Trainee Histology Scientist

<h2>Job Overview:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">Are you a Biomedical/ biological science graduate looking for your first role within industry?</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">Do you want a comphrehensive training and development plan to help progress your career?</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">Do you want the opportunity to work for a global organisation tp help improve lives and improve health?</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">As one of the world’s premier Contract Research Organisations, Covance's mission is to help build a healthier and safer world by providing research services for a multitude of organizations.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">As a Trainee Histology Scientist within the Pathology Laboratory Services team based in Eye, Suffolk, your role will mainly be within our histology section and your main responsibilities will be:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 12pt;">Perform routine Histology on all species</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Learn to identify key organs and sample specific areas through these tissues</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As part of the process you will learn to embed tissue </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Be given specialist training to learn Microtomy </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Training to be given to learn staining techniques </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Once fully trained, successful applicant will have ownership of own work</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There will be opportunities to cross train in the other sections of the Pathology Laboratory Services. These include:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: windowtext;">      </span></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: windowtext;">Necropsy</span></strong></span></p><ul><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Performs routine macroscopic necropsy techniques for all species.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Trim and retain all organs from all species.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Performs caesarean necropsy techniques.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Performs external and visceral fetal examinations.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Performs non-routine tasks such as freezing tissues.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: windowtext;">Sperm Analysis</span></strong></span></p><ul><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Preparation of consumables e.g. slides washing, pot filling.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sample preparation for routine sperm analyses.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Staining and coverslipping of slides.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: windowtext;">Fetal Pathology</span></strong></span></p><ul><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Preparation of reagents and sample processing for skeletal examinations.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prepare Bouins fixed rat/mouse fetuses and rabbit head serial sections using a freehand serial sectioning technique.</span></li><li style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Specimen archiving.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;">If are looking for a role where you will receive first class training and have the opportunity to develop and progress, then we would like to hear from you!</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What Covance can offer you</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including health cover and contributory pension.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Unrivalled opportunities to develop a successful career in the scientific industry.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Unsurpassed career development opportunities. With the support of exceptional people from across the globe and an energized purpose, you will be empowered to own your career journey with mentoring, training and personalized development planning.   </span></li></ul><h2>Education/Qualifications:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Ideally you will be educated to BSc (Hons) in Biomedical/Biological Sciences. </span></p><h2>Experience:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Full training will be provided, although knowledge and some practical experience of cellular pathology procedures from academic studies would be advantageous.</span></p>