Operations scientist

Advertised by Randstad Delivery

Location
Witney, Oxfordshire
Salary
£33,000 - £33,500 a year
Job type
Contract
Sector
Medical/Pharmaceutical/Scientific
Posted
22 October 2026
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Job description

Role: Operations scientist

Location: Witney

Salary: £33,500 p.a

Work hours: 37.5 hours a week

Job type: 6 Months

Client:Abbott

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Perform testing to protocol or procedure whilst adhering to good laboratory practice
  • Develop protocols to accomplish goals
  • Produce prototype product or communicate protoype requirements to support experiments.
  • Utilise analytical instruments and train others in their operation
  • Participate in experimental design discussions, identify variables that may impact experimental results
  • Analyse data, evaluate results and form conclusions
  • Prepares effective summaries of results and communicates these to wider team
  • Compile and maintain records as required by good laboratory practice
  • Writes clear and technically correct reports with feedback from colleagues
  • Liase with other departments and present technical information to team meetings
  • Have awareness of change control procedures applicable to role
  • Know and apply knowledge of health and safety procedures
  • Responsible for own laboratory notebook and for the accuracy, quality and timeliness of experimental results
  • Ensures that all work complies with the quality system
  • Uses scientific and industry literature to broaden technical and theoretical understanding
  • Highlights improvement opportunities to manager
  • Consistently demonstrates recognised behaviours

Basic Qualifications

  • A Levels (± 16 years) STEM subjects desirable but not required
  • Experience of working in a laboratory, scientific or technical environment or other relevant industry
  • Experience of writing technical reports and presenting results
  • Limited technical knowledge
  • Good working knowledge of software packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Reference 225755434

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