Lab Administrator/Aide

Lab Administrator/Aide

Location: Loughborough, UK

Working Hours: 9am-5pm

Salary: Competitive

Our client are seeking a Lab Aide to join our Oncology in vivo team based in Loughborough UK. This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented, creative, and dynamic environment.

Working within the in vivo laboratory environment, the post holder will be responsible for supporting administrative tasks associated with conducting experiments and perform some animal care and husbandry in line with strict compliance with legislative, health and safety requirements, and company SOP’s/ Policies.

What will you be doing?

• Generating experiments on study log, generating folders, cage cards, sample labels etc.
• General administrative tasks within the department.
• Support Home Office record keeping.
• Support goods received and inventory control.
• Support quality checking and archiving for study records and samples.
• Support husbandry with the cleaning of the animal facility including areas and cages as appropriate.
• Be familiar with the main provisions of ASPA.
• Be aware of the standards of care, accommodation, husbandry, and welfare set out in the Code of Practice and take appropriate steps to develop and maintain high standards of care and husbandry appropriate to the species.
• Support the process for ensuring consumables and caging are available, autoclaved for use within the facility.
• May accept delivery of animals including health checks upon delivery depending on experience and documented competency level.

What can we offer you?

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• EV scheme
• Medical reimbursement scheme
• Relocation assistance
• Performance bonus
• Friday Lunch
• Referral Bonus
• Free on-site parking
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced sick pay

What can you bring to the team?

• Ability to recognise and communicate the signs of pain, suffering, in the animals including stock and experimental rodents (to observe all animals for the recognition of any variation from normal health and behaviour.
• Animal handling skills and aseptic handling techniques.
• Use of and user level maintenance of equipment such as cage wash.
• Completion of required records/documentation to the highest standard.
• An understanding about the work being undertaken and with the Home Office Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
• Attention to detail.
• Flexible attitude to work with an ability to carry out tasks unsupervised.
• Ability to prioritise effectively, manage multiple and varied tasks.
• Demonstrate initiative and proactively generate ideas.
• Some weekend/out of hours working