Biobank Technician

About the Role

This role is to primarily assist the cell team a part of the wider tissue bank team in the creation, maintenance and quality control of primary cell samples from breast tissue to be used in research. The role will encompass growing cells from new samples that come into the bank, to culturing and expanding samples already frozen down as well as quality control to ensure the best standard of samples are provided to applicants to get the highest quality research. The successful applicant will also be involved in the application process from the initial discussion with applicants to the tissue bank, to guiding the applicants through the application form as required and finally to the selecting, packaging and sending of samples.

About You

This role would be suitable for an individual with an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject, and, ideally, a postgraduate qualification demonstrating experience of cancer. Candidates should have relevant laboratory research experience including experience of tissue culture, with desirable experience in primary cell culture, auditing and cell characterization. The candidate will be a good team player with excellent communication skills, with a flexible approach to working.

About the Institute

The Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) is a Cancer Research UK Centre of Excellence whose work aims to transform the lives of those with and at risk of cancer through innovative research in the laboratory, in patients and in populations. BCI is internationally renowned in many areas of cancer research and it combines ground-breaking basic research with the expertise of clinicians and clinician scientists from the Centre for Experimental Cancer Medicine and the Barts NHS Trust to achieve improvements in cancer patient care. BCI is also a partner in the CRUK City of London Major Centre (together with UCL, Kings and the Francis Crick Institute) which is a Centre of Excellence in Biotherapeutics. BCI is committed in supporting and developing future cancer researchers through its extensive postgraduate training. It is one of six institutes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD).

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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