Graduate Technical Associate - IVD / Medical Devices (London Area)

CY Partners
London
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Graduate Technical Associate - IVD / Medical Devices


6 month contract, 2 vacancies, June 2025 start


Based in London


£ Highly competitive salary



Are you a Biomedical Engineering graduate, or an early career scientist / engineer with hands on experience within a Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and/or Biosafety environment?


Would you like to join the team at a ground-breaking organisation to support the trial of their innovative molecular diagnostics platform?



My client are a well-funded and trail-blazing MedTech company with a disruptive diagnostics platform, providing fast and insightful near-patient analysis for a range of unmet clinical needs. As they continue to grow, they are looking to bring onboard two Graduate Technical Associate’s to support the hands-on testing of their prototype diagnostic instrument.


In this customer facing role, the successful candidate will be split across working at my clients site and their customers site, both of which are based in London. You will receive full training and a thorough product induction, following which you will work across a range of technical and operational activities in a real-world healthcare setting.



Key Responsibilities of theGraduate Technical Associate - IVD / Medical Deviceswill include;


  • Operate the diagnostics platform in line with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), safety procedures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
  • Support platform testing activities, collaborating with internal teams e.g. Engineering, Commercial and Integration to drive forward product development.
  • Supervise platform testing at a customer site (London based hospital).
  • Prepare consumables and maintain stock required for instrument operation.
  • Monitor and document instrument performance, addressing and escalating issues as needed.
  • Work with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.



To be considered for theGraduate Technical Associate - IVD / Medical Devicesvacancy, you’ll need the following skills and experience;


  • BSc or MSc in Biomedical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent working experience.
  • Demonstrable experience within a laboratory environment, gained within an academic or industry setting e.g. coursework, internships or a year in industry.
  • Strong IT skills, with a proficiency using Microsoft Office and similar software packages.
  • Excellent communication skills and a personable nature to support relationship building with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to work both independently and within the larger team to ensure the smooth running of platform testing activities.
  • A keen eye for detail to be able to identify instrument abnormalities and take steps to escalate and address these.
  • Experience gained working within controlled areas (e.g. Cleanrooms or Testing Labs) and/or a BSL2 facility would be highly advantageous.
  • Knowledge of molecular biology techniques, including Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) would be desirable.



For further information, please apply online or contact Katie-May Kress at CY Partners for further information.



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The recruiter has stated that all applicants for this job should be able to prove that they are legally entitled to work in the UK. CY Partners is acting as an Employment Business / Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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