Meet the team

Why did you decide to apply for a place on the apprenticeship programme?

I decided to apply for a place on the apprenticeship programme because the opportunity to gain hands on experience in a field I’m genuinely interested in, whilst earning a qualification was too good to pass up on. Especially with Biofortuna who offer such a wide range of services for me to learn about.

What does a typical day look like for you?

A typical day for me involves performing a wide range of operational duties in the laboratory and the across the Company to help the different departments within the Company. These duties include assisting the genomics team with the DNA relationship testing service, helping the manufacturing team with their assay development and carrying out equipment calibration, maintenance, and validation activities with the quality team.

 This wide range on duties means I am constantly learning on the job and experiencing what it’s like to have a career in the life sciences industry.

What do you like most about your job?

I like the variation in what I do day-to-day. One day I will be assisting the manufacturing team with bead dispensing, lyophilisation, and kitting and then next I will be performing validation protocols on one of the many pieces of equipment in our purpose-built laboratory.