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Senior Lab Equipment Specialist
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Do you want to work for a global life science and healthcare technology management organization that supports leading pharmaceutical companies and hospitals around the world? This organization delivers comprehensive solutions for lab support services and healthcare technology management, playing a critical role in advancing patient care and scientific innovation. Team members are at the center of the company’s success. Employees are supported through structured training programs, ongoing education, and mentorship opportunities designed to help operations leaders and technicians grow at every stage of their careers. With clearly defined development phases and multiple advancement paths, the company is committed to promoting from within and helping individuals reach their professional goals. By fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment, this organization empowers employees to build long-term careers while making a meaningful impact in life science and healthcare. Join a team where your skills are valued, your growth is prioritized, and your work truly makes a difference.
Role Requirements
The Senior Laboratory Equipment Specialist will lead critical and potentially sensitive projects requiring a high degree of professionalism, collaboration, and urgency. The role will collaborate with our operations team, engineering resources, and customer stakeholders to deliver the internal customer’s needs. The role holder is required to coordinate with all Operations and Research staff leaders as well as other key personnel across Corporate Communications, HR, and Finance to support Operations strategic planning and execution, projects, budget management, financial review/approval flows, and resource planning. This position reports to Renovo’s UK Operations Leader at Vertex’s UK Oxford facility in Milton Park with the role holder also supporting the wider laboratory services team and projects.
Asset life Cycle
” Lab Services Project coordinator for Lab refits (equipment install support, ‘lab mods’ and capex etc.).
” Liaises with the Facilities Project Engineering Manager as part of lab works and CAPEX planning.
” Support asset, install/commissioning, moving and decommissioning strategy that is aligned with critical projects & deliverables
” Facilitate all areas of general Asset Life Cycle Management Processes
” Support asset life cycle activities stay within prescribed budget targets
” Facilitate site readiness for asset install operations
” Manage and maintain master equipment, spares and supplies inventory list
” Execute the decontamination, decommissioning, packing/crating, recommissioning of existing lab equipment, computerized systems & supplies + installation & commissioning of new lab equipment (final scope TBD).
” Facilitate continuous improvement of asset life cycle processes
” Manage and track assigned Work Orders in CMMS
” Manage and supervise third party contractor visitors
” Ensure compliance with quality standards
Scientific Services
” Oversee and manage specific laboratory services projects (including implementation of new processes/systems).
” Facilitate the documentation of technical processes and justifications, ensuring that procedures in place and team are adequately trained.
” Facilitate the auditing and compliance of the laboratory services team.
” Facilitate and oversee Lab Space Planning (using established Lean techniques).
” Close communications with End-Users, procurement, internal contractors and vendors to manage lab instrument service contracts, repairs, parts orders, servicing.
” Oversee monitoring systems maintained by Lab services and support any related upgrades (environmental monitoring, safety monitoring and regulatory monitoring etc.).
” Participates in the review and selection of potential vendors to complete tasks or projects.
” Oversee/organize environmental monitoring device, incubator sample dispenser, and pipette calibrations
” Responds to and resolves on-line help desk requests across areas of responsibility.
” Ensures all risk assessments and SOPs in area of responsibility are maintained and reflect current practice.
” Keeps all instrumentation documentation and metrics up to date including utilization dashboards.
” Support Lab Services, FM and EHSS teams with site projects (e.g. relating to instrumentation, lab furniture/services installations and refits) and compliance (H&S policy, insurance inspections, gas-system/power shutdowns etc.).
” Related administration and use of software systems eg orders / invoices, asset databases etc.
” Provides support for the wider Laboratory Services groups and cover for other Snr Technicians as required.
” Participates in the development and management of Facilities departmental and capital budgets and allocated company facilities expense budget.
” Develops effective partnerships and work collaboratively with business partners (HR, Finance, Legal, Corp Comms).
” Stays informed of relevant local and federal codes and disseminates information.
” Facilitate dispensing robot volume verification (desirable)
” Other duties as directed by the UK Operations Leader.
Person Specifications
” Clear communicator who can express thoughts and ideas both written and verbally, providing clear and timely information when required
” Good understanding of operations principles and practices.
” Good awareness of health, safety and environmental legislation relevant to the role.
” Strong financial acumen gained from developing budgets and controlling spending, with experience of considering the financial impact of all operational decisions
” Motivated and assertive attitude with excellent customer services in the Pharmaceutical or Biotech industry.
” Experience in coordinating staff, leading a cross functional project team/initiatives and developing team unity.
” Team player with experience of strong communication skills with all levels including senior management.
” Strong independent judgment to organise services, prioritise assigned schedules and workload, and to seek out and implement improvements and new initiatives.
” Proven organizational skills with the capability to set and meet deadlines in a timely and efficient manner.
” Proven ability to be adaptable, assist other functions and to achieve buy-in from other groups.
” Attention to detail, excellent self-organization skills and ability to work under critical time pressures.
” Takes accountability and ownership of assigned work and responsibilities, follows through, and closes the loop
” Integrity – Can admit mistakes, is direct and truthful
” Customer Service – demonstrates a “customer-first” mentality, focused on meeting the needs of customers and captures feedback to make improvements. Strong interpersonal skills for key stakeholder engagement.
” Team Building – Mentors newer technicians, facilitates clear communication amongst the team, demonstrates care and respect for co-workers and colleagues
” Supervision – Can act as a supervisor to the rest of the team when called upon, build relationships with the account and is seen as a leader within the organization
” Giving Feedback – Provides constructive feedback towards department goals and activities, helps to foster growth within the team
Advantageous Experience and Qualifications:
” Experience in Scientific Services provision and Asset Management processes.
” Experience of Work in an accredited or regulated laboratory environment and uunderstanding of UK regulatory requirements and guidelines
” Experience of EHSS and compliance (NEBOSH, IOSH managing safely preferred).
” Contractor management.
” Awareness of general Decommissioning and Recommissioning requirements for laboratory equipment
” Project management experience with implementing and managing LEAN Sigma and CI technical elements within a laboratory setting.
” Experienced in strategy for planning and executing projects with a clear methodology (Prince).
” Auditing experience.
” MS Project knowledge
” Experience with data analysis; Excel (v-lookups, pivot tables, etc.), PowerBI, etc
Package
· Salary: £45,000 – £65,000
· Bonus: not yet formalised
· Pension: statutory contribution
· Travel: contribution to travel expenses (no company car)
· Annual leave: 25 days + bank holidays
· Training: compliance and regulatory courses; incentives available for further development
· Private healthcare: not currently offered
· Relocation package (Potential)
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