Stevenage United Kingdom

Responsibilities

Location Stevenage, GB Job ID REQ-054023

Job Responsibilities

• Grow, maintain and prepare specialised suspension and adherent cell lines (epithelial) to be used in assay work.

• Maintain a frozen cell supply as required.

• Prepare conditioned media for successful maintenance of cells.

• Use of flourescent microscopy for imaging & cell counting

• Supply cells for ad-hoc and routine requests within established timelines.

• Co-ordinate the regular supply of consumables to ensure smooth delivery of cells to biological groups.

• Ensure aseptic technique is adhered to in the maintenance of cells and compliance to Health and Safety procedures for own well-being and quality of final product.

• Actively seek opportunities to develop the service by discussion with customer or by the sharing of best practice with other groups.

• Be an active member of the scientific teams – contribute at team meetings and look for opportunities for innovation.

• Assist with the preparation of SOPs, Risk Assessments and best practice guides.

• To act as an ambassador for TLS and to promote PerkinElmer’s core values.

• Operate to approved quality standards.

• Work independently and flexibly depending on team priorities and to set realistic work schedules to support requirements.

Desirable skills

• Good understanding and previous experience of working with epithelial cultures

• Experience in cell differentiation

• Experience in a number of technical analytical procedures, e.g., ELISA, MSD immunoplexes, Flow Cytometry and qPCR

• Data analysis skills (GraphPad, Prism, FlowJo, Excel)

• Experience of working in an industrial environment

Education/Experience/Qualifications

• BSc in a relevant scientific subject (e.g. biology, biotechnology or Biomedical Sciences), with relevant laboratory experience.

• Demonstrable knowledge of cell culture, cell lines, primary cells and aseptic technique.

• Demonstrable experience of working in a laboratory environment with experience of media preparation, cell isolation techniques and molecular biology methods.

• Understanding of standard software packages (i.e., Microsoft Office).

• Maintain an electronic laboratory notebook and present at team/project meetings.

• Highly motivated and independent, yet able to work well in a group setting.

• Ability to deliver high-quality, consistent results in a timely fashion.

• Ability to meet timelines successfully with the utmost attention to detail while setting high performance standards.

• Ability to understand, interpret, and communicate complex scientific data.

• Experience in design and execution of new and established methods and protocols.

Physical Demands

The overall physical exertion of this position requires:

• Sit or stand for 4-5 hours in laboratory areas.

• Work around moving laboratory equipment and machinery.

• Work with biohazards such as blood borne pathogens.

• All work is carried out in a containment level 2 environment.

• Appropriate PPE must always be worn (Lab coat, gloves, eye protection).

• Reach above/below the shoulder, bend at the knees and waist.

• Office work activities, including keyboard, up to 2-3 hours.

Working Environment

• Must be able to work in a laboratory, controlled environment requiring personal protective equipment.

• Job pace may be fast and job completion demands may be high.

• Employee will be required to manage hazardous waste in compliance with company procedures & State/Federal/Local hazardous waste regulations. Duties may include: identifying, handling, generating, accumulating, storing and labelling.

• Maintain a high standard work environment by ensuring a high level of safety and security is met in all aspects of daily activities, and ensure any potential safety hazards are addressed and corrected immediately.

• Understand ergonomic relationship between people, equipment and working environment.

PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.