LAB SUPPORT TECHNICIAN - FTC
Looking for a role where your technical expertise directly supports life-changing medicines?
Mitie is seeking a motivated and technically capable Laboratory Support Technician to join our pharmaceutical laboratory support team for a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with hands-on HPLC experience, a strong understanding of GxP regulated environments, and a passion for delivering high-quality laboratory operations. You'll work alongside scientists and laboratory teams, ensuring critical laboratory activities run smoothly and efficiently while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and data integrity.
This is far more than a traditional laboratory support position.
You'll play a key role in enabling laboratory testing, product release activities, and scientific research by supporting analytical laboratories with:
- HPLC instrument support and return-to-service checks
- Laboratory instrument PQ testing
- Mobile phase, reagent and eluent preparation
- Sample management and laboratory logistics
- Laboratory stock and consumable management
- Calibration programme support
- Laboratory compliance activities
- Waste management and housekeeping activities
Every day you'll help create an environment where great science can thrive.
- Support analytical laboratories operating HPLC systems
- Perform annual return-to-service checks on HPLCs
- Complete routine Performance Qualification (PQ) testing
- Support calibration and maintenance schedules
- Monitor laboratory equipment performance and documentation requirements
- Work within a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment
- Complete documentation in accordance with GxP requirements
- Support ALCOA+ data integrity standards
- Ensure laboratory records are accurate, complete and inspection-ready
- Maintain compliance with laboratory procedures and regulatory expectations
- Prepare mobile phases, reagents and eluents to support laboratory testing schedules
- Support sample booking, archiving and keeping sample activities
- Manage laboratory stocks, chemicals, solvents and consumables
- Coordinate laboratory waste disposal activities
- Support calibration laboratory programmes and scheduling activities
- Identify opportunities to improve laboratory processes
- Challenge existing practices and contribute new ideas
- Work collaboratively with scientists, engineers and support teams
- Support a culture of safety, compliance and operational excellence
✅ Experience working with HPLC systems
✅ Experience working within a GxP-regulated pharmaceutical or laboratory environment
✅ Strong understanding of laboratory compliance and documentation practices
✅ Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
✅ Ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively
✅ A proactive and customer-focused approach
✅ Strong communication and teamwork skills
- HND, Degree or equivalent qualification in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline
- Experience of laboratory instrument qualification activities
- Experience supporting calibration programmes
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical laboratory operations
- Experience with data integrity requirements and ALCOA+ principles
Opportunity to work at a world-class pharmaceutical facility
Exposure to cutting-edge analytical instrumentation
Development within a highly regulated scientific environment
Technical and professional growth opportunities
The chance to support work that ultimately helps deliver medicines to patients around the world
If you're passionate about laboratory science, enjoy working with HPLC instrumentation, and want to develop your career within a regulated pharmaceutical environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and become part of a team that helps keep science moving.
