Forensic Examiner

Company Description
**About Us**

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 50,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.

**Job Description**:
**Division**

As part of the Forensic Services Division, the Biology casework team are Forensic Scientists who undertake the examination of exhibits from scenes of crime for the presence of common body fluids (such as blood, semen and saliva).

**The Role**

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Undertake forensic biology work for the criminal justice system with a priority focus on quality.
- Work to timescales set in the agreed framework with our customers.
- Assist the team in delivering casework and non-casework tasks during planned and un-planned abstractions to ensure that all targets are met.
- To actively seek out opportunities to progress own training and development.

**Qualifications**:
**Knowledge, Experience and Technical Skills**:

- Experience of working for a forensic provider undertaking forensic examinations (desirable).
- Keen eye for detail.
- Embraces change and an advocate of continuous improvement.
- Minimum 2 A-levels or equivalent in a scientific discipline or equivalent work experience with a forensic provider.
- Must be proactive and offer a flexible approach to work.
- Must be able to prioritise tasks, work autonomously and respond proactively to changes in business demands.

Additional Information
**Salary**: Competitive

**Location**:Wakefield,** **UK

**Contract**: Permanent & 12 month Fixed Term vacancies available

**Hours**: 37.5 hrs per week, including shift work

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