LGC provides a range of measurement products and services which underpin the safety, health and security of the public. LGC is a multinational with 3,000 employees present in 21 countries. Our customers are across a number of end markets including Pharmaceuticals, Agricultural Biotechnology, Food, Environment, Government and Academia. Measurement is essential to our everyday lives: clinicians making a medical diagnosis, to labs providing forensic evidence to support the justice system or tests to safeguard the quality of our water.
There is an exciting opportunity within LGC’s National Laboratories Quality & Safety Team to provide support in managing quality and safety systems and developing continuous improvement.
Measurement is essential to our everyday lives: clinicians making a medical diagnosis, to labs providing forensic evidence to support the justice system or tests to safeguard the quality of our water. The National Measurement Laboratory (NML) works closely with government, academia and industry to understand, address and manage the measurement challenges they face, delivering world-leading chemical and bio-measurement science to keep these measurements running smoothly.
Under contract to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), LGC hosts and operates the UK’s combined Official Medicines Control Laboratory (OMCL) for chemical testing and the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) Commission Laboratory. The work of The MHRA Laboratories at LGC helps to protect public health by ensuring that medicines and healthcare products are safe for those who use them. The MHRA laboratories carried out routine surveillance testing on licensed medicine
The Quality & Safety Team is responsible for managing, auditing and developing the quality and safety systems in the National Laboratories area of LGC. We ensure all staff comply with relevant legislation, standards and guides. We also provide advice, support and promote continuous improvement across the business area. You will receive full training while you work within the team and with representatives within the delivery teams. We will support you to develop within a varied, busy, quality and safety environment.
Experience required
- Previous experience of working in administrative role, working in a scientific environment would be advantageous.
- An interest in developing Quality and/or Health & Safety systems
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Excellent organisational skills, including meticulous record keeping.
- Strong prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing demands.
- Able to multi-task and complete work to tight deadlines.
- Able to work effectively as part of a team and communicate effectively at all levels
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Able to build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues
Education, experience and technical skills
- Degree level scientific background preferred
- Be professional and hardworking, with a quick to learn approach
Essential competencies and behaviours:
The job holder will be able to demonstrate the following behaviours in line with LGC’s values:
Passion
Curiosity
Integrity
Brilliance
Respect
