Scientist Work, Jobs in Preston (with Salaries)

Laboratory Scientist – Genetics
AlphaBiolabs —Warrington
- £24,784 a year
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Laboratory experience
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
Toxicology Reporting Scientist
AlphaBiolabs —Warrington
- Hybrid work
- Laboratory experience
- Presentation skills
- Mentoring
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
Environmental Research Chemist (Organics)
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology —Lancaster
- £40,574 - £43,056 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Doctoral degree
- Laboratory experience
- Master's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Technical Assistant
Element Materials Technology —Warrington
- Monday to Friday
- Communication skills
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Nuclear Quality Manager
AECOM —Warrington
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
Senior Product Assessor
Element Materials Technology —Warrington
- Engineering
- Communication skills
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Senior Ecologist
Amentum —Risley
- Full-time
- Travel
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- Annual leave
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JDSPORTS —Bury
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- APIs
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- Employee discount
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- £39,959 - £48,117 a year
- Full-time
- Travel
- Communication skills
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JDSPORTS —Bury
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- Master's degree
- SQL
- Mentoring
- Employee discount
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Laboratory Scientist – Genetics

AlphaBiolabs -
Warrington

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Job details

£24,784 a year

Benefits

Free parking
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Life insurance
Sick pay
On-site parking

Qualifications

Biology
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Laboratory experience
Bachelor's degree
IT
Communication skills

Full job description

Please email your CV to [email protected]

The Company

We are a well-established, award-winning company, based in Warrington, offering DNA, drugs and alcohol and healthcare testing services to the legal community, members of the public and companies across the UK and internationally. We are looking for a Laboratory Scientist to join our Genetics team.

Job purpose:

The role of the Laboratory Scientist is to receive and log in casework samples, identify work to be carried out, preparing samples and carry out testing in the laboratory. The role holder will be responsible for helping to ensure that the Genetics team meet their KPIs and departmental targets by ensuring that samples are processed quickly, efficiently and to a high standard so that reports meet their turnaround time for the customers.

Role responsibilities include:

Receipt and vetting of biological samples e.g. buccal swabs, blood, and nails submitted to the Genetics laboratory for analysis
Using Salesforce to log all samples into the laboratory and update case files
Meticulous record keeping ensuring the continuity of samples throughout the process
Performing all laboratory processes to completion following appropriate standard operating procedures
Analysing data to ensure acceptance criteria has been met and using data to produce customer reports
Ensuring Health and Safety standards are adhered to
Maintaining and cleaning laboratory equipment on a regular basis and ensuring that problems with equipment are reported and recorded correctly
General administrative tasks e.g., scanning, filing, taking payments etc.
Answering email and telephone enquiries and giving advice, information and instructions
Liaising with other departments e.g., Customer Services, Partners, Finance, Logistics
Assisting the Logistics team dispatching test kits and reports to customers
Calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment with excellent record keeping
Maintaining levels of stock and laboratory consumables, where required, and informing relevant team members when goods need to be ordered
Cleaning all areas of the laboratories following the appropriate cleaning procedures. Cleaning includes general, recycling and clinical waste disposal, clearing away delivery boxes/packaging, cleaning surfaces, cleaning up spillages and laundering lab coats
Helping to ensure that all KPIs are met
Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety requirements, GDPR, ISO 17025, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 in addition to all departmental procedures, policies, and protocols within the QMS/EMS
Reporting of quality/environmental nonconformances/incidents, or trends toward these, to line manager and QHSE manager.

Person Specification:

Meticulous attention to detail
Organised, ability to manage own workload effectively
Good IT skills, including Microsoft Outlook and Excel
Effective oral and written communicator
Ability to work in a team or alone when required
Flexibility and adaptability in approach to tasks and requests
Willingness to learn, develop new skills and embrace change
Experience working in a laboratory-based ISO 17025 environment is desirable
Applicants must hold a BSc in Forensic Science, Genetics, Biology, or a closely related scientific discipline.

Additional Requirements

In order to meet the laboratory requirements, all staff must have a flexible approach to the working week. All Laboratory Scientists are expected to work additional hours when required to meet the needs of our customers.

Laboratory Scientists must be effective communicators and able to work in a team or independently if required. Laboratory Scientists must be able to identify their limitations and voice their requirements for further training to their Line Manager. Laboratory Scientists must dress appropriately to ensure that when visitors tour the laboratory complex the correct image is maintained.

Benefits

Pay £24,784 per year
26 days holiday + Bank Holidays
On-going training and development
Company pension
Free parking
Health & wellbeing programme
Life insurance
On-site parking
EAP
Company maternity pay
Company paternity pay
Sick pay

If you are interested in finding out more, please apply to [email protected]

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