The Opportunity:
Research Technician - Early-Stage Formulation Science
Cambridge, Discovery Centre
12-month Temporary Contract
Avantor Services provides on-site laboratory support for major pharmaceutical customers. We are seeking a Research Technician to support early-stage formulation science activities for our customer's BioPharma Development team in Cambridge.
This is a hands-on laboratory role, supporting early drug development programs through formulation studies and analytical testing of novel protein medicines, enabling R&D scientists to focus on core research.
Key Responsibilities
• Deliver hands-on laboratory support for early-stage formulation development of novel protein drug products.
• Perform physico-chemical and analytical testing (e.g. pH, A280, light scattering, particle analysis, chromatography, electrophoresis) in line with SOPs.
• Support formulation screening, robustness, developability, clinical in-use and lyophilisation studies, including lab-scale process activities.
• Accurately document and report data using approved systems (eLN), ensuring high standards of quality, traceability, and compliance.
• Work collaboratively while ensuring full compliance with SHE, Good Laboratory Standards, and quality requirements, managing workload to meet agreed ti...