Job Summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Research Technician to join our Team in Cambridge, on a full-time, permanent basis. You will join a Team, that is providing support to UK Imaging Hub.

You will work five days a week - Monday to Friday, core hours. You will be based in Cambridge, Granta Park.

What we’re looking for?

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years sectioning experience with a variety of clinical tissue types in a high throughput pathology laboratory; Background in the pharmaceutical industry and the drug development process; Experience with slide scanning and image analysis; Good knowledge of cryotomy and Awareness of UK Human Tissue Act; Computer literate: articulate, confident and competent in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint with experience of using databases and presenting data using standard techniques e.g. spreadsheets, computerised reports etc.
• Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Teams experience preferred

How you will thrive and create an impact ?

• Responsibility for digital pathology slide scanning (using Leica Aperio slide scanners) and delivery of high quality image data to scientists
• Managing digital pathology image transfer & ingestion process from external laboratory to internal Imaging Platform (AWS)
• Undertaking quality control assessments of image and metadata using automated image QC analysis algorithms using HALO image analysis platform
• Tissue sample accessioning, fixation, processing and embedding tasks
• Takes responsibility for delegated laboratory maintenance including ordering of reagents & consumable, histological slide filing, maintenance of routine pathology equipment

Further Information

• Bonus
• Private Healthcare
• Pension
• Life Insurance
• Reward Schemes

Why Avantor?

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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