Head of Labs

6 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Neko Health Full time £60,000 - £120,000 per year

Neko Health is a Swedish healthcare technology company co-founded in 2018 by Hjalmar Nilsonne and Daniel Ek. Neko's vision is to shift healthcare from reactive treatment toward preventative health and early detection. This requires completely reimagining the patient's experience and incorporating the latest advances in sensors and AI. Neko Health has developed a new medical scanning technology concept to make it possible to do broad and non-invasive health data collection that is convenient and affordable for the public. The company is based in Stockholm, offering the Neko Body Scan experience at locations in Stockholm, London and Manchester, with over 500 employees.  

Are you a visionary Clinical Scientist who is passionate about building high-quality, multi-site lab networks? Do you thrive at the intersection of clinical excellence, operational efficiency, and strategic leadership? If so, we want you to join us

As Head of Labs UK, you will lead the establishment and operation of a cutting-edge blood laboratory network across the UK. Reporting to the Medical Quality Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of laboratory medicine within our organisation, delivering rapid, reliable results that directly impact patient care and organisational growth.

Location: UK – London and surrounding areas. 

Reports to: Medical Quality Lead UK

What You'll Do:
  • Lead and scale a UK-wide lab network, standardising processes across sites.
  • Ensure labs meet ISO 15189 standards through QMS, audits, and continuous improvement.
  • Optimise workflows from sample collection to result reporting.
  • Build and develop a high-performing lab team.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage vendors, equipment, and consumables.
Who You Are:
  • Experienced multi-site lab leader.
  • Skilled in QMS and regulatory compliance (ISO 15189 preferred).
  • Strategic, operational thinker with a focus on efficiency and quality.
  • Strong people leader who fosters technical excellence.
  • Collaborative, proactive, and patient focused.
  • FRCPath & HCPC certified (Essential).

We offer a dynamic work environment with a high degree of autonomy that fosters growth and development. If you are passionate about building a better healthcare system for everyone and you thrive in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you

Please note: we perform background and reference checks as part of our interview process.

  • Head of Labs

    4 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Neko Health Full time £80,000 - £120,000 per year

    Neko Health is a Swedish healthcare technology company co-founded in 2018 by Hjalmar Nilsonne and Daniel Ek. Neko's vision is to shift healthcare from reactive treatment toward preventative health and early detection. This requires completely reimagining the patient's experience and incorporating the latest advances in sensors and AI. Neko Health has...

  • Head of Business Development

    7 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Mitti Labs Full time £80,000 - £120,000 per year

    About Mitti LabsMitti Labs is a climate-tech startup dedicated to transforming the rice industry by supporting smallholder farmers in adopting sustainable practices. Our mission is to bring AI and satellite technology into traditional rice farming, reducing methane emissions while improving farmer livelihoods.Backed by NASA-supported science and a strong...

  • Head of People

    2 weeks ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Black Forest Labs Full time £100,000 - £120,000 per year

    At Black Forest Labs, we're building the future of visual AI from our roots in Freiburg, Germany - the birthplace of Latent Diffusion and Stable Diffusion. Our team didn't just contribute to generative AI; we invented the foundational architectures that power the industry.Today, FLUX.1 and Kontext are used by millions worldwide, from independent creators to...

  • Senior Staff Technical Instructor

    7 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Cockroach Labs Full time £80,000 - £120,000 per year

      Category-defining tech. Career-defining work.Lots of tech companies disrupt. But, many fail when they try to scale. We're different. CockroachDB makes it easier for companies to build and scale apps. This is how and why we're helping some of the most innovative companies on the planet. We tackle problems head-on and focus on solutions that create lasting...

  • Senior Staff Technical Instructor

    1 week ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Cockroach Labs Full time

    Category-defining tech. Career-defining work.Lots of tech companies disrupt. But, many fail when they try to scale. We're different. CockroachDB makes it easier for companies to build and scale apps. This is how and why we're helping some of the most innovative companies on the planet. We tackle problems head-on and focus on solutions that create lasting...

  • Machine Learning Research Scientist

    7 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Valence Labs Full time £118,000 - £137,000

    About Valence LabsValence Labs is Recursion's frontier AI research engine. We lead high-impact research programs designed to materially expand Recursion's ability to discover and develop medicines for complex diseases. Our team balances near-term pragmatism with a long-term view of where the field is heading in the next 3–5 years, incubating, designing,...

  • LAB PR

    2 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Full time £90,000 - £120,000 per year

    Who We AreBoston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building...

  • Senior Engineering Manager

    1 week ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Isomorphic Labs Full time £120,000 - £180,000 per year

    Isomorphic Labs is applying frontier AI to help unlock deeper scientific insights, faster breakthroughs, and life-changing medicines with an ambition to solve all disease.The future is coming. A future enabled and enriched by the incredible power of machine learning. A future in which diseases are curtailed or cured starting with better and faster drug...

  • Field Marketing Manager, Southern Europe

    3 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Cockroach Labs Full time £70,000 - £120,000 per year

    Category-defining tech. Career-defining work.Lots of tech companies disrupt. But, many fail when they try to scale. We're different. CockroachDB makes it easier for companies to build and scale apps. This is how and why we're helping some of the most innovative companies on the planet. We tackle problems head-on and focus on solutions that create lasting...

  • Field Marketing Manager, Southern Europe

    2 weeks ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Cockroach Labs Full time £60,000 - £100,000 per year

    Category-defining tech. Career-defining work.Lots of tech companies disrupt. But, many fail when they try to scale. We're different. CockroachDB makes it easier for companies to build and scale apps. This is how and why we're helping some of the most innovative companies on the planet. We tackle problems head-on and focus on solutions that create lasting...