Laboratory Technical Specialist

CK Group are seeking a Laboratory Technical Specialist to join our Biotechnology client who provide device asset management services to the healthcare and life science sectors. This is a permanent role and will be fully onsite in Abingdon (near Oxford).

The Role:
Reporting to the Operations Leader, this role will support the laboratory services and project delivery at our clients site, collaborating with operations, engineering functions, and customer stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Support the planning and delivery of asset installation, commissioning, relocation, and decommissioning activities, ensuring alignment with key projects and deliverables.
  
  
• Coordinate all aspects of the asset lifecycle, from initial planning through installation, operation, and end-of-life.
  
  
• Ensure asset lifecycle activities remain within agreed budget targets.
  
  
• Prepare laboratory spaces to ensure site readiness for equipment installation activities.
  
  
• Manage and maintain a master inventory of laboratory equipment, spare parts, and consumables.
  
  
• Oversee the decontamination, decommissioning, packing, relocation, recommissioning, and installation of laboratory equipment and systems, including HPLC systems, mass spectrometers, centrifuges, incubators, and associated computerised systems.
  
  

Your Background:

• Degree qualified in life science, science or equivalent
• Strong project management experience (PMP or similar qualification desirable)
• Experience managing laboratory equipment is an advantage
• Experience in managing external vendors and suppliers
• Experience creating and delivering clear project plans
• General understanding of laboratory equipment decommissioning and recommissioning activities (HPLC, NMR, incubators, Mass spec etc)
• Awareness of relevant UK regulatory requirements and guidelines

Apply:

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference (Apply online only) in all correspondence.

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