Laboratory Administrator

Laboratory Assistant/ Administrator

St Boswells

Part-Time (22.2 hours per week)

Permanent

£22,302 - £24,866 per annum

Closing date for applications: 30 April 2024

About The Team:

SRUC is unique in Scotland and one of the largest organisations of its kind in Europe. Our ambitious and exciting vision is to work at local, national and international levels, leading innovation and sustainable development in agriculture and rural sectors.

SRUC Veterinary Services provides disease surveillance and analytical testing via our Veterinary and Analytical Laboratory and our network of disease surveillance hubs situated throughout Scotland. We offer national veterinary disease surveillance for the Scottish Government and collaborate with APHA to support statutory disease control schemes.

Our Veterinary Services Team are experts in animal disease diagnosis, and we process over one million animal and material samples each year.

The Opportunity:

The main purpose of this role is to prepare and process samples for internal labs and external service providers, couriering the samples and general administrative duties.

Main duties will include the following;

• Unpacking, prioritising and distributing incoming submissions of samples.
• Dealing with telephone/ email/ Teams queries from internal and external customers
• Contacting vet practices and/ or farm clients to resolve queries
• Manual processing of veterinary samples including labelling
• Registering, moving submissions/samples and result entry within LIMS and/or the Health Scheme databases
• Using Excel applications to handle data
• Administrative support to staff within health schemes.
• Basic finance duties
• Aliquoting samples
• Developing and maintaining a good understanding of the rules of the health schemes and BVD schemes and advising clients on testing requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum SCQF Level 5 or equivalent in English, Mathematics and preferably a science based subject.

For full person specification, please read the Job Particulars document.

Why work for SRUC?

• Generous annual leave
• Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted RAC Membership
• Generous family leave
• Flexible working patterns
• Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
• Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development

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How to Apply:

Please complete an online application form by pressing "apply".

Please read the Job Particulars document before applying.

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