R&D Senior Laboratory Technician

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

R&D Senior Laboratory Technician

Location: Witney

Abbott’s Diabetes Care business designs, develops and manufactures leading-edge glucose monitoring systems and test strips for use in both home and hospital settings, and we have recently launched a new system that will revolutionise how people with diabetes around the world monitor their glucose levels. We are passionate about doing work that improves the quality of people’s lives.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Laboratory Technician to join our R&D Sensor Laboratory team, providing essential laboratory support to help deliver R&D objectives and innovation programmes. As a central member of the UK R&D team, your work will directly support critical product development activities and contribute to process and product innovation. You should be enthusiastic about working in a fast‑paced environment with a collaborative and supportive team.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Supporting daily operations within the R&D Sensor Laboratories.

• Working closely with science and engineering teams to introduce new concepts into the laboratory.

• Generating continuous improvement ideas and implementing strategies within the laboratory environment.

• Ensuring equipment, materials, and instrumentation are calibrated, functionality‑checked, and available to meet critical testing needs.

• Creating and maintaining procedures, test protocols, and documentation to support compliant, audit‑ready operations.

• Acting as a subject matter expert for laboratory equipment, processes, and test techniques.

• Providing detailed technical feedback to the R&D Sensor Area Lead and other technical groups across the department.

• Supporting the ongoing development of new and emerging sensor technologies.

• Supervising the Sensor Laboratories in the absence of area leads.

• Upholding quality, EHS, and compliance standards, ensuring that the area is inspection‑ready at all times.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive individual who takes initiative, communicates effectively, and thrives in a dynamic and evolving environment. Strong time‑management and organisational skills are essential.

You should have completed secondary education in English, Mathematics, and Science. Preference will be given to candidates with previous laboratory experience, experience in regulated or quality‑orientated industries, and familiarity with GLP and GMP principles. 

In addition to a competitive salary, Abbott offers a highly attractive benefits package which includes a defined-contribution pension scheme, a share ownership scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, and a flexible benefits scheme which you can tailor to your own requirements.

Here at Witney, we also like to help our employees live life to the fullest, and therefore we offer a range of optional initiatives for you to get involved in, including onsite allotments, couch to 5k campaigns, bee keeping, yoga and more!

     

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

     

DIVISION:

ADC Diabetes Care

        

LOCATION:

United Kingdom > Witney : Production Facility

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable