!*Test Technician based in Cambridge - Leading Medical Device*!
Location: Cambridge
FTE: Full time
Start date: ASAP
Planet Pharma are working with a global healthcare company dedicated to developing innovative medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. Focusing on addressing significant medical needs across therapeutic areas such as oncology, infectious diseases, diabetes, vaccines, and animal health. The company is widely recognized for its pioneering work in vaccines and cancer immunotherapy, especially with treatments like Keytruda, a leading immunotherapy for various cancers.
JOB SUMMARY:
The role is to contribute to the development of new and existing physical consumer products. These products are technology focused, domestic products that monitor the wellbeing of companion animals in unobtrusive ways.
Helping pet owners better understand the wellbeing of their pets. Working within a team of Product Designers, Mechanical Engineers and Electronic Engineers, the lead technician will have a major role in testing products in our workshop and lab, creating test jigs, assembling prototypes (PCBs, sensors and mechanical assemblies), and reporting results.
Key Accountabilities
Laboratory and Workshop:
- Responsible for the efficient running of the R&D laboratory, workshop and stores area.
- Ensuring safe working practices (COSHH/Risk Assessments) are kept up to date and followed in the laboratory, workshop, and stores for all users of the lab.
- Calibration and service/inspection of all laboratory and workshop equipment
- Purchase of materials, fixings and fastenings, consumables, capital equipment and tools
- Developing & improving the laboratory and test capability to meet future project needs
- Resource planning and managing external test houses where required
Testing:
- Planning and sequencing workloads to meet project demands.
- Lead contractors or other technicians, as required.
- Collaborating with the engineers on test related project work.
- Design detailed product test plans.
Requirements:
- Experience as a test or development technician for electro-mechanical products
- Physical consumer product development experience (for example modems, IT equipment, consumer electronics, industrial equipment)
If you would like to discuss this vacancy further or to discuss your career options in confidence, please email me on: akilby@planet-pharma.co.uk
If this role isn’t suitable for you, please let us know if you can refer anyone – any recommendations are much appreciated! Planet Pharma offers a competitive referral scheme so you will be rewarded for your help!
About Planet Pharma
Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its head-quarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering.
Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really makes us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognized by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm, and have won multiple awards from industry accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including: Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing.
We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age
