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Senior Scientist - Animal Health Monitoring

Job Type
Permanent
Location
York, North Yorkshire
Salary
Up to £30000 per annum
Job Ref
BBBH168488_1759999456
Date Added
October 9th, 2025
Consultant
will leeson

Animal Health Monitoring Scientist

York - Fulltime onsite

Salary - £30,000

Permanent

SRG are working with a leading scientific institute who deliver a wide range of lab-based services. Based in the York area, they have recently started hiring for an animal health monitoring scientist to join their team on a permanent basis. We are looking for someone who has previous animal health monitoring experience, ideally with a strong understanding of bacteriology, parasitology and serology. In this role, you would be accountable for the successful efficient delivery of testing services and/or projects, directing and mentoring scientists and assistant scientist colleagues.

Benefits - Flexible working, training & development, onsite gym, shopping & transport discounts, ​25 days' holiday (rising to 29) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

Role Description

  • Leading the delivery of animal health diagnostics and screening services, ensuring high-quality standards, compliance with licensing, and adherence to health and safety practices
  • Managing and supporting scientists and assistant scientists to ensure timely, accurate results, while fostering scientific excellence through training and collaboration with team managers
  • Contributing to the development of new proposals, products, and processes, and ensuring that screening plans and reporting meet customer expectations and support future business opportunities
  • Working closely with science leads and other senior scientists to share knowledge, support delivery, and meet strict timelines for project execution

Requirements

  • Significant recent experience in veterinary diagnostics
  • A full understanding of service delivery in animal health delivery, including molecular diagnostics, bacteriology, parasitology, serology and necropsy
  • Ideally educated to BSc level or above
  • Understanding FELASA recommendations and laboratory techniques relevant to animal health monitoring
  • Strong organisational and communication skills
  • Able to travel to York on a regular basis. Will likely need a car as the site can be difficult to get to without one.
  • Full right to work in the UK

If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Will on 0161 667 1819 . If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit www.srgtalent.com to view our other vacancies.

SRG is the UK's number one recruitment company specialising in the scientific, engineering, clinical, pharmaceutical, food/FMCG, energy & renewables, biotech, chemical and medical device sectors. As scientists ourselves, our specialist sector knowledge and our passion are second to none. It's this combination that makes us different. We're committed to providing outstanding temporary, contract and permanent career opportunities of all levels for our candidates and a comprehensive range of expert strategic recruitment services for our clients.

Keywords: Animal health, biosecurity, food safety, diagnostics, bacteriology, parasitology, serology, necropsy, compliance

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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