Laboratory Manager – HCPC Registered

About the role

The role involves overseeing all routine and specialized testing, managing plates exports, instrument calibration, maintenance, and purchasing of equipment and stock. It also includes ensuring all testing is conducted to high quality standards and helping to develop new protocols.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of all routine and specialised testing
• Working collaboratively with the QC & Technical Specialist and our Scientific and QA Department
• Managing plates exports, instrument calibration, maintenance and purchasing of equipment and stock
• Ensuring all testing is conducted to high quality standards in accordance with YorkTest Standard Operating Procedures
• Helping to develop new protocols, equipment sourcing and validation plans for existing and new products and process changes
• Working with the company Health & Safety to ensure all Health & Safety requirements are met
• Recommend and action improvements to laboratory process, planning for scaleup and improvements to the technical performance of existing products /services

Requirements

• Educated to degree or postgraduate degree standard in a Biomedical field, including Biology, Biochemistry or another relevant science
• HCPC Biomedical Scientist registration
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in commercial technical operations within the clinical laboratory testing industry
• Experienced immunoassay scientist with working knowledge of diagnostic technologies
• Experience of working within ISO13485
• Experience of working within ISO15189 / UKAS and ISO9001 is desirable
• Effective Team Working
• Leadership Skills
• Analytical Thinking
• Judgement, Decision Making and Decisive Insight
• Project Management
• Communication: Listening, Understanding and Responding
• Excellent time management
• Professional attitude