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SalaryJob Title - Biology Technician
Location - Bracknell
Contract - 12 months
Pay - £14 per hour
SRG are working with a global leading Agrochemical company that are seeking a Biology Technician to join their team.
The Biology Technician will be responsible for running multiple biochemical and biological assays, working with plants, fungi, insects and cell cultures. Taking pride in delivering quality data that will be used to support the selection of chemical hits for promotion to the next stage of the invention pipeline.
Working within a team, you will be responsible for several assays, maintaining any stock and equipment items required to perform your role.
Key responsibilities:
- Executing and monitoring multiple routine biochemical and whole organism assays, delivering high quality data to be used to support the selection of chemical hits for promotion to the next stage of the invention pipeline.
- Spot and report problems with your assigned assays to the relevant expert.
- Work with experts to organise and perform any trouble-shooting experiments/tests communicating findings and changes.
- Perform development tests for existing and or new methods as required by the business.
- Ensure all testing is performed following local safety rules and guidelines
- Maintenance of any stock and equipment items required to perform your assays, plan and execute the assay following the SOP and delivering data to agreed timelines.
- Monitor the performance and quality of your assigned assay and report your findings to the relevant experts.
- Organise and perform any trouble-shooting experiment/test, ensuring collaboration and communication with relevant experts in the team.
- Communicate any issues or new processes to rest of team.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Biochemistry or plant biology.
- Good organisation skills.
- Excellent attention to detail
- Good communication skills: oral and written
- Good scientific background and a willingness to broaden/deepen knowledge around assigned assays
- This position requires some experience of working in a lab in a relevant professional or academic environment
Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
