Animal Health Monitoring Specialist

4 weeks ago

Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom ZipRecruiter Full time
Job Title: Animal Health Monitoring Scientist

Join ZipRecruiter's team of experts in animal health monitoring and contribute to the development of innovative solutions for safeguarding animal, public, and plant health.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Animal Health Monitoring Scientist to join our team at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). As a key member of our Science Directorate, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, high-impact, and highly relevant multidisciplinary science to support UK Government's efforts in safeguarding animal, public, and plant health.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide technical, scientific, laboratory, and administrative assistance within the Department of Pathology, ensuring compliance with relevant Safety, Quality, and Home Office standards.
  • Manage support staff working within containment facilities and the bio-archive, ensuring the smooth and safe running of biocontainment facilities (ACDP3) and preparation areas.
  • Perform specialist techniques to support surveillance and research within the TSE workgroup, including laboratory facility duties, temperature monitoring, and equipment maintenance.
  • Organize staff and laboratory resources to ensure the efficient management of biological archive audits, consolidation, and discards of diagnostic/research samples.
  • Assist with or perform laboratory techniques and tests conducted within Pathology, including molecular pathology and histopathological procedures, reagent & tissue preparation, and immunohistochemistry.
  • Prepare fixed tissue samples for long-term storage, archiving of formalin-fixed tissues and paraffin wax blocks, and filing of histology reference tissue slides.
  • Comply with lab waste management procedures and complete relevant documentation.
  • Support the maintenance of the TSE QA Stocks database and associated tissue storage, TSE Proficiency Testing sample preparation, distribution of TSE Rapid Test and Western Blotting PT schemes.
  • Provide technical support, tissue sampling, and preservation expertise for post-mortem examinations on a range of livestock species in high biocontainment facilities (up to ACDP3/SAPO4).
  • Line and/or functional management of laboratory staff, supervision of students, visitors, and contractors within high containment areas, as required.
Requirements
  • Strong background in animal health monitoring, veterinary pathology, or a related field.
  • Excellent technical skills, including laboratory techniques, equipment maintenance, and data analysis.
  • Proven ability to work in a team environment, manage support staff, and supervise students, visitors, and contractors.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues, stakeholders, and external partners.
  • Ability to maintain knowledge of APHA's policy and implement it within the team.
What We Offer

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on challenging and rewarding projects, develop your skills and expertise, and contribute to the development of innovative solutions for safeguarding animal, public, and plant health. We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package, and a dynamic and supportive work environment.

Apply now to join our team and contribute to the advancement of animal health monitoring and research

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