Scientist - Cell Processing

Cellular Origins; Hartford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A biotech start-up in the United Kingdom is seeking a lab-based professional to support bioprocess studies and routine testing. The role involves hands-on, repeatable lab work within a collaborative multi-disciplinary team. Key responsibilities include maintaining cell cultures, preparing reagents, and executing assays while ensuring compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates will have strong attention to detail and experience in aseptic handling and laboratory operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in routine cell culture and laboratory techniques.
• Ability to follow SOPs and maintain accurate records.
• Strong organizational skills in a laboratory environment.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple projects in a dynamic lab environment.
• Execute repeatable lab work for bioprocess studies.
• Maintain cell cultures and prepare sterile reagents.
• Perform routine assay execution and sample processing.
• Ensure compliance with laboratory safety and documentation.

Skills

Aseptic cell handling

High-throughput lab work

Collaboration in multi-disciplinary teams

Attention to detail

Job description

This is a lab-based role for someone who enjoys hands‑on work, routine experiments, and doing things properly every single time. You’ll join a collaborative group of scientists and engineers, running high‑throughput, repeatable lab work that supports bioprocess derisking studies and routine testing. You’ll help keep our cell processing workflows running smoothly; from maintaining cell cultures and preparing reagents, through to supporting assays and keeping the lab organised and compliant. What you’ll do You’ll be part of the Cell Processing team, supporting multiple projects in parallel and becoming a trusted point of stability in a fast‑growing environment. You’ll get to:

• Support a dynamic, growth‑oriented start‑up environment, flexibly responding to changing priorities with clear direction.
• Work within a collaborative, multi‑disciplinary team of scientists and engineers, contributing to several projects at the same time.
• Reliably execute high‑throughput, repeatable lab work to support bioprocess de‑risking studies and routine testing, with a strong focus on accuracy and consistency.
• Perform routine aseptic cell handling tasks, including cell culture maintenance, automated cell counts, viability checks, passaging, cryopreservation, and thawing.
• Prepare and maintain raw materials and sterile reagents, such as media, buffers, cytokines, and cell cultures.
• Support routine assay execution and sample processing, for example flow cytometry staining preparation and sample prep for dPCR or other assays, including basic data collation.
• Follow established SOPs and protocols precisely, escalating deviations or unexpected results promptly so the team can act quickly.
• Contribute to BSL2+ laboratory operations, including cleaning, waste handling, and biosafety compliance.
• Support equipment upkeep, including incubator checks, basic maintenance, and coordination of calibrations where needed.
• Maintain accurate lab records with good documentation practices and clear traceability of samples and reagents.
• Help with lab organisation, inventory tracking, and consistent execution across repeated experiments.