R&D Technician

Proclinical Staffing; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Proclinical Staffing is seeking an R&D Technician to support a small team of engineers in the development of innovative agritech products in Cambridge. You will help maintain the laboratory, workshop, and stores, assist with testing, prototype assembly, and report results.

Working closely with a lab manager and a multidisciplinary team, you will implement improved processes, manage calibration and COSHH compliance, and help ensure safe, efficient operations to meet project requirements.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills to manage lab, workshop, and stores operations.
• Experience with calibration, risk assessments, and asset management processes.
• Knowledge of COSHH regulations and safe working practices in a laboratory environment.
• Experience with purchasing and inventory management for consumables and equipment.
• Ability to develop and improve laboratory and testing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the efficient operation of the R&D laboratory, workshop, and stores area.
• Implement and maintain improved processes for calibration, risk assessments, asset management, consumables management, and operating procedures.
• Conduct COSHH assessments, manage PPE, and ensure cleanliness and waste management compliance.
• Maintain up-to-date safety practices, including COSHH and risk assessments, for all lab users.
• Oversee the calibration, servicing, and inspection of laboratory and workshop equipment.
• Procure materials, consumables, tools, and capital equipment as needed.
• Enhance laboratory and testing capabilities to meet evolving project requirements.
• Plan resources and coordinate with external test houses when necessary.

Skills

Organizational skills

Calibration

Risk assessments

Asset management

COSHH knowledge

Inventory management

Team collaboration

Job description

Help bring science to life and play a key role in delivering impactful research that drives healthcare innovation!

Proclinical is seeking an R&D Technician to support a small team of engineers in the development of innovative agritech products. These products focus on monitoring animal wellbeing, helping farmers better understand and care for their livestock. In this role, you will work closely with a lab manager and a multidisciplinary team of product designers, mechanical engineers, and electronic engineers. Your contributions will play a key role in maintaining and improving the laboratory, workshop, and stores facilities, as well as supporting product testing, prototype assembly, and reporting results.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the efficient operation of the R&D laboratory, workshop, and stores area.
• Implement and maintain improved processes for calibration, risk assessments, asset management, consumables management, and operating procedures.
• Conduct COSHH assessments, manage PPE, and ensure cleanliness and waste management compliance.
• Maintain up-to-date safety practices, including COSHH and risk assessments, for all lab users.
• Oversee the calibration, servicing, and inspection of laboratory and workshop equipment.
• Procure materials, consumables, tools, and capital equipment as needed.
• Enhance laboratory and testing capabilities to meet evolving project requirements.
• Plan resources and coordinate with external test houses when necessary.

Key Skills and Requirements:

• Strong organizational skills to manage laboratory, workshop, and stores operations effectively.
• Familiarity with calibration, risk assessments, and asset management processes.
• Knowledge of COSHH regulations and safe working practices in a laboratory environment.
• Experience with purchasing and inventory management for consumables and equipment.
• Ability to develop and improve laboratory and testing capabilities.
• Proficiency in managing cleanliness, waste, and environmental health and safety (EHS) standards.
• Collaborative mindset to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.