Pharmacology Technician

Do you hold a Home Office Personal Licence?

Do you want to further develop your technical skills and knowledge to perform a wide range of regulated procedures with several different rodent laboratory species within the Pharmacology Department?

Are you looking for a variety of growth opportunities within Safety and Discovery Pharmacology?

We are currently recruiting a Pharmacology Technician to join our dedicated and experienced Pharmacology animal unit team at our site in Alconbury, Cambridgeshire.

Labcorp is a global, world-leading Life Sciences Contract Research Organization that provides dedicated and fully comprehensive laboratory testing and drug development services to the pharmaceutical, crop protection and chemical industries. We strive to make a difference to people’s everyday lives by bringing essential medicines to the market.

As a Pharmacology Technician, your main responsibilities will be:

• Performing regulated procedures in a variety of rodent species
• Taking personal and legal responsibility for the welfare and care of the animals that you work with
• Collecting study data on Pharmacology regulatory (GLP) studies and non-regulatory efficacy studies
• Preparing and checking study related documentation
• Performing some husbandry procedures

As a Licenced Technician, as well as technical procedures, you will continue to learn and develop, receiving training and support to progress through our career development programme including rodent lung function techniques, use of specialised data capture systems, inhalation administration and post mortem procedures.

There will be an expectancy to work some additional overtime during the week and weekends that are not part of your scheduled week and receive additional remuneration.

Qualifications/Education:

Possession of an existing Home Office personal license or to have held a personal license/completed accredited training within the past 5 years is desirable.

Experience:

• The ability to learn and the capability to develop the requisite skills
• Highest standards of animal care and welfare

What Labcorp can offer you:

• Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including health cover and a contributory pension
• Opportunities to develop a successful career in the scientific industry through exposure to a large variety of in vivo study types
• Ability to work with a variety of different scientists, study support departments and clients on wide-ranging projects
• Unsurpassed career development opportunities where you can learn as you develop in a supported team environment
• A culture of CARE with access to well-being programs and various employee resource groups

Join us in pursuit of answers and discover why Labcorp has been named by:

• Fortune Magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies 2025 for the seventh consecutive year
• Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers 2024

Please note, due to the remote location of this site, there are no public transport links available.

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

As an EOE/AA employer, Labcorp strives for diversity and inclusion in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications of the individual and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy or other medical conditions/needs), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.

We encourage all to apply