplier Questionnaires and other documentation to ensure compliance with required standards.
• Represent the QC department in communications with manufacturing, Warehouse & Supply Chain, other members of QC and the wider business to ensure on time delivery of raw materials to the end user.
• Liaise with suppliers and external testing laboratories ensuring quality information and test results are provided in a timely manner.
• Prepare shipments of materials to CTO's and other sites.
• Maintain stock control in the laboratory areas.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent qualification level or experience gained within the role or similar workplace and position.
• Strong attention to details to ensure a high standard of record keeping and documentation.
• Understanding of Quality Management System.
• Basic understanding of GxP regulations.
• Lab experience required.

At OXB, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're on a mission to enable life‑changing therapies to reach patients around the world—and we're looking for passionate individuals who embody our core values every day: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, and Respectful.

OXB is a quality and innovation‑led viral vector CDMO with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life‑changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, we have more than 25 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of gene therapies.

OXB collaborates with some of the world's most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno‑associated virus (AAV) and adenoviral vectors. OXB's world‑class capabilities span from early‑stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality‑assurance systems, analytical methods, and depth of regulatory expertise.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive total reward packages
• Wellbeing programmes that support your mental and physical health
• Career development opportunities to help you grow and thrive
• Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture
• State‑of‑the‑art labs and manufacturing facilities
• A company that lives its values: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect

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