Laboratory Analyst - Toxicology Lab

Abbott Laboratories; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company in Abingdon seeks a Laboratory Analyst to undertake operations within screening and confirmation departments. Responsibilities include training in drug analysis processes, extracting drugs from samples, and maintaining safety standards. Candidates should have a science degree or equivalent experience, alongside skills in teamwork and attention to detail. This role is vital for supporting diagnostic testing processes in the laboratory, contributing to healthcare advancements.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Recognition as a great workplace

Diversity initiatives

Qualifications

• Understanding of the panels of drugs analysed and types of extraction methods.
• Ability to function well as an individual or as part of a team.
• Work in accordance with current safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Train in all screening and confirmation processes.
• Extraction of drugs from oral fluid and hair samples.
• Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly equipment checks.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Accountability

Interest in processes

Ability to work in a team

Education

Science degree or equivalent experience

Job description

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

The position of Laboratory Analyst is within our Rapid Diagnostics laboratory located at Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

The Laboratory Analyst will undertake operations within the screening and confirmation departments. The analysis of drugs of abuse in biological samples is conducted by either immunoassay (CEDIA, HEIA and ELISA) or by confirmatory techniques (such as LC/MS/MS), or by a combination of both.

What You’ll Do

Daily tasks

• Train in all screening and confirmation processes, as well as maintain relevant competencies to be able to perform all tasks within these areas.
• Extraction of drugs from oral fluid and hair samples (SPE/LLE) and associated processes such as setting up batches on instruments, checking sequences, storing and disposal of samples.
• Screening of oral fluid samples by CEDIA/HEIA/ELISA and preparation of daily screening quality controls and reagents.
• Preparation of laboratory solutions.
• Setting up of instruments and running system suitability checks (SSTs).
• Daily, weekly and monthly equipment checks and routine maintenance and completion of associated equipment records.
• Maintaining safe and efficient working practices in the laboratory to ensure conformity to all relevant H&S and quality standards (ISO 17025).

Non-daily tasks

• Assist with accessioning of samples to improve flow of samples through the lab and enable the laboratory to hit KPI’s.
• Complete all lab/H&S/Quality assigned training modules and assessments in a timely manner.
• Aide with maintenance of good stock levels within the laboratory.
• Support the development and implementation of new processes and methods.
• Act as a buddy for Trainee Analysts as required.

Required Qualifications

• Science degree or equivalent experience in a laboratory environment.
• Understanding of the panels of drugs analysed and types of extraction methods.
• Detail-oriented, shows accountability.
• Keen interest in understanding principal of processes.
• Able to function well as an individual or as part of a team.
• Work in accordance with the current safety and quality standards.
• Conform with appropriate safety standards under The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.