Histology Scientist - Little Chesterford, United Kingdom - Prestige Appointments

Prestige Appointments

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Little Chesterford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

_We set science in motion to create a better world and have done so for over 100 years._

Through our diverse and passionate global workforce of 14,000+ professionals - we've become a trusted provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & appliedmaterials industries.

Thanks to our global infrastructure, our team's contributions reach many parts of the world and have a profound and positive impact on people's lives.

If you want to help us solve the world's most complex challenges and join an inclusive community that supports your career development - you belong here, with us.

Position Overview
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Histology Scientist to join us.

You will take responsibility of carrying out histopathology techniques and digital slide scanning in order to carry out biomarker analysis on clinical trial tumour tissues.

Weare offering this role on a full time, permanent basis.

Site Address:
AstraZeneca, Chesterford Research Park, CB10 1XL

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Carrying out histopathology techniques such as immunohistochemistry (IHC), in situ hybridisation (ISH) and digital slide scanning in order to carry out biomarker analysis on clinical trial tumour tissues
Supporting biomarker identification and analysis for multiple drug projects from very early stage through to clinical trials
Running assays on automated staining platforms
Ensuring Good Clinical Practice guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures are followed whilst carrying out lab work. Maintaining our compliance to the Human Tissue Authority is essential

Experience Required

Master's plus at least 1 year experience in industry or equivalent experience in a relevant field
Experience with manual and/or automated immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF) or in situ hybridisation (ISH) assays.
Experienced in microscopy and/or digital slide scanning, particularly examination of human pathology samples
Experience working with human tissue samples and tissuebased histopathology methods

Further Information

Bonus
Private Healthcare
Pension
Life Insurance
Reward Schemes

Avantor Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The collective talents and perspectives of our associates drive the good we create in the world - and why we are focused on building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.

Ensuring every associate isempowered to grow, succeed and shape our evolving culture.