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 50,000 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 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years

Please note working hours are 4 nights on, 4 nights off. Nights work will fall between the hours of 10pm-8am.

This post is designed for a HCPC registered biomedical scientist to work as part of a laboratory team within clinical pathology. This role will include utilizing clinical pathology techniques to provide a high level of diagnostic service.

• To work as part of a laboratory team, providing a high level of diagnostic service using automated and manual analytical methods in order to provide patients with reliable diagnosis and treatment.
• To perform a range of specialist technical and scientific activities.
• To supervise the MLA(s) and less experienced BMS staff in the department to provide high quality clinical diagnostic service.
• To support the training of other members of staff under the supervision of senior BMS and the operational lead.
• 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. authorization 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 diagnosis.
• 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.

• Basic biochemistry techniques including Roche Cobas 8000 systems
• BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science or equivalent academic achievement ratified by the IBMS
• UK State Registration (HCPC)
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Successful completion of Training Log Book and oral assessment of discipline specific competence for HCPC registration
• Minimum of 2 years post HCPC registration working in Biochemistry
• Technically adept at most laboratory procedures
• Well-developed physical skills, especially in the manipulation of pipettes and other laboratory equipment.  Also must be adept and precise when handling samples.

Benefits

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)
• Company Pension Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support.
• Free car parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

What Happens Next
 
Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team to give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. 
 
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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.