Abbott Rapid Diagnostics
Diagnostics
SeniorAnalyst
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“Senior Analyst at Abbott Rapid Diagnostics. Skills: Screening Instruments, LC/MS/MS, immunoassay, QC trending and monitoring, Methods validations. undertake operations within the screening and confirmation department. perform all analyses to appropriate safety standards”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure that all analyses are conducted to the highest quality standards, whilst being completed in a timely manner
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting instruments; Liaising with engineers to resolve problems without onsite visits; Organising onsite visits if required; Able to take ownership of own work, awareness of when to solve a problem themselves or to ask their manager for help
Conform with appropriate safety standards under The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Work in accordance with the current documented Standard Operating Procedures.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Science Graduate, or equivalent experience, Understanding of appropriate analytical equipment in order to troubleshoot assay problems
Nice to Have
2 years prior experience in a laboratory environment, Previous experience with the requirements listed in Responsibilities, Previous experience within Quality, Health and Safety and team training
What You'll Do.
undertake operations within the screening and confirmation department
perform all analyses to appropriate safety standards
conform to current documented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
ensure that all analyses are conducted to the highest quality standards
Running Screening Instruments
Daily basic equipment checks and maintenance
Keeping lab up to safe and efficient working standards
Maintenance of screening instruments including making reagents and QC’s where appropriate
Take part in internal/external audits
Equipment validations
Processing and 2nd review of instrument data
QC trending and monitoring
Scheduling the workload
Maintenance of all instruments including making reagents
Undertake and complete provided training modules and assessments
Support the development and implementation of new processes and methods
Preparation of standards
QCs and reference solutions
Calculations of concentrations for standards
QCs and reference solutions where applicable
Methods validations including plan and report writing as well as reviewing in Ensur
Troubleshooting instruments
Checking instrument SSTs and approving for use
Ensuring all instruments are performing correctly
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Act as a buddy for Trainee Analysts & Senior analysts/experienced analysts as required; Training and mentoring of analysts/new senior analysts; Liaising with engineers to resolve problems without onsite visits
Process & Methodology
Scheduling the workload (Senior Analyst and instrument utilization)
Full Job Description
## **JOB DESCRIPTION:** Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions. The position of Senior Analyst is within our Abbott Rapid Diagnostics laboratory located at Abingdon, UK. This role requires the individual to undertake operations within the screening and confirmation department. The analysis of drugs of abuse in biological samples is conducted by either immunoassay (CEDIA, HEIA and ELISA) or by confirmatory techniques (such as LC/MS/MS), or by a combination of both. Analysts must perform all analyses to appropriate safety standards, conform to current documented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and must ensure that all analyses are conducted to the highest quality standards, whilst being completed in a timely manner. This job description will be reviewed periodically and is subject to change by management. **RESPONSIBILITIES:** * Routine work * Extractions * Running Screening Instruments * Daily basic equipment checks and maintenance * Keeping lab up to safe and efficient working standards (i.e. checking expiry dates) * Maintenance of screening instruments including making reagents and QC’s where appropriate * Take part in internal/external audits * Equipment validations (i.e. Heaters, Fridges, Freezers, Pipettes) * Processing and 2nd review of instrument data * QC trending and monitoring * Scheduling the workload (Senior Analyst and instrument utilization) * Maintenance of all instruments including making reagents * Undertake and complete provided training modules and assessments * Support the development and implementation of new processes and methods * Act as a buddy for Trainee Analysts & Senior analysts/experienced analysts as required * Preparation of standards, QCs and reference solutions * Calculations of conce
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