The Technician will assist the NICRF, to catalyse our clinical trial growth and drive high-quality research and excellence in clinical trial delivery. This post will initially be based in the Northern Ireland Clinical Research Facility (NICRF) but will be relocated within iREACH Health building on Belfast City Hospital site.
iREACH Health is an exciting new project for healthcare in Northern Ireland, the outcome of creative collaboration between academia, industry, the NHS, and public sector/government stakeholders to drive UK science and innovation and is focused on modernising our research infrastructure.
iREACH Health will drive continuous improvement in patient care and outcomes through innovation by integrating the activities of clinicians, life scientists and data scientists with industry partners to identify and develop new diagnostic tests, treatments, and health related technologies.
iREACH Health due to be operational in 2026/7 provides the platform to create a patient-centred, pro-innovation and digitally enabled clinical research environment.
About the person:
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:
* Academic or vocational qualifications (e.g. NVQ 3, 2 A Levels, ONC/OND, City and Guilds level 3 or equivalents in arelevant subject).
* 2 years relevant work experience including experience of processing biological samples.
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more on our website.
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.