Job Description

Chemistry Technician

12 months

£15- £16 per hour PAYE 37.5 Hours

Stevenage

The Client

Our client are a global provider of technologies and services that advance and accelerate the development and manufacture of therapeutics.

Their portfolio ranges from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, biologic drugs, and novel cell and gene therapies. Their job is to supply the tools and services - the pots, pans, soups and sauces - they need to work better, faster and safer, leading to better patient outcomes.

What you'll do:

Work closely with Chemists, Materials Scientists, Engineers, and Biologists to support activities including chemical analysis, device fabrication, and applications testing

Perform both routine and one-off laboratory testing such as Raman Spectroscopy, LC-MS, thermal analysis and dry weight

Preparation of buffers and membrane materials for reactions on small and large scales

Run chemical reactions for modification of membrane materials in flow reactors, following SOPs

Write up experimental findings in Electronic Lab Notebook entries and Technical reports

Contribute to lab organisation, e. g. maintaining stocks of reagents and chemical waste disposal Who you are:

Either Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline with minimum of 3 months laboratory experience, or Science A-levels (or equivalent) with minimum 2 years laboratory experience

Experience in wet chemistry and/or one or more of the analytical methods listed above

Proficiency in MS Office Applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Teamworking ability, attention to detail and interpersonal skills

Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, able to multi-task efficiently It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

Working in the biotechnology industry