Quality Control Technician - QCT1 in Oxford

Join Us in Changing Lives. At OXB, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re on a mission to enable life-changing therapies to reach patients around the world and we’re looking for passionate individuals who embody our core values every day: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, and Respectful.

We are currently recruiting for a Quality Control Technician I to join our Quality Control Raw Materials Team. In this role, you will ensure that incoming raw materials are tested and released in time to meet manufacturing demands and are compliant with regulatory requirements, playing a key part in advancing our mission and making a real difference.

Your responsibilities in this role would be:

• Carry out routine inspection, testing and release of incoming raw materials ensuring that quality and time targets are met.
• Test raw materials using techniques such as pH, conductivity, osmolality, FTIR, strength assay and other wet-chemistry methods.
• Maintain stock control in the laboratory and ordering or preparing reagents when required.
• Carry out and document routine equipment maintenance activities.
• Represent the QC department in communications with manufacturing, Warehouse & Supply Chain, other members of QC and the wider business to ensure on time delivery of raw materials to the end user.
• Prepare shipments of materials to CTOs and other sites.
• Liaise with suppliers and external testing laboratories ensuring quality information and test results are provided in a timely manner.
• Authoring and reviewing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other documentation for the laboratory.

We are looking for:

• Educated to a minimum of GCSE or equivalent qualification level or able to demonstrate required skills gained within another workplace.
• Previous laboratory experience is required with a good understanding of health & safety, SDS and COSHH assessment.
• Strong attention to detail to ensure a high standard of record keeping and documentation.
• Previous experience with a LIMS/ELN system is desirable.
• Basic understanding of GxP regulations.
• Highly organised and motivated with a genuine interest in quality control.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Knowledge and experience of MS Office, Word, Excel & Outlook.

About Us: OXB is a quality and innovation-led viral vector CDMO with a mission to enable its clients to deliver life changing therapies to patients around the world. One of the original pioneers in cell and gene therapy, we have more than 30 years of experience in viral vectors; the driving force behind the majority of gene therapies. OXB collaborates with some of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, providing viral vector development and manufacturing expertise in lentivirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV) and adenoviral vectors. OXB’s world-class capabilities span from early-stage development to commercialisation. These capabilities are supported by robust quality-assurance systems, analytical methods, and depth of regulatory expertise.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive total reward packages.
• Wellbeing programmes that support your mental and physical health.
• Career development opportunities to help you grow and thrive.
• Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture.
• State-of-the-art labs and manufacturing facilities.
• A company that lives its values: Responsible, Responsive, Resilient, Respect.

We want you to feel inspired every day. At OXB, we’re future-focused and growing fast. We succeed together through passion, commitment, and teamwork.

Ready to Make a Difference? Collaborate. Contribute. Change lives.