Laboratory-Jobs in United States

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 network.

Working hours are 7.5hrs per day, between the hours of 9am - 10pm. You will predominately work the morning shift, however there may be a need to work the later shift also. Occasional Saturdays may also be required.

We also welcome applications from newly registered Biomedical Scientists with HCPC registration.

This post is designed for a HCPC registered biomedical scientist to work (Haematology/Biochemistry) as part of a laboratory team. You will carry out a range of laboratory and scientific tests to support the diagnosis and treatment of disease by the use sophisticated automated equipment, microscopes and other hi-tech laboratory equipment.

Main Duties

• 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.
• Perform a range of specialist technical and scientific activities.
• Support the training of other members of staff under the supervision of senior BMS and the operational lead.
• 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).
• Be aware and raise of clinical risk within the laboratory and support a high-quality clinical service for patients.
• Ensure internal quality controls appropriate checks are conducted for to monitors the daily precision of methodologies and instruments before analyser use as well as prior to patient results being released.
• Perform checks on EQA before submissions to ensure submissions are on time and review reports.
• Interpret first line laboratory results and take appropriate actions in line with laboratory policies and procedures.
• 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.
• 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.
• Carry out first line equipment and method troubleshooting, advise line manager of situations requiring further action and document accordingly raising CAPAs.
• Undertake technical and clinical validation of the results from laboratory investigations to ensure accuracy and precision as specified by laboratory protocols and quality procedures, according to laboratory protocol.
• Ensure a sound knowledge of the laboratory IT system, to look up and enter results, book in patient data, request tests and other similar tasks.
• Report to the Lead BMS any instance or event which may cause a service delivery failure.
• Assist or lead in research and development and to perform validations and verification plans and reports for new tests.
• Ensure stock levels are checked and maintained and review of acceptance testing performed by Associate Practitioners.
• Perform audits directed by the Quality team.

• Must be HCPC Registered.
• To have working knowledge of laboratory areas (Biochemistry and Haematology)
• Basic experience in laboratory automated techniques
• Basic quality control and assurance.
• Reliability and flexibility in the day to day activity
• Ability to communicate within the team to deliver effective service.

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:

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Additional Annual Leave Purchase scheme
• 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
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work out employees 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 anEqual 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 are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. 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!