Lab Laboratory Support Assistant, Lab Operations

Laboratory Support Assistant, Lab Operations Full time

Lab 16 Feb 2026 London, UK

The immune system is a fundamental determinant of human health, governing resilience to infection and shaping susceptibility to disease and response to treatment. Advances in our understanding of immune function have catalysed some of the most transformative breakthroughs in modern medicine, underpinning a new era of immunotherapies and immune-based interventions.

At IMU Biosciences, our mission is to decode the immune system at unprecedented resolution and translate these insights into meaningful clinical impact. By redefining immune measurement and interpretation at scale, we aim to advance precision medicine, develop diagnostics that enable earlier and more targeted intervention, and unlock novel strategies to harness immunity for the prevention and treatment of disease.

We are a multidisciplinary team of scientists, software engineers and statisticians united by a shared ambition: to change the future of medicine through the power of immune data. We value diversity of thought, creativity, initiative, and a willingness to tackle hard problems in new ways. As an early‑stage startup with state‑of‑the‑art laboratories in central London, this is an exciting time to join IMU as we scale our platform and grow our team.

As a Laboratory Support Assistant at IMU Biosciences, you will be working within the laboratory operations team. You will work closely with the lab manager and lab team to support the laboratory’s operational needs, enabling scientists to focus on generating high‑quality experimental data.

As a Laboratory Support Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining laboratory organisation, supporting stock and consumable management and ensuring waste and cleaning routines are consistently completed. Working alongside the Lab Manager and team, you will help maintain efficient laboratory operations, supporting scientists to focus on delivering robust experimental results.

The role involves a mixture of daily, weekly and ad‑hoc responsibilities, including receiving deliveries, maintaining consumable stocks, supporting waste and recycling processes, preparing basic solutions, and supporting audit and compliance activities.

Our laboratory is situated in our head office in Canary Wharf. In this role you will need to be working at the lab/office in‑person every weekday, during typical working hours.

Responsibilities

Day‑to‑day responsibilities

• Receive, unpack and correctly store laboratory deliveries
• Assist with ordering and stock management of laboratory consumables
• Autoclave laboratory waste
• Manage laboratory waste and recycling, including daily removing of waste from the laboratory
• Perform routine laboratory cleaning, including wiping down surfaces and equipment
• Support general laboratory organisation, housekeeping and upkeep
• Communicate and reinforce compliance in line with Health & Safety policies with employees and external guests, including the mandatory wearing of appropriate PPE
• Undertake routine manual handling tasks, including lifting boxes, storing supplies and relocating equipment

Weekly responsibilities

• Carry out stock checks and flag low‑stock, expiring or soon‑to‑expire items
• Prepare and refill routine laboratory solutions (e.g. 70% ethanol, sheath fluid)
• Wash and maintain laboratory glassware
• Monitor liquid nitrogen levels and coordinate with building facilities for refilling
• Check expiry dates of consumables and reagents
• Perform weekly sink flushing

Ad‑hoc responsibilities

• Support audits and compliance checks as required
• Assist with equipment deep‑cleaning as needed
• Coordinate laboratory coat laundry and returns
• Provide access to the laboratory for on‑site engineers and maintenance visits
• Help us maintain our My Green Lab Green certification by assisting with sustainability initiatives

Continuous improvement and scaling support

• Help identify opportunities to improve laboratory organisation and operational efficiency
• Contribute to maintaining consistent standards as the laboratory scales and workflows expand

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to…