LIMS Analyst

We are looking for top talent to join the UK’s leading and fastest growing pathology company – a scientific organisation with a clinical purpose. Working in partnership with our service partners, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, King’s College Hospital and Princess Royal University Hospital we aim to set the standard for the future of pathology.

Are you a dynamic IT professional looking to be a part of a team to drive and deliver a world leading Pathology IT System? We are looking for a Beaker LIMS Analyst to support the delivery and the ongoing operation of the Epic Beaker LIMS, middleware and other systems for the South East London (SEL) Pathology Service. You will be working with operational and clinical teams as well as Synnovis and partner Trust IT teams with the goal of delivering and maintaining a robust LIMS.

Who we are looking for:

• Proven experience in LIMS management.
• Knowledge and experience of working in Pathology.
• A passion for working in healthcare.
• A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, service-driven environment.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Main duties of the job:

At Synnovis, we’re more than just a diagnostics provider — we’re a partnership between Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and SYNLAB. Together, we’re redefining pathology services by combining clinical excellence, innovative science, and operational expertise to improve healthcare outcomes across the UK. We are looking for dedicated and passionate individuals to join a Synnovis Beaker Team to implement, manage and optimise Beaker across SEL Pathology laboratories. You will be working with the existing Beaker team and wider IT department as well as operational teams in Synnovis and partner Trust clinicians.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be a Subject Matter Expert for Epic Beaker Ordercomms, Phlebotomy and Logistics.
• Support the wider Beaker Team and Workstream Leads.
• Work with the operational teams for the delivery and ongoing management of the Beaker LIMS.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with IT, clinical and operational stakeholders.
• Operational management responsibilities for team, including reporting and managing sickness and absence; annual leave; delivery of training and recruitment and retention.
• Work collaboratively with other teams and departments in issue resolution.

Applicants who do not hold an Epic accreditation will be required to complete an online aptitude test ahead of an interview, as mandated by Epic. If you are shortlisted details of this test will be shared. If successful you would then be expected to complete relevant Epic Beaker training modules which include sitting of proctored exams and complete an Epic based project.

Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London. The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services. The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject.
• Epic Accreditation.

Experience:

• Expertise and experience in a pathology or healthcare setting.
• Understanding of EHR and LIMS systems in a complex healthcare environment.
• Experience of analysis skills including requirement gathering, process mapping, workflow design and documentation.
• Understanding of the implications of data quality on clinical safety and governance.
• Good understanding of information governance and information security.
• Advanced IT skills including Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in a pathology laboratory setting.
• Understanding of how analysers and other laboratory equipment interface with a LIMS.
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical and operational workflows and processes within a pathology department and how these interact with other hospital departments.
• Experience of clinical and operational reporting for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Understanding of regulatory bodies and accreditation services with respect to pathology.

Skills:

• Excellent organisational skills and multi-tasking abilities.
• Ability to resolve problems and make decisions based on complex facts using appropriate analysis, interpretation or comparisons.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills including clinical staff and senior management.
• Able to demonstrate a strong attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure and to specified deadlines.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. All applicants are welcome to apply regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, nationality or ethnic origin, religion, or sexual orientation. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

Our Bank workers enjoy competitive market rates and flexible contract assignments across all of our sites, dependent on your availability and location. For our Permanent workforce we offer a competitive benefits package. All employees are entitled to:

• Contributory pension scheme.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.

All employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

If you decide to apply for this post but do not hear back from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in Synnovis.