Our client, a world leader in providing purpose–bred animals for biomedical research, is looking to recruit a Health Monitoring Laboratory Manager to oversee the Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Serology, and Pathology services. The successful candidate will lead a team of scientists and technicians to support the company and customers activities by providing analytical and diagnostic results from a range of animal specimens.

Travel within the UK is required in this position. Due to the remote location of the main site, a full driving licence and own transport is essential.

Basic Requirements:

• Scientific degree in a related field, such as Biomedical, Bioveterinary, or Veterinary
• Significant operational experience in a laboratory, resulting in strong working knowledge and confidence in laboratory best practice
• Previous management or supervisory experience
• Expertise in microbiological techniques, such as ELISA, Multiplex Fluorometric Assays, IFA, HIA, and PCR
• Experience in the development of molecular assays is advantageous
• Previous experience in an animal laboratory is desirable
• Confident using computer software such as LIMS, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Full driving licence and own transport.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Management and oversight of the Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Serology, and Parasitology services
• Lead a team of health monitoring scientists and technicians in the provision of health monitoring, diagnostic, and environmental monitoring services
• Organise daily workloads for the laboratories and allocate work
• Supervision, management, and training of the Health Monitoring Services personnel including performing annual appraisals and following disciplinary and grievance procedures
• Investigate and report on the presence of micro–organisms including bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi from biological specimens
• Perform necropsy examinations of animal specimens
• Carry out clinical bacteriology investigations and perform parasitology screening of animal samples
• Manage the budget for the Laboratory and Health Monitoring Services
• Provide scientific and technical advice to the company and customers on the appropriate investigations to perform, the scientific interpretation of results, and the appropriate steps for future investigations
• Effectively communicate with the customer facing team and participate in marketing and sales strategies involving scientific services
• Perform weekend duties and on–site health monitoring as required.

Agenda and its clients only recruit people who are passionate about animal care and welfare, people with integrity who are honest and trustworthy and who have a great work ethic. To enable us to hire the very best people, we will conduct a comprehensive background and pre–employment screening, an essential part of Agenda's recruitment process.