Laboratory Technician (12-month contract)

THG Labs

Location: THG Labs, Meridian Business Park, Trowbridge, BA14 0BP About THG Labs THG acquired Acheson & Acheson in 2018 to bring full service, product development & manufacturing in-house to supply innovative branded and THG Beauty Brand products to the industry. In 2022 Acheson & Acheson became THG Labs. Capabilities include: * In-house market knowledge & trends * End-to-end service from idea generation through to manufacturing and launch * Technical, commercial and production expertise * Outstanding customer service About The R&D Team Based within the Technical division of the business, The R&D team are responsible for formulating products and seeing them through, from concept to the factory, whilst also ensuring all testing elements required for the PIF are carried out. Why be a Laboratory Technician at THG Labs?  The position of Laboratory Technician is intended to facilitate the smooth and efficient running of the laboratory teams. The position provides a foundation in essential aspects of the laboratory environment, from basic formulation development, through to laboratory and factory hygiene. The position requires compliance with company policy, including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH). As a Laboratory Technician you will: * Assist Chemists in the day to day running of the laboratory. * Follow company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s). * Follow company Work Instructions (WIN’s). * Make formulations under the instruction of Chemists, prepare samples for customer evaluation, product stability and compatibility testing. * Prepare bulks for user trial, clinical efficiency testing, safety testing and any other appropriate purposes. * Assist Chemists with stability and compatibility testing, including evaluating samples, recording, and reporting of results. * Maintain hygiene standards within the laboratory, ensuring it remains a clean, safe, and efficient workplace. * Maintain accurate records relating to the development and production of safe and legal cosmetics and personal care formulations. * Monitor and manage laboratory raw material stock levels, maintaining clean storage conditions, and ensuring safe handling of chemicals in accordance with company policy. * Assist Chemists with pilot batches when required. * Demonstrate effectiveness as a member of the Technical team through consistent professional conduct and role model behaviour. * Communicate effectively and positively with all teams, colleagues, and managers. * Take reasonable care for the health and safety for yourself and other persons who may be affected by your work. * Cooperate with regards to all company health & safety measures, following H&S training when using equipment. * Report to a person in authority any work situation which may represent a serious or imminent danger to health & safety or any shortcomings in the protection arrangements to health & safety. In respect of any hazards remember ‘see it, report it’. * Help to promote a positive working atmosphere within the company. * Any other duties that may be required from time to time. What skills and experience do I need for this role? * Must be competent in maths. * Must have in interest in science. * High level of attention to detail. * Must be a team player. * Good organisational skills. * Must be willing to learn. What’s in it for me? Career Development * Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team. * Continued development through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider. Enhanced Leave * 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. * Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us! * Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service. * Up to 10 days compassionate leave. * Buy back up to 3 days each year. * Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months. Wellbeing Support * Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP (Manchester Head Office). * Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa. Other Perks * Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme. * Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands. * Know someone who would be perfect for THG? Refer them and get up to £1000 when they pass their probation. * Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.

Relation Therapeutics

ABOUT RELATION Relation is a sector defining TechBio company developing transformational medicines, with technology at our core. Our ambition is to understand human biology in unprecedented ways, discovering therapies to treat some of life’s most devastating diseases. We leverage single-cell multi-omics from patient tissue, functional assays, and machine learning to drive disease understanding, from cause to cure. We are scaling rapidly and building a team of exceptional individuals to push the boundaries of drug discovery. You will work in highly interdisciplinary teams where biology, computation, and engineering come together to solve complex problems that have not been solved before. Our state-of-the-art wet and dry labs in the heart of London are designed to accelerate this integration and translate insight into impact. We are committed to building diverse and inclusive teams. Relation is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age. By joining Relation, you will help define how medicines are discovered and deliver meaningful impact for patients. The opportunity Relation has an excellent opportunity for a Research assistant to join an interdisciplinary, highly collaborative team of experimental and computational drug discovery researchers in our newly built state-of-the-art functional genomics lab in London. Large-scale genetic studies, including genome-wide association studies (GWAS), have discovered thousands of variants and loci associated with complex diseases, yet it is difficult to draw disease insight as the vast majority of loci lie in non-coding regions of the genome and have unknown function. At Relation, we are generating proprietary large-scale datasets to accelerate the prediction of disease genes from these loci using state-of-the-art functional genomics and machine learning methods. We will identify the key effector genes, cells and pathways involved in the pathophysiology of disease and proceed to predict disease targets for experimental validation. We have an exciting opportunity for a Laboratory technician to contribute to the cutting-edge drug discovery endeavours of Relation’s experimental laboratory. Aside from major contributions to the execution of the tissue profiling team, the post-holder is expected to contribute as well to the upkeep of the lab and other general tasks across teams. By joining Relation, you will be part of an exceptionally talented team, learn a broad range of skills within and outside your area of expertise, help us shape our culture and ultimately, make a positive impact on patients' lives. Day to day you will * Receive, process, and store clinical samples promptly in accordance with laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). * Complete, write and maintain accurate laboratory documentation, including electronic lab books, SOP and EOP. * Assist with laboratory housekeeping tasks to ensure smooth and efficient daily operations. * Perform NGS experiments, including bulk RNA-seq, single-cell, and spatial transcriptomics, and operate the sequencer. * Troubleshoot experimental or technical issues and maintain effective collaboration and communication with CROs and internal teams. * Work effectively within the laboratory team, fostering clear and efficient communication. Professionally, you have: * MSc. or BSc in a biology related area with at least 2 years laboratory experience. * Experience in human sample processing: serum, plasma and tissue handling. * Experience in single cell, spatial and/or NGS library preparation. Desirable knowledge or experiences * Experience in histology, tissue culture or fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). Personally, you: * Are comfortable working in a matrixed environment, balancing multiple stakeholders and contributing effectively across teams. * Take ownership of your work, proactively seek opportunities to contribute, and enable others to do their best work. * Communicate openly and directly, give and receive feedback constructively, and handle challenging conversations with respect. * Actively seek out diverse perspectives, build strong working relationships, and contribute to shared goals across teams. * Embrace challenges with openness and resilience, set high standards for yourself, and strive to deliver meaningful outcomes. Working Style & Culture at Relation At Relation, we operate in a matrixed, interdisciplinary environment, where impact is driven through collaboration across scientific, technical, and operational domains. We collaborate, and you will partner with colleagues across multiple teams and projects, contributing your expertise while aligning to shared company priorities. We work together and win together! The patient is waiting! RECRUITMENT AGENCIES: Please note that Relation does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Resumes should not be forwarded to our job aliases or employees. Relation will not be liable for any fees associated with unsolicited CVs. Relation is a committed equal opportunities employer.

