Laboratory Assistant
Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm
£23,500 per annum - £12.05phr PAYE
Contract until end of November - Not guaranteed to go perm
No Lab Exp needed, good computer skills, admin, data entry
Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott's Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together
exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which
provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.
The position of Laboratory Assistant is within our Toxicology Business Unit located at Abingdon, UK.
The main purpose of the role is to receive, unpack and accession samples for analysis, providing the
screening laboratory with sample aliquots in a timely manner.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To ensure that all samples are handled according to current Standard Operating Procedures
and to a strict Chain of Custody, providing all relevant sample information to the rest of the
company.
- Conform with appropriate safety standards under The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Work in accordance with the current documented Standard Operating Procedures. Abbott
Toxicology is an ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 certified laboratory.
Major functional objectives
- Preparation of hair and oral fluid samples for analysis, within agreed timeframes
- Ensure all equipment used is within current specifications including calibration and
maintenance requirements
- Accurate data entry, including relevant scanning and archiving
- Logging 'discrepancy' samples and liaising with Customer Services to resolves any issues
efficiently and promptly
- Sample storage and logging
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Adherence to quality systems, including review and amendment of relevant SOPS as
necessary
- Carry out tasks as directed by the Analytical Support Team Leader and to feedback any
problems, working to assist in their resolution
- Continue to participate in training programmes across Laboratory Operations to develop
themselves and to increase their breadth of understanding of the function of Operations as
a whole
In addition to the above, the role of the laboratory assistant may also extend to include
responsibilities such as:
- Laboratory maintenance, including preparation of solutions and stock count
- Laboratory cleanliness and maintenance of a safe and pleasant work environment
- Basic systems maintenance
- Assist in the preparation of Risk Assessments
- Actively contribute to achievement of TAT (>98% of all samples to be delivered within target
TAT)
- Development of knowledge of customer account set-up and ability to troubleshoot related
sample problems
- Identification of process improvement possibilities
Please let me know if this is something that you would be interested in and please make sure you are meeting the above requirements and I will schedule a suitable time to connect with you and brief you further on the role.
You can also refer any of your friends/colleagues who are looking for a job or job change with relevant experience and I will get in touch with them.
If interested, please contact me at or send your updated CV at dharanikumar. b @ randstad. co. uk
Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.