Laboratory Support technician
Job Location:
Leiden - Netherlands
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Job Summary
Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors fragrances food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Health & Biosciences: Channeling our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable life-enhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare food consumer and industrial markets.
The role is based in Leiden Netherlands (onsite role). Be part of a collaborative proactive and international team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
At our Leiden site you will join an R&D organization of approximately 45 scientists representing more than 15 nationalities. Our teams work on cutting-edge biotechnology solutions by designing microbial cell factories and developing engineered enzymes for applications in food & beverages home & personal care animal nutrition and more.
This position is ideal for candidates who recently completed or are close to completing their MLO (Middelbaar Laboratorium Onderwijs) education and are eager to gain hands-on experience in a professional R&D laboratory environment.
Where Youll Make a Difference
- Support daily laboratory operations to maintain a clean safe and organized workplace
- Perform cleaning decontamination and sterilization of laboratory equipment glassware and work areas
- Ensure the safe disposal of biological and chemical waste according to safety procedures and standard operating procedures
- Monitor laboratory inventory levels and manage consumables using inventory management systems
- Support ordering activities for laboratory supplies and materials
- Prepare buffers media and reagents required for laboratory experiments
- Receive sort and document incoming samples and deliveries according to laboratory protocols
- Support preparation and coordination of domestic and international sample shipments
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Completed or nearly completed MLO (Middelbaar Laboratorium Onderwijs) or comparable laboratory education
- Interest in biotechnology microbiology or laboratory support activities
- Basic hands-on laboratory skills gained through education internships or practical training
- Familiarity with standard laboratory equipment such as pipettes balances centrifuges or autoclaves
- Understanding of laboratory safety procedures and accurate way of working
- Good organizational and teamwork skills
- Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office applications
- Intermediate written and spoken English skills
- Proactive detail-oriented and motivated mindset
How Would You Stand Out
- Internship or practical experience in an R&D or biotechnology laboratory
- Experience working in ML1 or ML2 laboratory environments
- Familiarity with inventory management or laboratory support processes
Why Choose Us
- Opportunity to start your career within a global biotechnology organization
- Hands-on experience in a professional international R&D environment
- Learning and development opportunities from experienced scientists and laboratory professionals
- Collaborative and inclusive workplace culture
- Exposure to innovative technologies and sustainable bioscience solutions
- Opportunity to contribute to research that impacts everyday products worldwide
We are a global leader in taste scent and nutrition offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity national origin race age sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion gender identity & expression sexual orientation or disability.
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