NLC Health Ventures

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 Company stage: Pre-Commercial start-up (Diagnostics/IVD)
 Location: Hybrid with regular travel to Utrecht Travel: The role requires travel for investor roadshows, pitch events, and partner meetings across Europe, with US-facing engagement as the go-to-market develops. Compensation: This role starts as a fractional engagement (about 2 days per week) for a founder-minded leader who understands the risk and reward profile of early-stage company building. Compensation is weighted toward equity and performance-linked milestones, with a modest cash component available in line with the current funding position. Cash scales materially upon close of the next financing round. Equity mechanism and structure to be confirmed.  About the Company Persuasive BV is a Netherlands-based medical diagnostics company spun out of NLC and built on technology licensed from Utrecht University Hospital. We develop technology that isolates and measures diagnostic particles directly from blood, addressing a gap in current chest pain diagnostics where speed and accuracy of testing remain a critical clinical bottleneck. After seven years of development, the technology is entering its final stage, with large-scale verification and validation planned over the next one to two years alongside preparation for launch as a testing service in the Netherlands. The business case is strong with limited direct competition in the space.   Purpose of the Role We are seeking a hands-on CEO to lead the company through its next phase of final development and first commercialization. This role was created as the founding CEO transitions to a dedicated CTO position, taking full ownership of technology, IP, and regulatory matters. The incoming CEO focuses exclusively on commercial strategy, investor relations, and go-to-market execution. The business case is strong with limited / no competition. The technology is entering the final development stage. Large-scale verification and validation will be done in the next 1-2 years while preparing for launching as a testing service in NL in parallel.    The CEO’s role is to convert this foundation into a commercially sustainable business model, refine it for future scaling, and lead the company toward international expansion and long-term strategic relevance.   This is a CEO role requiring commercial strategy development and fundraising.   Over the next 12 to 24 months, the CEO will: * Select a business model from the available options and build a credible go-to-market plan for Europe, with potential US expansion * Align shareholders and position the company for strategic partnerships and growth * Sharpen commercial focus, pricing, positioning, and marketing * Work alongside the CTO * Strengthen and professionalise PERSUASIVE’s proposition for pitching to investors * Fully dedicated to fundraising activities   Key Responsibilities: * Evaluate available business model options, select the most commercially viable path, and develop a 12 to 24-month execution plan covering go-to-market, pricing, and positioning for the European market with a view to US expansion. * Secure €1 to 2M in the next funding round through active outreach to angels, corporate VCs, and strategic partners, building a credible financial narrative around the verification and validation timeline and commercialization milestones. * Represent PERSUASIVE externally with clinicians, strategic partners, and investors, while preparing the company for first commercialization in Europe, including US expansion. * Drive fundraising efforts by actively engaging with suitable investors and leveraging technical and commercial acumen * Identify and remove barriers to adoption by spending time with customers to understand clinical applications, key stakeholders, hospital budgeting, workflows, training, and usage challenges, and translating these insights into action. * Lead and refocus a small team on execution by setting clear priorities, ownership, and accountability, and eliminating non-essential activity.   Requirements * Demonstrated success raising from angels, corporate VCs, and grant or foundation sources in medtech or IVD, with an existing warm investor network in the Netherlands, Belgium, or Germany; a strong differentiator. * Senior leadership experience in In-Vitro-Diagnostics / biomarker detection technology / clinical laboratory, ideally in a start-up/scale-up environment * Experience shaping go-to-market strategies, pricing, and commercial models for innovative medical products * Experience and network in the Cardiology / Cardiovascular space preferred * Comfortable operating in a small, fast-moving organization where the CEO leads from the front * Experience working across European markets; exposure to the US market is a strong plus * Strong commercial judgment, resilience, and decisiveness, combined with a genuine motivation to improve outcomes for chest pain patients   ABOUT NLC NLC Health Ventures is a leading healthtech and biotech innovation platform based in Amsterdam, combining venture building and fund management across Europe and North America. With 40-45 employees, NLC manages four captive funds investing in ventures from pre-seed to Series B-C, and is fundraising for a fifth fund. The funds have a diverse LP base and are invested in over 70 companies. NLC values a collaborative, open, and impact-driven culture, where team members’ ideas and contributions truly matter.