Neko Health
Biomedical Scientist - Biochemistry & Haematology
London. Posted 3 months ago
The role
A Biomedical Scientist will operate Abbott Alinity and Sysmex XN-550 analysers in a central London laboratory. The role involves performing testing, maintaining quality systems, and supporting a fast-turnaround service model.
What you will do
- Initialise the analysers each day and ready them for sample processing.
- Perform testing on Abbott Alinity and Sysmex XN-550 analysers.
- Validate patient results and escalate clinically anomalous or unexpected findings.
- Carry out daily calibration, internal quality control, and routine maintenance of analysers.
- Troubleshoot and escalate technical issues promptly.
- Work within an ISO 15189-aligned, UKAS-facing quality management system.
- Author SOP updates, monitor EQA performance, support audits, and investigate non-conformances.
- Contribute to service improvement work including analyser verification, reagent evaluation, and software testing.
- Maintain accurate, auditable records and support performance monitoring.
- Provide technical guidance to clinical colleagues and support training across the lab team.
Required qualifications
- HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist, with evidence of ongoing CPD.
- Minimum one year of post-registration experience in clinical chemistry and immunoassay, including IQC and EQA practice.
- Minimum one year of post-registration experience in haematology.
- Demonstrable experience operating an integrated clinical chemistry and immunoassay analyser.
- Experience working accurately and efficiently under time pressure.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience operating Sysmex XN-series haematology analysers.
- Hands-on experience operating Abbott Alinity ci-series.
- Experience in POCT, rapid diagnostics, or high-throughput clinical settings.
- Experience with laboratory information management systems (LIMS), digital result reporting, or involvement in LIMS development and user acceptance testing.
About the company
Neko is redefining what prevention means, from treating illness when it arrives, to sustaining health before it's ever at risk. The mission is to make data-driven, preventative care accessible to more people, before symptoms appear.