The Opportunity

QuidelOrtho unites the strengths of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, creating a world-leading in vitro diagnostics company with award-winning expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing, clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine. We are more than 6,000 strong and do business in over 130 countries, providing answers with fast, accurate and consistent testing where and when they are needed most – home to hospital, lab to clinic.

Our culture puts our team members first and prioritizes actions that support happiness, inspiration and engagement. We strive to build meaningful connections with each other as we believe that employee happiness and business success are linked. Join us in our mission to transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for all.

Scientist II

As QuidelOrtho continues to grow, we are seeking to appoint a Scientist II to join our Troubleshooting department in Pencoed on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role will be based in the Response side of the team, which deals with longer-term investigations, projects & technical tasks.

About QuidelOrtho, Pencoed

QuidelOrtho has been manufacturing products in South Wales for over 40 years. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, based in Pencoed, employs over 600 people who are involved in the manufacture and supply of clinical laboratory and immunohematology products to sites across the globe.

Our Pencoed team manufacture a large menu of immunohematology products used in transfusion medicine; in addition to a large menu of immunoassay products encompassing a range of disease categories.

On site we have a range of functions operating globally & locally. All our employees are working towards one common goal, to help save and improve lives through diagnostics.

Your new role:

Reporting to the Technical Lead, the Scientist II is accountable for the technical leadership and oversight of investigations or projects which are owned within the technical group. The scope and weighting of accountabilities will change dependent on which task/project the Scientist II is involved with. The successful candidate will receive training in our data analysis tools and gain an understanding of the nature of the work that the Tech Support Team are tasked with. We would also welcome new ideas, based on previous experience, to enable the team to be more effective and efficient. This role will work on a day’s basis Monday to Friday, with some weekend days’ work required which will be on a rotation basis between the team (Currently one Saturday out of every four – days only).

Individuals will perform interpretation and analysis of scientific data and will routinely take the opportunity to present data to an audience. They will ensure that investigations and projects are conducted in accordance with all relevant quality, compliance and safety systems and all quality documentation practises are followed.

As a Scientist II in the Response team, you will routinely work as part of cross functional teams, on a combination of short and long-term projects. Short term projects will revolve around data analysis & investigations, where you may work closely with Operations, Quality and NPI functions. Furthermore, you will lead longer term projects such as Cost Improvements and First Pass Approval Improvements which may arise from the reactive team as CAPA investigations and implementations. The role will also require close collaboration with the New Product Introduction (NPI) team.

The role requires the ability to work well in a team and an individual contributor. The successful candidate will work independently to organise and plan their work but will also work closely with peers and Technical Leads. This is a great opportunity to apply your Product/ Process knowledge and further develop skills in teamwork, communication and working to fixed timelines.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Day-to-day leadership of technical projects/investigations, which can include non-conformances, root cause investigations or projects which are necessary to support product/process improvements and smooth transitions for new product introductions.
• Responsible for all day-to-day ownership activities, including owning actions in cross-functional meetings, ownership/oversight of change notices and other quality documentation, where necessary conducting scientific (IA/IH) lab operations
• Performing the interpretation, analysis, and documentation of scientific data
• Providing conclusions and recommendations to the business, based on data extracted from the investigation/project/restock work and documenting according to QuidelOrtho record keeping practises.
• Specialising in manufacturing processes such as wells, conjugate concentrates, buffers and in-house reference and selling material, will enable you to develop your knowledge further.
• Complying to all GLP, GDP and EHS standards
• Contributing to and coordinating continuous improvement of processes that operate within the group to provide consistently high levels of customer service.
• Conducting the implementation of improvements as directed and remain open minded to innovative concepts and ideas.
• This role will work in a lab environment 5-10% of the time only.

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Degree educated in relevant Scientific discipline, or relevant experience.
• Experienced in performing laboratory work and use of a range of statistical (Minitab or equivalent) tools during investigations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Positive can-do attitude with demonstrated ability to follow through on commitments, take on stretch assignments and work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Computer literate, good laboratory practical skills, can record experimental work accurately and at a minimum perform data manipulation and analysis.
• Has a good understanding of the principles of immunoassay / Immunohematology and can apply those principles to the Microwell product.
• Demonstrates effective teamwork, collaboration across functions and situational adaptability. Can respond rapidly to change and maintain output in a dynamic and changing environment whilst meeting project timelines.
• Demonstrates commitment to achieving agreed goals and a sense of urgency to get the job done when appropriate.
• Ability to plan own time and work effectively, can reshape plans accordingly.

What we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Yearly Salary Reviews
• Attractive Pension Scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical (If applicable)
• LinkedIn Learning
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free Onsite Gym
• Subsidised Canteen
• 25 days Holidays + 1 QuidelOrtho Day + 8 Bank Holidays (Milestone Increases Available)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Reward & Recognition Programmes
• State-Of-The-Art facilities
• Exceptional career developmental prospects
• Strong culture centred around collaboration & customer focus.

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