Quality Lab Assistant - Permanent Position

Consortium; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric charging points for Electric/

Discretionary Bonus

Free onsite parking

Subsidised onsite restaurant and cafe

Learning and development opportunities

Well-being & mental health awareness

Multi-faith prayer room

Job summary

Eisai is hiring a Quality Lab Assistant for the Hatfield Knowledge Centre. The role focuses on maintaining GMP standards, inventory control, and basic lab duties in a full-time onsite position.

You will support the QC team with solution preparation, sample logging, and equipment coordination while ensuring compliant, organized lab operations at the EKC facility.

Qualifications

• GCSCs/A-Levels/Degree in Science subjects.
• Demonstrated Knowledge, understanding and application of GMP Guidelines/Regulations.
• Experience in a regulated GMP laboratory.
• Experience with LIMS.
• Exposure to HPLC or other analytical equipment.
• Knowledge of data integrity principles.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within EML and customers.
• Knowledge of Quality Control, GMP, and pharma manufacture and packaging.
• Good technical and scientific judgement.
• Computer literate e.g. Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Maintain GMP-compliant laboratory environment and inventory.
• Perform routine housekeeping tasks and waste disposal.
• Monitor equipment status, documentation, and lab readiness.
• Maintain inventory of chemicals, reagents, consumables, PPE and general lab supplies.
• Raise purchase orders, track deliveries, and store incoming materials.
• Liaise with suppliers and internal procurement teams to resolve stock issues.
• Label, organise and store materials; assist with sample receipt and logging.
• Prepare solutions, buffers, and reagents per approved documentation.
• Receive and log samples into LIMS; support water sampling.

Skills

GMP knowledge

Data integrity

Quality systems

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

GCSCs/A-Levels/Degree in Science subjects

Tools

LIMS

HPLC

Microsoft Office

Job description

Quality Lab Assistant - Permanent Position

Quality Lab Assistant - Permanent Position

Highlighted points for this job

Location: Mosquito Way, Hatfield AL10 9SN, UK

Quality Contract Laboratory Assistant role at Hatfield Knowledge Centre

Responsibilities include maintaining GMP compliant laboratory environment and managing inventory

GCSCs/A-Levels/Degree in Science subjects required

Eisai offers competitive salary and benefits including electric charging points and well-being programmes

Position located in EMEA Knowledge Centre, fostering inclusive and collaborative environment

Location: Hatfield Knowledge Centre
Full time onsite

The Company

Eisai is a leading research based pharmaceutical organisation with an extensive portfolio across the Oncology, Neurology and Pain therapy areas.

Eisai Manufacturing is the hub of Eisai’s production and supply chain. We make tablets, package these into blisters, label and package vials and bottles. We also manage the wider medicines supply chain and other companies who undertake work on our behalf.

By joining Eisai, you will be working for an organisation with a human healthcare philosophy, which means that we put the patient first in everything we do.

Your new role

We have an exciting new role for a Quality Contract Laboratory Assistant, they will be responsible for providing essential operation and administrative support to the Quality Control Team, ensuring the environment remains organised, compliant, and fully stocked.
Details of responsibilities:

• To maintain a clean, organised, and compliant laboratory environment in line with GMP expectations.
• To perform routine housekeeping tasks including bench cleaning, waste disposal and glassware washing.
• To conduct routine equipment status check, documentation check and general lab readiness check.
• To monitor and maintain inventory of chemicals, reagents, consumables, PPE, and general lab supplies.
• To perform regular stock checks and update inventory records.
• To raise purchase orders (POs), track deliveries, and ensure correct storage of incoming materials.
• To liaise with suppliers and internal procurement teams to resolve delivery or stock issues.
• To label, organise, and store materials appropriately.
• To assist with sample receipt, logging, and storage for testing.
• To prepare solutions, buffers, and reagents following approved documentation
• Receiving and logging samples into LIMS
• To support with water sampling as part of the routine Purified Water testing.
• To support equipment service/maintenance scheduling by coordinating equipment service visits
• To support the collection of data for PQR’s or other GMP documentation
• To file and archive QC documents.
• To perform any other appropriate duties at the request of the QC Operations Manager.

The QC Laboratory Assistant is responsible for maintaining laboratory housekeeping standards, managing inventory and procurement activities, and performing basic laboratory tasks such as solution and reagent preparation, sample log in etc in accordance with established procedures.

What are we looking for?

• GCSCs/A-Levels/Degree in Science subjects.
• Demonstrated Knowledge, understanding and application of GMP Guidelines/Regulations
• Experience in a regulated GMP laboratory
• Experience with LIMS
• Exposure to HPLC or other analytical equipment
• Knowledge of data integrity principles
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communication links within EML, affiliated organisations and other customers
• Knowledge of Quality Control, Quality Systems, GMP, and manufacture and packaging of pharmaceutical products
• Good technical and scientific judgement
• Computer literate e.g. Word, Excel and PowerPoint

What we offer in return

Eisai offers a competitive salary and excellent wider benefits package that includes,

• Electric charging points for Electric/Hybrid vehicles
• Discretionary Bonus
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised onsite restaurant and coffee shop
• Learning and development opportunities
• Well-being & mental health awareness programmes
• Multi-faith prayer room

You will also be based out of our excellent EMEA Knowledge Centre (EKC) facility, which is our EU Headquarters, and offers an inclusive, and collaborative working environment.

Eisai Recruitment Statement

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

We believe that diverse and inclusive teams promote wellbeing, learning and innovation, helping Eisai serve our patients, their families, our employees, and society. Our commitment is:

• to embrace and celebrate our differences, respecting and valuing each other.
• to include equity, diversity, and inclusion practices in all that we do so everyone has a full sense of belonging.
• to value individual talent where every employee can be themselves and thrive in an environment of openness, trust, and integrity