Laboratory Technician Stockholm

Job description
We are now looking for a Laboratory Technician to join our client in central Stockholm. The company develops and manufactures HLA typing products for use with two different methods: qPCR and PCR. The products are developed for both the European and the US markets and are used in transplantation for matching between recipients and donors. HLA typing is a standardized test for bone marrow and organ transplants; the better the match, the lower the complication risk after transplantation. 

Randstad Life Sciences is specialized in competences within Life Science. As a consultant with us, you get a competitive salary, benefits and collective agreements. Your consultant manager is always there for you and ensures that you get varying and developing assignments at different companies, within different industries. At Randstad Life Sciences, your personal development is in focus, and you are offered a large network and many social activities. 

Responsibilities
Your main responsibilities will consist of laboratory work in the form of in-process reagent qualification, analysis, and documentation. The work also includes customary tasks that occur in a PCR lab, such as handling and maintenance of instruments as well as arrival controls of raw materials. 
You will be performing routine operational lab tasks, these include:
Perform pre-production manufacture of primer stock solution
Perform pre-production quality control testing
Perform post-production quality control testing
Perform incoming controls on various lab goods
Perform cycle counting duties for accurate stock assessments
Collaborate with team mates to ensure products are available for manufacture on time
Aid in the preparation of documents for the manufacturing team


Qualifications
Degree in molecular biology, biotechnology, or chemistry
Knowledge within PCR and documented experience of laboratory production work/ industrial routine lab work
Candidates with background within HLA is highly merited
Excellent knowledge of English is a requirement, and it is beneficial if you also speak Swedish

As a person, you are a strong believer in accuracy and quality, with a structured approach but still room for flexibility, and are a team player. Since daily work places great emphasis on cooperation in different forms, it is important that you complement the group in a positive way. 

Please note that selection and interviews will be ongoing. The position may be filled before the last day of application, therefore, apply as soon as possible.

About the company
With more than 600 000 employees in 38 countries, Randstad is the global leader in the HR services industry and offers staffing, consulting and recruitment solutions in all areas of expertise. We also offer interim management, executive search and outplacement services. We have a large network of clients and candidates, which means that we convey hundreds of jobs within different industries all over Sweden. Our ambition is to be the best employer in the market.

By combining our passion for people with the power of today’s technology, we help people and organizations to reach their true potential. We call it Human Forward.