We are looking for a reliable and conscientious Laboratory Technician to join our In Vitro Toxicology team. This role involves supporting day-to-day experiments, carrying out analyses, and recording results in our genetic toxicology studies.

This opportunity is open to applicants at all stages of their career:

• New to the profession? We’ll provide comprehensive training to help you build your skills.
• Already experienced? This role offers a steady, hands-on position where your knowledge and practical expertise will be highly valued.

If you are enthusiastic, dependable, and looking to develop or continue your career in science, we would love to hear from you.

WHO WE ARE:

Sequani is a contract research organisation based in the beautiful Herefordshire countryside. We conduct regulatory safety testing to help make the world a safer place.
As a Gold Investors in People organisation, we are confident that we can offer a varied role, together with a good range of company benefits and excellent career progression. Our customers frequently complement us on our friendly, professional, and high-quality service and we inject commitment and purpose into everything we do.
Our In Vitro Toxicology team specialises in laboratory tests carried out on mammalian and bacterial cultures grown in controlled conditions. By studying effects on these cultures, the team can detect subtle biological changes and gather important insights into the safety and efficacy of different substances, with a particular focus on genetics.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

This is a practical, lab-based role where you’ll gain valuable experience closely supporting the In Vitro Toxicology team and the studies they perform. This will involve working with bacterial and mammalian cell cultures under aseptic conditions, performing microbiological techniques, and carrying out routine tasks such as reagents preparations and maintaining laboratory stocks, all within a Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) compliant environment.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

You’ll play a key role in the smooth running of our laboratory, including:

• Setting up and performing genetic toxicology assays and recording accurate data.
• Carrying out sterile and aseptic techniques for maintaining bacterial and mammalian cell cultures.
• Maintaining lab cleanliness, supplies, and equipment (cleaning, calibrations, waste management, reagent preparations).
• Assisting with the preparation of laboratory work sheets and standard assays.
• Accurately recording and checking raw data.