We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Scientific Officer to join our team in our laboratory, with a starting salary of £26,000 per annum. This is a full time role working 8am - 4pm Tuesday - Saturday.
At Future Health Biobank we are passionate about protecting the future health of children. Our focus is in two main areas: stem cell banking and genomics.
We are the largest stem cell bank in the UK and have been established for over 20 years.
We now have a vacancy for a Scientific Officer to join our team.
Scientific Officers are responsible for performing clean room equipment calibration according to the defined schedule, confirming that equipment is operating as per specified requirements before use, which ensures the accuracy of data being generated. Scientific Officers perform procedures including the aseptic processing of samples within clean room environments involving cord blood volume reduction processing, cell culture, sterility testing and flow cytometry in accordance with standard operating procedures, guaranteeing that our client’s samples are processed and stored to the highest standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Aseptic processing of cord blood samples within the clean room
- Aseptic processing of cord tissue samples within the clean room
- Aseptic processing of tooth samples within the clean room
- Donor blood serology and PCR testing
- Performing flow cytometry analysis on cord blood, cord tissue and dental pulp samples
- Daily equipment monitoring and laboratory set-up
- Report any equipment faults immediately to the Laboratory Manager
- Testing of EQA samples and results review
- Environmental monitoring of clean room areas
- Cleaning of the laboratory and graded areas
Quality Management System:
- To recognise the regulatory requirements for procurement, processing, testing, storage and disposal of human samples by reading, understanding and acknowledging the company policies
- To recognise the procedure requirements for processing, testing, storage and disposal of human samples by reading, understanding and acknowledging the standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Ensuring the accuracy and validity of sample data generated through completion of equipment calibration and adherence to SOPs
- Ensuring the traceability of all samples through confirmation of sample codes and adherence to SOPs
- Raising of deviations for investigation
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific subject or a minimum of two years equivalent experience
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good computer literacy
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Ability to follow and adhere to written standard operating procedures
Terms & Benefits:
- 37.5 hours per week
- Starting salary of £26,000 per annum
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Access to Sage Benefits (post three months employment)
- Contributory Company Pension Scheme
- On site parking
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
