• Job Description

  Req#: REF55648G

  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. We are a medically led and ISO 15189 accredited organisation dedicated to delivering accurate and reliable medical laboratory results to help health care professionals diagnose, treat and prevent disease.

  We are part of the Eurofins Scientific Group.

  Due to continued expansion, we now require a:

  Laboratory Aide in Microbiology

  What we offer:

  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.

  We offer competitive salaries, 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 are looking for a dedicated team player, currently seeking a new opportunity to incorporate your skills with a new challenge, join us and help to continue support our clients to ensure their experience of our service is industry leading.

  Training and development support will be given to you to help your progression within the organisation. We’re a growing and ambitious company, so there is huge potential here to develop with us and enjoy fantastic rewards in your career.

  So if you are an enthusiastic and energetic person and would like to join a friendly, dedicated and professional team this might be the role for you.

  Job Description

  The main responsibilities for Laboratory Aide in Microbiology are the registering of patient specimens onto the Laboratory Information Management Systems, ensuring demographics on the forms match the specimens. Identification & resolving specimen queries. Liaise with Microbiology staff to streamline specimen reception, booking in and processing.

  Specific Tasks

  • Use of Laboratory Information Management Systems in place in the laboratory.
  • Help achieve departmental goals & objectives.
  • Be aware and be compliant with all documentation related to your department to include - Training records, SOP’s, Forms.
  • To ensure all specimens are received/ checked for appropriateness & accuracy as detailed in relevant SOP’s.
  • Check deliveries for URGENT samples for prioritisation.
  • Register samples using Laboratory Information Management Systems.
  • Ensure demographics on form match the sample.
  • Manage discrepancies/queries through the Chief Medical Scientist, Senior Medical Scientists, Laboratory Services Manager, Medical Director or Client Services as required.
  • Stock acceptance & photocopying of delivery notes.
  • Scan request forms & send to Pre Analytics Department for filing.
  • Demonstrate good laboratory practice and carry out tasks in accordance with the relevant ISO standard.
  • Assist in completion of daily work.
  • Clean & disinfect work areas daily

  Qualifications

  Education

  • Leaving Certificate or equivalent but science related diploma desirable but not essential

  Experience

  • Ideally 1 year in a similar role, but not mandatory (can be trained in-house)

  Skills and Abilities

  • Candidates must have the personal competence and capacity to properly discharge the duties of the role

  Additional 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 2022, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR €6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

  Your data:
  As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

  Eurofins Biomnis is an Equal Opportunities Company

• About the company

  Eurofins is an international group of laboratories headquartered in Luxembourg, providing testing and support services to the pharmaceutical, food, environmental, agriscience and consumer products industries and to governments.

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