Laboratory Technician - Chemistry Automation

Talentmark are recruiting for a Laboratory Technician - Chemistry Automation to join a pioneering drug discovery and technology company who are based near Didcot on a permanent basis.

Company:

Our client are a pioneering company working to reduce the failure rate of traditional

drug discovery

Location:

The role is based near Didcot and is site based.

Role:

• Enable high-throughput chemistry workflows by ensuring the reliable execution of automated and SOP-driven laboratory processes to support synthesis, analytical, purification, and NMR operations.
• Dispense chemicals into vials and dosing heads, load reactants and consumables onto automated platforms and prepare stock solutions and solvents.
• Receive, barcode, register, and store chemicals, transport samples and submit pre-defined instrument jobs and manage consumables inventory and reordering.
• Prepare solvents, buffers, and system suitability test mixtures.
• Submit and manage LCMS and NMR samples using predefined workflows and maintain NMR systems, including sample handling and liquid nitrogen refills.
• Perform routine instrument maintenance (e.g., filters, guard columns) and troubleshoot basic instrument errors and perform resets.
• Monitor system performance and take instruments offline when required.
• Load/unload instruments and manage consumables.
• Perform waste handling and disposal and maintain the cleanliness and organization of laboratory spaces.

• Educated to degree level in Chemistry or a related field.
• Experience working in a similar laboratory or technical operations environment.
• Ability to follow detailed SOPs with high accuracy.
• Strong organizational and inventory management skills.
• Comfortable working with automated laboratory systems.

For more information, or to apply for this Laboratory Technician - Chemistry Automation position please contact Mary Bolt on 01246 457729 or email mbolt@talentmark.co.uk. Please quote job reference 182272 in all correspondence.

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK.