Company Description
Eurofins Biomnis Ireland is the leading independent provider of Medical Laboratory Services in the country and part of one of the largest medical laboratory groups in the world.
Eurofins Biomnis is part of the Eurofins Scientific Group.
We are recruiting for a:
Chief Medical Scientist / Chief Biomedical Scientist (Blood Sciences)
What we offer:
In the spirit of supporting and improving the health and well-being of our employees, building resilience, confidence and compassion through education and activities, our "Wellbeing Committee" was founded. "The Wellbeing Committee" plans activities, promotes participation, represents employees from all organizational levels, and creates and maintains open lines of communication between wellness committees and employees.
We offer competitive salaries, 31 days annual leave, excellent training, and exceptional career prospects. You will receive an attractive salary and overall benefits package which includes: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, Income Protection, Higher Education Policy, Health Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Eurofins Employee Referral Programme, and you will be part of the company's Annual Bonus Scheme.
We’re a growing and ambitious company, so there is huge potential here to develop with us and enjoy fantastic rewards in your career.
We are currently seeking to recruit a Chief Medical Scientist / Chief Biomedical Scientist to join our Blood Sciences Department at the Eurofins Biomnis laboratory in Sandyford, Dublin18.
This is a very high-level role in the Blood Sciences department, and we hope to attract someone with extensive experience in Clinical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Haematology. If you are a competent experienced Chief or Senior Medical Scientist, ambitious and professional, looking for a new opportunity to incorporate your laboratory skills with a new challenge, join us and help to continue support our clients to ensure their experience of our service is industry leading. You will be building and maintaining strong relationships with our laboratory colleagues by understanding and mentoring their personal career development.
Training and development support will be given to you to help your progression within the organisation.
Working Hours: 35 hours p/w
Job Description
Reporting to the Laboratory Services Manager, the Chief Medical / Biomedical Scientist will have responsibility 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.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Provide direction and supervision to employees.
- Ensure staff recruitment and selection occurs with regards to replacement and new staff.
- Provide technical support to all staff
- Ensure work scheduling and assignment of duties.
- Review of staff performance.
- Provide recommendations on all staff increases, promotions etc. when required.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Masters’ 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.
Additional Information
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment, 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 for supporting clinical studies. In addition, Eurofins is one of the leading global emerging players in specialty clinical diagnostic testing.
In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR €6,515 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.
Your data:
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Eurofins Biomnis is an Equal Opportunities Company
