Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 47,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.

In 2019, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 4.56 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

This post is designed for a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist to work as part of a laboratory team within molecular pathology, taking specific lead for leading the health and safety responsibilities within the brand new laboratory. This role will include utilising molecular pathology techniques to provide a high level of diagnostic service, supervising less experienced staff and reporting key metrics to the laboratory manager.

• To supervise BMS and MLA staff in the department to provide high quality molecular diagnostic service.
• To support the training of other members of staff under the supervision of Laboratory Manager.
• To ensure all health and safety documentation Is produced, reviewed and implemented within the laboratory.
• To ensure that all health and safety updates with regards to pathology are implemented within the laboratory.
• To devise and implement health and safety training plans and ensuring that the lab maintains the highest level of health and safety
• To perform health and safety audits, to ensure wellbeing and UKAS compliance.
• To process the specimens received and to undertake the related tasks in the various sections of the laboratory, leading to the reporting and interpretation of results in accordance with agreed policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• To interpret first line laboratory results and take appropriate actions in line with laboratory policies and procedures. e.g. authorisation of results, ordering relevant follow-up laboratory procedures, adding technical and approved pre-defined clinically relevant comments, referring results for clinical interpretation or opinion, informing the requestor of clinically significant result.
• Provide approved departmental information and advice to other healthcare professionals, and to refer on to appropriate specialists requests for information out with their area of responsibility.
• To liaise with senior BMS staff, medical and scientific staff in all matters relating to the diagnosis of infection.
• Ensure that complex equipment within the section is maintained to agreed schedules and fix problems as requires. Liaise with external technical representatives as required.
• Maintain the quality assurance procedures of the department, ensuring work towards UKAS ISO15189 standards. Measure and monitor the accuracy and imprecision of laboratory investigations using appropriate quality control procedures.
• To ensure that the section is staffed and has sufficient equipment and reagents including ordering items if required.
• Ensure that complex equipment within the section is maintained to agreed schedules and fix problems as requires. Liaise with external technical representatives as required.
• To ensure that all staff including trainee staff passing through the section are trained as outlined in the Laboratory Training plan.
• To maintain the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the section in an up-to-date and orderly manner. Suggesting and implementing improvements, ensuring that any changes are handled according to the laboratory’s document control procedure.
• To assess, initiate and monitor appropriate action when a situation may cause service delivery failure.

• Current active HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist.
• Evidence of CPD.
• Understanding of the fundamentals of real time PCR.
• Knowledge of various LIMS systems.
• Knowledge of MGI’s, Biorad tanbeads and other PCR/extraction equipment.
• Experience of staff/shift management.
• Experience of setting up and running molecular assays.
• Experience of troubleshooting.
• Experience of working in a UKAS accredited laboratory.
• Experience of stock management and procurement processes.
• Experience of writing and reviewing SOP’s.
• Good communication skills.
• Good grasp of IT, including file transfer protocols.

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Closing Date

Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.