Diagnostic Lab Analyst

Description

Job title: Diagnostic Lab Analyst

Location: PHARMAQ ANALYTIQ UK- Solasta House, 8 Inverness Campus, Inverness, IV2 5NA, Scotland.

General Summary/Overview statement

We are currently expanding our fish diagnostic services and looking for a motivated and skilled Diagnostic laboratory analyst to join our diagnostic department in the beautiful campus of UHI in Inverness, Scotland.

About us

PHARMAQ Analytiq is part of Zoetis, the world's leading animal health company, dedicated to supporting its customers and their businesses. Building on more than 65 years of experience in animal health, Zoetis discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines, vaccines and diagnostic products, which are complemented by biodevices, genetic tests and precision livestock farming. Zoetis serves veterinarians, livestock producers and people who raise and care for farm and companion animals with sales of its products in more than 100 countries.
Pharmaq Analytiq represents the world's largest provider of dedicated evidence-based diagnostic technologies, veterinary services, and environmental monitoring to the aquaculture sector. In addition to Scotland, PHARMAQ Analytiq has operations in Ireland, Chile, and Norway.

In 2022, we established a new state of art PCR laboratory in the beautiful campus of UHI inverness, Scotland, to complement the existing digital pathology and microbiology labs already in Inverness and deliver faster results not only to the Scottish farms but to other national and international fish farms.

Responsibilities for the Diagnostic Lab analyst:

• Receiving and booking the samples on our online booking systems (iWISE) from clients
• Perform Nucleic acids extraction and perform PCR analysis on samples arriving at PHARMAQ Analytiq UK sites according to departmental Standard Operating Procedures.
• Monitor, operate, and troubleshoot instrumentation and perform preventative maintenance.
• Implementing good laboratory practices and participate in development of SOPs and HSE plans for the laboratory operations.
• Analysis of results, preparation of reports and communicating with clients.
• Maintain laboratory consumables and orders
• Maintain laboratory data and records including notebooks and online data
• Prepares basic solutions and performs base-level procedures as assigned.
• Contribute to assay development, validation, and QC analysis.
• Sample storage, retention, and basic lab tasks to maintain and track samples
• The post holder is expected to deal with non-routine situations and extra workloads due to third party requests for research and monitoring.
• The post holder is expected to act on problem solving solutions presented by the line manager
• To comply with all relevant health and safety legislation and notify line management of any potential breaches.
• The post holder will be expected to perform any other duties which may be delegated from time to time by the line manager or other senior staff, including assistance in bacteriology and histopathology labs.
• Update records of equipment, events, processes and deviations on our quality system, VIS.
• Contribute to training of internship students and new junior staff on various diagnostic techniques.

The ideal candidates should:

• Be organized with ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Have a positive, can-do attitude, solution-oriented and flexible.
• Have the ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) as appropriate.
• Understand and apply basic scientific techniques and biosafety rules.
• Have relevant experience in molecular biology laboratory work environment.
• Have a good ability to set up molecular reactions, specifically PCR.
• Have good analytical skills.
• Have good English skills, both in writing and orally.
• Be flexible and able to work for extended hours-if required.

Qualifications and desirable skills:

• BSc in biology, molecular biology, aquaculture, veterinary medicine or equivalent subject area. Postgraduates’ studies are bonus.
• 1-2 years’ experience working in diagnostic laboratories is preferable.
• Experience in nucleic acid extraction, PCR analysis, sequencing is preferable.
• Experience in microbiology and histopathology labs is an advantage but not mandatory.
• Previous experience working in aquaculture or fish health is an advantage but not mandatory.

What we offer:

We can offer you exciting tasks in an enthusiastic, interdisciplinary, and good working environment. With us, you will become part of a growing international company with development opportunities, and chances to have an important role close to the aquaculture industry. This is a full-time position. The candidate will receive very competitive salary, health insurance, pension and many other great benefits. Pharmaq Analytiq UK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives, and ideas, we choose to lead.

For application, please apply and send the following documents as a single PDF to head of diagnostic laboratory:

• Updated CV
• Motivation letter
• Contacts of two referee including (name, email, phone no, affiliation and relation to the candidate)

About Zoetis

At Zoetis, our purpose is to nurture the world and humankind by advancing care for animals. As a Fortune 500 company and the world leader in animal health, we discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and other technologies for companion animals and livestock. We know our people drive our success. Our award-winning culture, built around our Core Beliefs, focuses on our colleagues’ careers, connection and support. We offer competitive healthcare and retirement savings benefits, along with an array of benefits, policies and programs to support employee well-being in every sense, from health and financial wellness to family and lifestyle resources.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Connected to our purpose and Core Beliefs, at Zoetis, we lead with inclusion. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) focus helps create an environment where each colleague can thrive. Our commitment to DE&I begins with our leadership team of diverse backgrounds, experiences and ethnicities, and it is demonstrated in our support of our colleagues and the animal health industry. We have nine colleague resources groups whose members spread awareness, foster inclusivity and make a positive impact on our business and communities.

Our commitment to advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has earned us recognitions as a 2024 Catalyst Award recipient and a Top 50 Company for Workplace Fairness by Fair360 (formerly DiversityInc). Zoetis has also been named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality, a Best Company for Working Parents, a Top Company for Executive Women, among many others. Learn more here.

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