Biomarker Factory Facility Co-ordinator UCL

Vacancy Reference Number
B02-08206
Closing Date
16 Feb 2025
Salary
£43,124–£51,610 per annum
Address
UK DRI at UCL, Queen Square- On site
Duration
The post is available from 01 March 2025 and is funded by the UK DRI at UCL for 12 months in the first instance.

Dementia is the greatest health challenge of our century.

To date there is no way to prevent it or even slow its progression, and there is an urgent need to fill the knowledge gap in our basic understanding of the diseases that cause it.

The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is the biggest UK initiative supporting research to fill the major knowledge gap in our basic understanding of the diseases that cause dementia.

Research from UK DRI at UCL covers the journey from the patient to the laboratory and back to the patient with improved diagnosis, biomarkers and candidate therapies put to the test.

The Fluid Biomarker Laboratory with the UCL DRI is interested in all aspects of fluid biomarkers in neurodegeneration. We collaborate with groups across the world and act as a biomarker platform for the 6 centres of the UK DRI. We have access to state-of-the-art technology and have extensive expertise in developing new assays and measuring large cohorts

About the role

The Biomarker Factory Facility Co-ordinator is responsible for supporting the Principal Research Fellow with the delivery of the operational administrative support provided to scientists and their laboratory research teams within the UK DRI Fluid Biomarker Lab/Biomarker Factory at UCL.

This is a varied and exciting administrative role within a recently established research platform. You will have responsibility for a range of activities such as project costing and financial administration, including tracking orders and invoices. This role requires collaborative working within the team and with our collaborators and fellow labs at the UK DRI at UCL. There will be opportunity for someone with initiative to develop, implement, and improve systems and processes to ensure administrative activities within the lab are efficient and minimise the burden on the scientists. A background in laboratory work will enable you to get involved “at the bench” when large projects require all members of the team to be involved.

How to apply: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=31213&jobTitle=Biomarker+Factory+Facility+Co-ordinator

Further Information

You will be educated to degree (BSC or postgraduate) level, with an understanding and interest in the vision and mission of the UK DRI and a commitment to supporting and enabling its research. Experience of independently managing projects, IT proficiency at advanced user level, and excellent and oral and written communication skills are essential. Strong problem-solving skills, the ability to maintain excellent attention to detail and the ability to prioritise and reprioritise workloads are also a requirement. Experience and understanding of research grant administration, financial administration, or budget administration, and experience of working in a laboratory research department and of immunoassays is desirable.

This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require right to work in the UK to carry out this role.

Contact Details

For informal enquiries about the role please contact Amanda Heslegrave (a.heslegrave@ucl.ac.uk) or Elena Veleva (e.veleva@ucl.ac.uk).