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Job Title: Laboratory Manager, Dick White Referrals
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 dependant on experience
Location: Dick White Referrals, Cambridgeshire
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 40 hours per week
We, at Dick White Referrals (DWR), powered by Antech Diagnostics, are looking for an experienced Laboratory Manager to join our veterinary diagnostic laboratory situated within our brand new, purpose-built veterinary hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing business who have been around for over 30 years.
The Laboratory Manager is responsible for supervising laboratory activities at Dick White Referrals. These activities include team management, technical supervision, quality control, health and safety, budget control, and general administration. If you are a motivated, self-starter with a proven background leading and inspiring teams within a laboratory setting, this could be the role for you.
Further information about the laboratory can be found at www.dwrdiagnostics.com
Key responsibilities and attributes include:
Manage activities in a diagnostic reference laboratory, with responsibility for meeting test turnaround time, quality, and budgetary commitments
Responsible for meeting annual budgets; owns laboratory P&L with oversight of cost control across all direct operating expenses, including lab supplies and labour costs.
Provide line management to team members, assigning work and evaluating performance. Resolve escalated issues
Responsible for ensuring all staff are properly trained, and for promoting staff training and development
Lead work activities of the laboratory: plan workloads and ensure adequate staffing and resources to maintain test turnaround times
Lead maintenance of laboratory diagnostic equipment and other technical resources
Oversee the management of technical failures- ensure these are properly investigated and resolved
Ensure laboratory buildings and infrastructure are adequately maintained
Responsible for inventory control
Coordinate with external suppliers and others as needed to resolve issues and maintain ongoing functionality.
Coordinate with DWR hospital
Manage laboratory health and safety activities. Ensure compliance with laboratory H&S policy
Ensure quality of testing in co-operation with the Quality Team
Communicate with other related laboratories and departments to coordinate work and resolve issues as needed.
Prepare reports, presentations and other information summarising work activities, including turnaround times, instrument downtime, productivity, quality and other performance metrics.
Assist with bench technical duties as needed
Experience required:
Bachelor’s Degree in a science discipline or other relevant subject
A minimum of 5 years’ clinical laboratory experience, including at least 3 years releasing test results in a high throughput multi-discipline laboratory
3 years’ supervisory experience, including managing workflows, line managing team members, and troubleshooting equipment failures
Ability to organise, prioritise and direct work activities
Strong reasoning and analytical skills to resolve issues
Appreciation of speed and urgency while keeping a high attention to detail and accuracy
Independent and self-directed, requiring minimal day to day supervision
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Good customer service skills are important
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Flexibility to meet the demands of the role
Benefits:
5 weeks holiday + bank holidays
Career progression opportunities
Staff discount schemes
Life Assurance
Enhanced sickness pay
Enhanced equal family leave
E-car salary sacrifice scheme
Employee assistance program
Eyecare voucher scheme
Free annual Flu jab
Cycle to work scheme
Recruitment referral reward scheme
About us
Dick White Referrals (DWR), part of Antech Diagnostics, is one of the largest specialist multi-disciplinary veterinary referral centres in Europe, offering outstanding levels of clinical care in state-of-the-art facilities. Our teams are supported by the client care teams and are committed to providing the highest quality laboratory, surgical and medical care for pets. Many of our clinicians are nationally or internationally recognised specialists in their field and bring unique experiences to care for pets.
For more than 30 years, Antech Diagnostics has been the hallmark of the veterinary diagnostics industry. Today, Antech is driving the future of pet health as part of Mars Science & Diagnostics, a family-owned company focused on veterinary care.
Antech is comprised of a diverse team of individuals who are committed to each other’s growth and development. Our culture is centred on our guiding philosophy, The Five Principles: Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom. We understand that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today, and that’s why we’re inspired to make A Better World for Pets.
Part of an amazing global family Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates. The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS. Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. Our Associates are fundamental to our success, and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates. Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates. If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk