Scientific and Regulatory Advisor
| Posting date: | 05 November 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 November 2024 |
| Location: | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1GA |
| Company: | Tesco |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | tesco/TP/8568366/918068 |
Summary
About the role
At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. That being said, we also know life looks a little different for each of us. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.
We are delighted to share that a unique and exciting position has arisen for a Scientific, and Regulatory Advisor.
This office-based role will see the successful candidate being the interface between Tesco and our third party laboratory to manage the administration and organisation of the routine and ad hoc microbiological testing programmes they carry out for Tesco to provide business due diligence and assurance of the control of microbiological risks in food products. Supporting on policy development & scientific risk assessment.
This position would suit someone that has a good commercial understanding, Experience of good prioritisation/able to manage competing demands on time with an excellent eye for detail. Knowledge of commercial testing laboratories would be a benefit.
You will be responsible for
- Managing the administration and implementation of the Tesco relationship with the external contract microbiological testing laboratory
- Working closely with third-party external laboratories to design risk-based microbiological testing programmes and managing the timely follow up of test results and associated administration within Tesco
- Maintaining awareness of emerging microbiological risks to drive the continual improvement of microbiological surveillance and support the team’s horizon scanning activities
- Support the drafting and delivery horizon scanning reports for the wider business
- Supporting the review of, and corrective actions arising from, microbiological test results
- Trend analysing microbiological test results to identify emerging issues and producing summary reports for internal stakeholders
- Supporting the development and implementation of microbiology and food hygiene related policy
- Deputising for the Company Microbiologist and supporting incident risk assessment and management where appropriate
- Providing general support to the Product Safety & Labelling team and Product Regulatory Compliance department as required
You will need
- Prioritisation/able to manage competing demands on time
- Delivery or work to agreed deadlines
- Comfortable with spreadsheet and database applications
- Risk assessment
- Food Science and/or regulatory experience (preferable not essential)
- Excellent attention to detail
What’s in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!
- Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
- 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
- Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
About us
Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.
It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.
We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.
But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.
We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers
Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.
For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com
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