Technician 2 - Cell Culture Development

Slough, England, United Kingdom

12/16/2024

Lab Technician – Cell Culture Development

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

We are currently looking to recruit a Cell Culture Development (CCD) Technician to join our well-established Development Services team. The role of the technician is to support laboratory activities with practical tasks to a high standard. Good attention to detail and getting things right first time is essential. Work is performed according to protocol in compliance with cGMP rules and procedures. The individual maintains their training and skills to effectively carry out their duties and has a track-record of learning additional skills. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Cell Culture team at Lonza, and will give you exposure to working with new, novel technologies within the biotechnology field. Full training will be provided for the successful candidate.

NB: For this role you will need to be eligible to work in the UK without visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Adherence to good laboratory practice including cGMP where applicable.
• Co-ordinate servicing of equipment and other external services.
• Equipment preparation, monitoring, calibration and safety.
• Laboratory Readiness (cleaning, tidying, safety tasks, deliveries, completion of log books).
• Preparation of media, feeds, buffers, reagents.
• Maintaining stock levels of consumables.
• Completion and peer review of laboratory documentation.
  
  

Key Skills

• Relevant GCSEs / A levels / NVQs Field of Study Science, Maths & English
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to interact and deal with internal stakeholders.
• Integrity with positive can-do attitude essential.
• Independent Learning: Self-directed in learning.
• An eye for process/continuous improvement.
• Flexible to work outside of core business hours (if required).
  
  

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.