We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Scientific Officer to join our team in our laboratory, with a starting salary of GBP23,000 per annum. This is a full-time role working 8am - 4pm Monday - Friday.
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.
Key Responsibilities:
Sample Processing:
* 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
* Ensuring environmental monitoring plates are incubated as per defined procedures and recording results
* Performing flow cytometry analysis on cord blood, cord tissue, and dental pulp samples
* Perform cord tissue sterility testing
* Perform cord tissue post-thaw quality control testing
* Perform dental pulp post-thaw quality control testing
Daily Equipment Monitoring and Laboratory Set-Up:
* Set-up of clean room equipment and environment prior to use
* Report any equipment faults immediately to the Laboratory Manager
* Replenish clean room consumables and report any low stock levels to Laboratory Manager
External Qualification Programs (EQA):
* Testing of flow cytometry samples for the EQA program
Periodic Facility/Equipment Maintenance and Calibration:
* Environmental monitoring of clean room 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 and high-level documents assigned on Qpulse
* To recognise the procedure requirements for processing, testing, storage, and disposal of human samples by reading, understanding, and acknowledging the standard operating procedures (SOPs) assigned on Qpulse
* 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 by the Laboratory Manager
* Updating SOPs as per the change control procedure to ensure completeness and accuracy.
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 GBP23,000 per annum
* 25 days holiday pro-rata
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