Laboratory Operations Administrator (Cancer Tools)
Reports to: Operations Manager
Directorate: Research & Innovation
Contract: 6 month Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
Location: Kent Discovery Park, Sandwich, Kent (Onsite)
Closing date:26 October 2025
This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. Please let us know if there is anything about the recruitment process that you would like to discuss, in particular if there are any changes or adjustments that would make it easier for you to apply. Please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
Recruitment process: Competency-based interview at the lab in Kent.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
CancerTools.Org are looking for a proactive and ambitious logistics admin professional to join the team as a Laboratory Operations Administrator.
CancerTools.org, the research tools arm of Cancer Research UK (CRUK), is a non-profit, global community of cancer researchers, academic institutes, and professional societies, with a shared mission to accelerate cancer research. With a history of more than 40 years of managing and providing reagents to both academic and for-profit laboratories around the world, CancerTools.org has been steadfast in its mission of accelerating cancer research by making research tools widely and easily available, extending CRUKS influence to a global audience
As the Lab Operations Administrator, you’llbe responsible for ensuring smooth despatch and tracking of customer orders, as well as for the inbound shipping of materials into the laboratory. In addition, you will support the team in managing stock levels, laboratory consumables and day to day administration of the lab facilities. The role will develop to become more directly involved with customers and ensuring that CancerTools.org offers the best service to both academic and industrial partners.
This role has a direct impact on our mission enabling world class researchers to continue their life saving work by providing them with the research materials that they need. You’ll be joining a growing team of individuals passionate about what they do, so we are looking for candidates who thrive in a dynamic startup environment, keen to make the role their own and grow with us.
Support the Operations Manager to implement plans within the team. Preparation for team meetings, including managing meeting invitations, preparing agendas, attending, and taking minutes, and circulating the key actions and notes.
What skills are we looking for?
Good IT skills, including the ability to use all the main Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and the ability to learn new systems.
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experiencewe’d still love to hear from you.
We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.
