Sample Management Coordinator

We want you to feel inspired every day. We’re future-focused and our business is growing. We succeed together through passion, commitment, and teamwork, and so can you.

We are currently recruiting for a Sample Management Coordinator (SC01) to join the Analytical Development and Quality Control (AD & QC) group. The purpose of this role is to provide essential laboratory activities and services supporting the high-quality scientific work conducted at OXB.

Our AD&QC group supports the development of products through analytical testing to facilitate manufacturing, shelf life setting and process development, ensuring appropriate quality controls and use of analytics.  The Sample Management Co-ordinator role is mainly lab based and requires on-site presence. Some office-based tasks following GXP are also required from this role.

Your responsibilities in this role would be:

• Receiving incoming shipments and issuing samples for AD & QC purposes as per work schedule.
• Preparing outgoing shipments of samples to other OXB sites, external testing organisations and Clients.
• Ensuring appropriate documentation and electronic systems (LIMS) are completed in a timely manner.
• Creating and maintaining inventories of all samples stored within the department. Discarding samples in accordance with SOPs and CPs.
• Ensuring GMP Compliance of AD & QC GMP controlled temperature units (CTU’s).
• Co-ordinating sample requests for analytical assays in a timely manner.

We are looking for:

• Educated to a minimum of GCSE or equivalent qualification level or able to demonstrate required skills gained within another workplace.
• Highly organised and motivated with excellent attention to detail.
• Problem solving skills to help identify a way forward when issues arise.
• Computer Literacy skills (MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• A genuine interest in working in science and/or a Laboratory environment.
• Previous experience in a Laboratory handling biological or chemical examples is preferred but not essential.

About Us:

OXB is a quality and innovation-led viral vector CDMO with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, we have more than 25 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of gene therapies.

OXB collaborates with some of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV) and adenoviral vectors. OXB’s world-class capabilities span from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods, and depth of regulatory expertise.

What’s in it for you:

• Highly competitive total reward packages
• Wellbeing programmes
• Development opportunities
• Welcoming, friendly, supportive colleagues
• A diverse and inclusive working environment
• Our values are: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect
• State of the art laboratory and manufacturing facilities

We want you to feel inspired every day. We’re future-focused and our business is growing rapidly. We succeed together through passion, commitment and teamwork, and so can you.

Collaborate. Contribute. Change lives.

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