Laboratory Analyst

Location: Witney, Oxfordshire

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Laboratory Analyst to join our Operations team. You will provide accurate and reliable analytical services to support manufacturing solution preparation and material receiving functions. Your role ensures the timely supply of verified materials for the manufacture of quality products.

• Perform timely manufacture and analysis of manufacturing solutions and component materials to meet defined specifications.
• Test and verify incoming materials using HPLC, UV-Vis, FTIR, and other tools.
• Ensure the accuracy and validity of analytical data generated.
• Troubleshoot analytical techniques for solution and material inspections.
• Monitor and maintain equipment and methods to required standards, identifying trends and preventive actions.
• Maintain stocks of all consumables, reagents, standards, and controls required for manufacturing solution and material inspection.
• Approve raw materials and support their transfer through the manufacturing process.
• Ensure laboratory processes comply with Quality and Regulatory requirements.
• Ensure local quality and compliance requirements are considered when implementing new or changed methods within the lab.
• Address Health and Safety concerns to reduce hazards and risks.
• Support the development of new materials and test methods.
• Align communications and business behaviours with our Centre of Excellence and Abbott Code of Conduct.
• Develop cost-efficient business processes while maintaining compliance and quality.
  
  

About You

• GCSE level education is required.
• Completed secondary education, preference for candidates with laboratory experience in regulated environments.
• Experience working in a laboratory and using a variety of analytical/testing instruments is preferred but not required.
• Exposure to GLP and GMP is advantageous.
• Good communication and time management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Proactive and able to work within a team.
  
  

What We Offer

In addition to a competitive salary, Abbott offers a highly attractive benefits package, including a defined-contribution pension scheme, a share ownership scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, and a flexible benefits scheme tailored to your needs. At our Witney Centre of Excellence, we also offer a range of optional initiatives, including couch to 5k campaigns, beekeeping, yoga, and more, to help you live life to the fullest.

If you are passionate about making a difference in healthcare and want to be part of a dynamic team, apply now to join Abbott as a Laboratory Analyst. Full details will be provided during the recruitment and selection process.

About Our Diabetes Care Division

At Abbott, we believe in the power of health. For over 135 years, we've been helping people reach their potential because better health allows individuals and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create innovative solutions across the spectrum of health, for all stages of life. Whether it's next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.