Job Description Salary: Competitive Location: Birchwood Park, UK Contract: Permanent Hours: 37.5 hours per week Closing date: 17th Jan 2025 The Role We are currently recruiting for an Analyst for TSE (transmissible spongiform encephalopathy) to join our fantastic team at our site based in Birchwood Park. If you are passionate about a rewarding career in laboratory testing and want to use your expertise to its full potential, then this is a great opportunity to join a well-established and successful market leading company. This is a truly exciting time to begin or continue your career with our first-class business, as a TSE Analyst. The role comprises the examination of animal tissue for the presence of indicators of TSE using a documented European Commission approved procedure, namely the IDEXX HerdChek Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy–Scrapie Antigen Test Kit. This role is specific to the methods and processes used in the analysis of brainstem samples submitted for testing and also includes some in-team support tasks, including, but not limited to, laboratory cleaning and reagent preparation. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities The successful candidate will also be expected to carry out the following: Undertake testing and documentation of samples with minimal supervision, as per standard operating procedures to required timescales, following suitable training and demonstrable competencies. Maintenance of and adherence to safety and quality systems. To undertake support tasks as required by management. Assisting with laboratory housekeeping duties including preparation of reagents, maintenance of equipment and laboratory cleaning. Be responsible for the integrity and traceability of samples. Communicate with colleagues as appropriate throughout the testing process and associated tasks. To contribute to an effective level of service to customers.