Senior Medical Scientist / Senior Biomedical Scientist Histology

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.

Eurofins Pathology, a part of Eurofins Scientific Group is the leading independent provider of medical laboratory services in Ireland and part of one of the largest medical laboratory groups in Europe. The laboratory provides a full laboratory service from wet tissue receipt, through technical processing and specialist reporting by a team of Consultant Histologists.

We are currently looking to recruit a:

SENIOR MEDICAL SCIENTIST / SENIOR BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST – HISTOLOGY

You will receive an overall benefits package, including:

• Financial Security
  • Pension Scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Income Protection
  • Annual Bonus Scheme
  • Company Credit Union Scheme
  • Long Service Award Scheme

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  Health & Wellbeing
  • Health Insurance
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

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  Career Development
  • Higher Education Policy

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  Lifestyle & Perks
  • Bike to Work Scheme
  • Tax Saver Travel Scheme
  • Eurofins Employee Referral Programme

As an employer, we’re keen to look after our people with as much dedication as they look after our clients and their colleagues. We are a diverse company with 31 nationalities, encouraging inclusiveness and instilling a sense of belonging to all our colleagues. 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.

You will also have the opportunity to take part in our monthly “Lunch & Learn” CPD luncheon talks where any member of the team or guest speakers give a presentation. These seminars count towards your CPD points.

We’re a growing and ambitious company, so there is huge potential here to develop with us and enjoy fantastic rewards in your career.

Reporting to the Chief Medical Scientist and an integral part of the department’s team, the successful candidate will have practical experience in Cellular Pathology and the relevant histology knowledge. As a competent experienced medical scientist with a flexible approach to work, you will be required to rotate through all the functions of a histopathology laboratory including cut–up/dissection, embedding, microtomy (manual and automatic) and routine and special stains.

The ideal candidate will be an ambitious professional, working presently in a Senior Medical Scientist role in Histology ideally, who is looking to advance their specific Histology focussed career with us.

Participating in the development and maintenance of the ISO 15189 quality management system which is patient centred and ensures quality focused results are provided for patient care, and to assist in the Total Quality Improvement of the department. While having the support of our team of dedicated medical professionals, you will perform a broad range of scientific work in the Histology laboratory under the supervision of senior colleagues. Duties will include carrying out routine analyses, and participating in implementing new methods.

Working Hours: 35 Hours p/w

Education

• Holder of Bachelor’s degree- At least 5 years’ experience as a Basic Grade Medical Scientist OR
• Holder of Master’s degree- At least 2 years' experience as Senior Medical Scientist specifically in a working medical Histology laboratory

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• Candidates must be able to provide evidence that they are fully registered to practice as a Medical Scientist, with CORU or as Biomedical Scientist with HCPC.

Professional Experience

• 5 years’ experience specifically in a working medical Histology lab
• Extensive experience of scientific work in the Histology laboratory, embedding, microtomy (manual and automatic) and routine and special stains, and specifically in Dissection & Cut-Up

Skills and Abilities

• A diligent, strong work ethic with the ability to work independently, with thorough attention to detail and accuracy, and not afraid to ask for assistance from experienced colleagues to ensure an outstanding laboratory service.
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• A proven team player who will enjoy working with and supporting a close-knit team of dedicated professionals.

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.

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Eurofins Biomnis/Eurofins Pathology is an Equal Opportunities Company.