The Company At LabLogic Systems, we're pioneers in the Life Science, PET/Nuclear Medicine, and Radiation Safety sectors. We're committed to excellence, delivering top-notch products and service while fostering a positive work culture grounded in our core values: Passionate and driven, Everyone is accountable, Respectful and inclusive, Family atmosphere, Efficient, Customer-focused, and Trustworthy. Recently, the LabLogic Group was honoured with the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade and achieved the Investors In People Gold accreditation, affirming our commitment to creating an exceptional workplace. Join us in a collaborative, close-knit team, where benefits like our annual Center Parcs trip and race days foster positive working relationships. LabLogic Systems Ltd is not just a workplace; it's a rewarding journey in a globally acclaimed organisation. The Role As a Quality Analyst based at our Sheffield head office, you will join a team that's leading the industry and play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our globally acclaimed software products. As a software tester you will be working closely with other members of the QA team as well as directly with our Software Developers and Service Engineers. You will be involved in the final testing of our global leading software products before they are released onto the market, as well as providing feedback from testing performed at key stages throughout the development process. Your role is integral to the creation of our software systems and instrument functionality tests and as such you’ll be seen as the last line of defence before the software is released. In addition, there will be the need to perform regulatory controlled software validations for our highly regulated customers, which will be either off the shelf validations or bespoke validations and perform these at the customers’ facilities. Many of our customers who use our software work within drug discovery and nuclear medicines and so possessing a scientific background within these fields would be advantageous. Knowledge or experience working within drug discovery or environmental studies would also be hugely beneficial. In addition, as LabLogic Systems has ISO 9001 accreditation across a number of sites, there is the opportunity for the successful candidate to take part in conducting internal quality audits across the group. However, this is a potential secondary role to the main role of testing software. Responsibilities To maintain and perform thorough testing on our software using defined test scripts as well as testing relating to new functionality to make sure that it is working as intended and any finding reported back to the developers. There are several projects that are currently being developed and the ability to adapt and switch between projects is essential. The main responsibilities include: Working with software developers and project support teams Performance testing Functional testing Writing and updating and executing test scripts Writing bug reports Working towards departmental and project deadlines Providing objective feedback to software development project teams Problem solving Working on multiple projects at one time Communicating findings to technical and non-technical colleagues. Onsite validations at customers sites The above list is not exhaustive and, as such, you may be required to undertake other duties as appropriate. Requirements Essential Degree in a Science related course or experience working within drug discovery or environmental studies Strong communication skills both written and verbal Problem solving with effective solution evaluations Microsoft Office suite – especially Word and Excel Ability to work under pressure and adhere to tight timelines whilst still delivering quality results Ability to understand and gather customer requirements Attention to detail Ability to work both independently as well as within teams Willingness to travel – including outside the UK Driving licence Desirable Knowledge of HPLC, GC and other chromatography techniques Knowledge/Experience in software testing We invest in our people You will receive all bank holidays plus 24 days holiday per year (increasing over service) additional day off over Christmas UK team building weekend at Center Parcs for employees and their families to attend Private medical insurance with BUPA Employee Assistance Programme Scottish Widows pension scheme Death in service policy Exclusive access to a holiday home in Scarborough On-site gym Cycle to work scheme