Senior Histology Technician MFD
Senior Histology Technician MFD
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Job Description
The Opportunity:
Avantor is seeking a dedicated and driven Senior Histology Technician to join our team in Cambridge UK. In this role youll be responsible for providing expert histopathology support for our Translational Pathology Laboratories. These laboratories play a key role in supporting biomarker identification and analysis across multiple drug development projects from early stages to clinical trials.
This fulltime permanent position is based at our stateoftheart facility at The Discovery Centre BioMedical Campus in Cambridge. In addition to a competitive salary we offer an attractive benefits package including a pension scheme private medical and dental care and an extra day off for your birthday.
Working Hours: Monday Friday 9:00 AM 5:00 PM
The Team
Youll be working alongside a skilled team supporting automated immunohistochemistry (IHC) immunofluorescence (IF) and in situ hybridization (ISH) assays. Youll be part of our Lab and Production Services department which provides comprehensive support to leading pharmaceutical companies and laboratories worldwide particularly within Research and Development in the Life Sciences sector.
What Were Looking For
- Education: Masters degree in a sciencerelated discipline and at least one year of experience in a relevant field
- Experience:
- Practical experience in immunohistochemistry immunofluorescence and in situ hybridization assays
- Handson microscopy and digital slide scanning especially in the examination of human pathology samples
- Familiarity with human tissue samples and tissuebased histopathology methods
- Strong knowledge of the Human Tissue Act and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) regulations as well as related processes operations and compliance
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office especially Excel
How You Will Thrive and Make an Impact
- Support scientists by assisting in daily histopathology tasks including immunohistochemistry digital slide scanning and tissue sectioning from blocks
- Perform automated staining techniques on clinical trial tissue samples to aid in biomarker analysis
- Contribute to lab operations within the Clinical Translational Pathology area ensuring efficient workflow and highquality data
- Ensure strict compliance with Human Tissue Authority (HTA) regulations and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards while performing laboratory tasks
- Collaborate with the team to maintain accurate documentation and uphold laboratory safety and quality standards
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Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Why Avantor
Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14000 associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances lifechanging science.
The work we do changes peoples 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 moms 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!
EEO Statement:
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religious creed national origin physical or mental disability protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state/province or local law.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
