Job Summary

Could you be our next Laboratory Manager? Do you have coordination or management experience in a Lab space? Perhaps you have stepped into the role recently but are looking to elevate your career even further? Would working in a brand new, state-of-the-art building excite you? Read on.

This role will be a Maternity Cover position based at our customer site in Cambridge, UK. A full driving license and own vehicle is highly preferred.

As a Laboratory Manager for Avantor, you will take responsibility for the operational day to day management of one or more laboratories in our modern space in Cambridge. Initially, you will be based at one of several sites in the county, before moving into our brand new facility in Trumpington in the next 12-18 months.

Working hours: Monday-Friday: Core hours

Primary Location: Granta Park, CB21

The Team (Avantor Services)

Avantor Services, a part of Avantor, provides best-in-class product and service solutions to a variety of well-known businesses in the Life Science industry, globally.

Our mission is to enable Science by providing comprehensive operational support on bricks and mortar customer sites, taking ownership of a variety of tasks in the Stores, Data Analysis, or Laboratory areas. Join us and learn new skills while Setting Science in Motion!

What we’re looking for

• Education: Degree in a scientific subject
• Experience: Previous experience working at a senior lab technician or above in a multi-disciplinary laboratory environment
• Collaboration Tool: Exposure to Microsoft Office Package and SAP

Who you are

• You are an ambitious person with a degree and some demonstrable Laboratory process and procedure coordination experience
• You already live in Cambridgeshire
• Have a driving license and own vehicle
• Comfortable working in customer-centric environments

How you will thrive and create an impact

• Operational management of one or more laboratories, providing a 'single point of contact' for the scientists on a variety of subjects - materials flow, facilities maintenance, equipment availability and process optimisation activities
• Ensure the laboratory maintains its operational efficiency by liaising with facilities maintenance suppliers, planning maintenance schedules with minimal impact to daily operations
• Leading on continuous improvement projects relating to equipment, policy, and people processes - striving for smooth and efficient ways of working
• Lead on processes to investigate deviations from SLA's by root cause analysis and reporting findings accurately
• Support the overall health and safety compliance strategy, PPE compliance, participating in service audits and supporting with COSH and risk assessment documentation

Why Avantor?

• Competitive starting salary
• Attractive bonus incentive
• Private Healthcare after successful completion of your probation period
• Industry leading pension scheme
• Free parking on site
• Life Insurance
• Social events
• 25 days Annual Leave, plus bank holidays
• Enjoy a day off on your birthday!
• Reward Schemes

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people’s lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom’s voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

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