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Healthcare Scientist - Molecular Team

Employer
Reed Talent Solutions
Location
London
Salary
27690.00 - 32203.00 GBP Annual
Closing date
12 Jun 2023

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Sector
Biomedical Science
Role
Specialist
Contract Type
Permanent

Main Duties of the Job

To take delegated responsibility from the Unit Head and Technical Manager through the unit scientific lead in accordance with UKHSA and RSDC policies for the following:

Technical/ Scientific/ Reference services/ Research and Development

  • Growth and maintenance of mammalian cell culture lines.
  • Growth, amplification, and characterization of clinical virus isolates.
  • Extraction of viral nucleic acid from clinical samples by manual and automated methods.
  • Performance of RT–PCR for surveillance and diagnosis of influenza and other respiratory viruses.
  • Propagation of respiratory viruses and quantitation by methods such as determination of titre by plaque assay.
  • Support for serological analysis using neutralization, ELISA and haemagglutination inhibition.
  • Genetic characterisation of respiratory viruses.
  • To be responsible for the reading and analysis of test results generated and entry of results onto the LIMS system.
  • Collate and present data for discussion.
  • Adhering to external and internal quality control practices.
  • Attend meetings, plan and implement project plans.
  • Monitor safety cabinets and carry out routine quality control procedures in order to maintain set standards.

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Essential criteria

  • BSc or equivalent in a biological science.
  • Post–qualification laboratory experience in microbiology or virology, cell culture and virus isolation and characterization.
  • Knowledge of emerging and zoonotic respiratory virus threats, influenza virology, therapeutics and vaccines.
  • Experience in use of LIMS, and a range of common software (Microsoft Office, Access).
  • Good communicator and team worker with leadership skills. Able to organise own workload and delegated priorities to junior staff.
  • Confident in presentation of ideas and information with excellent analytical skills. Good organisation skills with particular attention to detail.
  • Self–motivating organized and meticulous, and able to problem solve in a calm and efficient manner.
  • An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day–to–day working practices, but also in relation to management systems.

Desirable Criteria

  • Experience of mammalian cell.
  • Familiar with sequence analysis software packages.

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