Laboratory Aide Histology

Job Description

Reporting to the Chief Biomedical Scientist / Business Unit Manager in Histology the successful candidate will be responsible for registration, labelling and sample preparation for samples referred to Eurofins Pathology for medical laboratory testing.

Specific Tasks:

• Use of Laboratory Information Management Systems in place in the laboratory.
• To be aware and to be compliant with of all the documentation related to your Department (Training record, SOP’s, Forms).
• Assist in completion of the department’s daily tasks, including work files, to a high standard to ensure patient results are delivered in a timely manner.
• Undertaking of accessioning and grossing clerical workload.
• Perform sample preparation and sample processing in a timely manner. 
• Reagent preparation.
• Participate in the management of reagent and consumable stock levels.
• Assist with control of logbooks.
• Pre- and post-analytical storage of samples.
• Ensure all waste is adequately treated and disposed and that all waste is removed as required to the waste facilities
• Advise of any equipment failures or problems encountered in the course of carrying out his/her duties.
• Maintenance of instrumentation.
• Clean/disinfect working areas daily.
• Demonstrate Good Laboratory Practice.

Qualifications

Education

• Leaving Cert or equivalent but science related diploma is desirable

Experience

• Ideally 1 year in a similar role, but not mandatory (can be trained in-house)

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent administration skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Can do attitude willing to go the extra mile to resolve all issues.
• Proven problem solver.

Additional Information

We are part of the Eurofins Scientific Group, a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical, forensics, clinical diagnostic, cosmetic product testing and in agroscience. The Group operates more than 900 laboratories in over 50 countries and employs 55,000 staff conducting 450 million tests every year.

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 47,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.

In 2025, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR €7,296 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

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                                 Eurofins MC Pathology is an equal opportunities employer