Medical Laboratory Assistant

Eurofins UK Clinical Diagnostics; Guildford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement

Company Pension Plan

Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

Healthcare Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Worldwide career opportunities

Job summary

Eurofins UK Clinical Diagnostics in Guildford invites applications for a Laboratory Assistant role in the Clinical Genetics lab. You will assist in accession, handling and processing samples including NIPT, referrals and DNA extraction, ensuring labels are accurate and procedures followed.

The position requires a bioscience degree, knowledge of molecular biology, and experience with SOPs, MS Office and lab equipment.

Qualifications

• Requires degree level in biosciences or related field.
• Knowledge of general molecular biology techniques (PCR, RNA/DNA extraction, quantification).
• Experience in a molecular biology lab and handling diverse samples.
• Ability to follow SOPs and procedures with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Receipt and handling of samples with accurate labelling.
• Perform downstream processing of clinical samples.
• Ensure ISO 15189 compliance in all work.
• Follow SOPs and written instructions.
• Operate liquid handling robots, PCR machines and NGS instruments.
• Keep records up to date.

Skills

Degree-level biosciences

Molecular biology techniques

PCR/RNA/DNA extraction

SOP adherence

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in biosciences

Tools

Liquid handling robots

PCR thermal cyclers

NGS machines

Job description

Company Description

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 laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins.

Job Description

Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

37.5 Hours per week. Monday - Friday. 09:00 - 17:00.

Purpose of the post:

The candidate will assist in the accession, handling and processing samples received in the Clinical Genetics laboratory including Non-invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT), referrals and DNA extraction.

• Receipt and handling of samples, ensure that samples are labelled accurately
• Perform downstream processing of clinical samples
• Ensure that all work is done in compliance with ISO 15189 requirements
• Follow standard operating procedure (SOPs) and instructions
• Operate liquid handling robots, PCR thermal cyclers and NGS machines
• Keeping records up to date

Qualifications

• Qualified to degree level in biosciences or related field
• Understanding of general molecular biology techniques (including PCR, RNA/DNA extraction, quantification)
• Experience working in Molecular biology lab
• Knowledge of genetics and genomics
• Experience in MS Office, Excel and word
• Experience in molecular biology techniques including PCR, bead clean up, RNA/DNA extraction and quantifications
• Ability to follow SOPs and instructions
• Attention to detail.
• Experience of working with a range of biological samples
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Strong organisational, multi-tasking and time management skills
• Committed to customer care

Additional Information

Benefits

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Annual Leave Sellback Scheme
• Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work ouremployees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

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 in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will 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.

Your data

As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

Closing Date

We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.

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.

We support your development!

Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

Weembracediversity!

Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us!

We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page:https://careers.eurofins.com/