Laboratory Supervisor

illumina

Location: Cambridge
Salary:
Closing Date: 22 March 2020
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All applicants must be based in the UK and confirm that they are able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.

Job Description

The Cambridge Solution Centre is the main Illumina EMEA HQ commercial lab, with the responsibility of running technical trainings & troubleshooting across all workflows, supporting product launches and working closely with all commercial Applications, Sales & Marketing teams. The role is extensive as the right individual will have the opportunity to develop the position to encompasses NGS  lab expertise along with helping build a class leading training facility.   The lab complex was recently awarded ISO13485 certification.


This role is for a highly organized individual who is experienced in working in a regulated lab environment and in collaborating across different teams.  Principle duties would be to manage the lab complex and to be the point of contact & co-ordinator for all activities in the Solution Centre:


Line management of 12 month lab interns, responsibility for their training & activities.
To be the single point of initial contact for all activities in the labs. Ensure that all activities & metrics are tracked and reported to stakeholders on a regular basis.
Co-ordination of following activities:
Room & instrument bookings and avoidance of utilization clashes.
Ordering of consumables.
Any lab induction and safety training for utilization of restricted spaces.
Ensuring that all solutions lab instrumentation & spaces are suitably maintained on a weekly basis.
Support the commercial Training & Applications teams by assisting with alpha testing, proof-of-concept experiments, sequencing  of customer samples for backlog support & collaboration projects. Potential for significant role in all ongoing Application work, including new product roll-outs.
To manage service contract & validation/engineering status of all instruments in Solutions Centre.
To work closely with H&S and Facilities to ensure that all laboratories are correctly documented, safe to use and that lab users are appropriately trained in Laboratory safety.
To work closely with Quality to ensure that the Solution Centre is operating in compliance with ISO13485 quality standards.


Preferred skills


NGS experience preferred but training given for the right candidate with extensive lab experience and a molecular biology background.
Excellent practical problem solving skills needed to support our customers and internal teams.
Enthusiastic, proactive & collaborative outlook.


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