Chief Medical Scientist

The main responsibilities of the Chief Medical Scientist / Chief Biomedical Scientist are to oversee day to day operations in Blood Sciences by managing and organising workload and resources to deliver accurate and timely results. Ensure provision of a high quality, patient-focussed laboratory service in line with ISO15189 requirements. Work closely with and support The Laboratory Services Manager and Medical Director on issues related to the department. Lead and develop a large team of laboratory staff through effective and professional communication, management of staff training and contribution to a learning environment. Work towards achieving short and long-term departmental goals and quality objectives.

Specific Tasks:

• Use of Laboratory Information Management Systems in place in the laboratory.
• Be aware and compliant with all documentation related to your department.
• Reporting and contributing to monitoring, recording and investigations for non-conformances and incident reports.
• Responsible for the completion of the department’s daily tasks to a high standard to ensure patient results are delivered in a timely manner.
• Authorise results, ensuring result accuracy at all times.
• Assist in result entry and reporting of external referral laboratories results.
• To understand and implement all requirements of the contract with CPMS (Clorozil Patient Monitoring Service).
• Evaluate results and communicate with the Principal Clinical Biochemist, Laboratory Services Manager, Consultants and/or requesting clinician any relevant information regarding patient safety.
• Routine duties and sample analysis as required to ensure patient results are delivered in a timely manner.
• Processing of samples in a multi-disciplinary environment incorporating automated and manual methods of analysis to include pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes.
• Rotate through all of the divisions where necessary.
• Responsible for the calibration and quality control on department/AutoLab instrumentation.
• Participate in the completion, timely reporting and review of EQA.
• Together with the Laboratory Services Manager be responsible for the validations and verifications of new or amended methods/kits/equipment when required.
• Contribute to monitoring, recording and investigations for audits.
• Report or contribute to the monitoring and recording of complaints and investigations of clinical complaints, taking corrective action as appropriate.
• Work closely with and support The Laboratory Services Manager, Principal Clinical Biochemist and Medical Director on issues related to the department.
• Prepare budget estimates including a planned programme for replacing capital equipment.
• Ensure, in collaboration with Laboratory Services Manager, the expenditure is controlled within budget and identify potential for efficiency savings through improved practices and innovation.
• Maintain an asset register of appropriate equipment, in conjunction with the Quality Department.
• Provide statistical and management information as required by Laboratory Services Manager in a timely manner.
• Produce an annual departmental report.
• Work towards achieving the short and long-term departmental goals & quality objectives.
• Participate in setting-up and implementing the Department’s Laboratory service that supports the clinical needs of our patients and is consistent with the mission, vision, values and strategic plan of Eurofins Biomnis.
• Help to identify weaknesses in the Department/Laboratory and promote through consultation, ways of improvement.
• Assist in the selection of new equipment together with the Principal Clinical Biochemist, Laboratory Services Manager and Medical Director. 
• As required, collaborate in approved research/development work to the highest professional standards, as determined by the senior management team.
• Overall responsibility for the management of reagent and consumable stock levels.
• Overall responsibility for the maintenance of instrumentation including troubleshooting and organizing preventative maintenance of equipment.
• Ensure there are service contracts in place for all equipment.
• Advise any equipment failures or problems encountered in the course of carrying out his/her duties and highlighting any potential need for upgrade of aged or worn equipment.
• Demonstrate Good Laboratory Practice.

Working Hours: 35 hr p/w

On-Call: Working on-call is an available option to all scientific staff

Education

• Chief Medical Scientist / Chief Biomedical Scientist: Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Biomedical/Biological Sciences

Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience in a medical testing laboratory, with at least 3 years in a laboratory leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and reporting blood films for Morphology.

Any required licences / certifications or membership:

• Chief Medical Scientist: CORU registration as Medical Scientist

• Chief Biomedical Scientist: HCPC registration as Biomedical Scientist

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to identify and implement operational processes to the standard of best practice in order to optimise use of resources.
• Proven ability to work and deliver services within agreed budgets.
• Encourages lab personnel towards professional growth and development by sharing information.

We are part of the Eurofins Scientific Group, a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical, forensics, clinical diagnostic, cosmetic product testing and in agroscience. The Group operates more than 900 laboratories in over 50 countries and employs 55,000 staff conducting 450 million tests every year.

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 works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 47,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.

In 2023, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 6,515 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years

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