Laboratory Operations Technician

Department: William Harvey Research Institute
Salary: £31,421 - £38,165 (Grade 3)
Reference: 1831
Location: Charterhouse Square
Date posted: 8 April 2024
Closing date: 22 April 2024

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About the Role 

You will provide comprehensive technical support in the Centre for Biochemical Pharmacology aiding both the laboratory manager and the centre leads by ensuring the safe and smooth operation of the research laboratories. The role will involve maintaining essential stocks, ensuring equipment is correctly maintained, training new starters in the Centre and helping maintain a safe laboratory environment amongst others. 

About You 

Candidates should have a degree in a relevant subject area and be highly enthusiastic to work in a busy, research-intensive Centre within the Institute, so experience working in a laboratory will be essential. 

About the William Harvey Research Institute & the Centre for Biochemical Pharmacology 

The William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI) is based within the John Vane Science Centre on the Charterhouse Square Campus of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, within Queen Mary University of London. The WHRI has three core strategic themes: Inflammation, Cardiovascular and Endocrinology with a mix of basic scientists and clinicians benefitting from strong links with Bart’s and The London NHS Trust. The Centre for Biochemical Pharmacology provides a focus for ground-breaking research into understanding the mechanisms of inflammation aimed at development of novel therapeutic entities. It consists of 60+ researchers including 15 members of academic staff. 

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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