Receptionist

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford, UK, with satellite offices and a commercial presence in many global locations across the US, APAC and Europe.

Oxford Nanopore employs from multiple subject areas including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.

Oxford Nanopore’s sequencing platform is the only technology that offers real-time analysis, in fully scalable formats from pocket to population scale, that can analyse native DNA or RNA and sequence any length of fragment to achieve short to ultra-long read lengths. Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere!

We are looking for a confident and friendly Receptionist to join our Corporate Operations team, to act as the first point of contact to external guests visiting our Oxford Headquarters and to manage the daily activities within the reception area.

The Details…

Reporting to the Corporate Coordinator in the Corporate Operations team, you’ll be the first point of contact for visitors to the office and be responsible for the Company’s reception area and its activities. Naturally, we want everyone who visits our site to have a positive experience. It will be your role to meet and greet our visitors and manage their needs and expectations. As well as undertaking everyday Reception duties, you’ll also distribute incoming post and collect post for the end of day collection. You’ll also maintain our security database for all staff, raise purchase orders, ensure stationery supplies are maintained and be responsible for the organisation of meeting rooms and hospitality requirements. There will be a growing opportunity to get involved in the support of our corporate travel program and our events program. 

What We’re Looking For…

We’ll expect you to have some previous Receptionist experience and be someone who enjoys interacting and engaging with others with a customer orientated approach and excellent interpersonal skills. Proficiency in coordinating travel arrangements would be advantageous. You should have both English and Maths GCSE and a solid understanding of MS Office and have other IT skills. You’re well organised, have an eye for detail and can prioritise your workload. 

We offer outstanding benefits to include an attractive bonus, generous pension contributions, private healthcare and an excellent starting salary. Based within beautiful, landscaped surroundings with tree-lined walks, water features and a lake, all of which make for a wonderful working environment.

If you are looking to utilise your skills to really make a difference to humankind, then consider joining our team and apply today!

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

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Oxford Nanopore’s goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology enabling the real-time, high-performance, accessible and scalable analysis of DNA and RNA. The technology is used in more than 100 countries to understand the biology of humans and diseases, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses and whole environments.

Oxford Nanopore was founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford and now employs over 1000 employees around the world.

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