Laboratory Assistant/Administrator

Posting date:	11 November 2025
Salary:	£24,243 to £26,448 per year
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	11 December 2025
Location:	TD6 0EQ
Remote working:	On-site only
Company:	SRUC
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	REQ0392-62309

Summary

About The Team:

SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College) is a specialist higher education institution delivering tertiary education, research and consultancy. SRUC’s principal purpose is to advance education, science, research, and environmental protection and improvement in rural and land-based industries, both domestically and internationally.

Veterinary Services – Health Schemes

SRUC Veterinary Services provides disease surveillance and analytical testing via our Veterinary and Analytical Laboratory and our network of disease surveillance hubs situated throughout Scotland. We offer national veterinary disease surveillance for the Scottish Government and collaborate with APHA to support statutory disease control schemes.

Our Veterinary Services Team are experts in animal disease diagnosis, and we process over one million animal and material samples each year.

The Opportunity:

The main purpose of this role is to prepare and process samples for internal labs and external service providers, couriering the samples and general administrative duties.

Duties include:

The role includes the following, dependent on location and overall team requirements:

• Unpacking, prioritising and distributing incoming submissions of samples
  
• Dealing with telephone/email /Teams queries from internal and external customers
  
• Contacting vet practices and/ or farm clients to resolve queries
  
• Manual processing of veterinary samples including labelling
  
• Registering, moving submissions/samples and result entry within LIMS and/or the Health Scheme databases
  
• Using Excel applications to handle data
  
• Administrative support to staff within Health Schemes.
  
• Basic finance duties
  
• Aliquoting samples
  
• Developing and maintaining a good understanding of the rules of the health schemes and BVD schemes and advising clients on testing requirements
  

  Responsibilities:

  • Requirement to follow SOPs and quality assurance procedures
    
  • Requirement to follow Health & Safety procedures
    
  • Ensuring all daily work is complete and samples are processed
    
  • Providing cover in other areas of Health Schemes as directed
    

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Minimum SCQF Level 5 or equivalent in English, Mathematics and preferably a science based subject. You should be willing to learn how to use sample handling databases – with the ability to follow instructions and work within a quality management system

    Experience of database use would be advantageous. Experience of working in an administrative role with experience of use of Microsoft Office programmes. Previous experience in an accredited laboratory would be useful including an awareness of cleanliness routines and keeping areas tidy.

    Eligibility for Sponsorship

    This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you are a migrant worker, you will need to ensure you have an appropriate visa to evidence the necessary right to work in the UK.

    Admin ref: AMT/VS/037/25

    Why work for SRUC?

    • Generous annual leave
      
    • Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer)
      
    • Cycle to work scheme
      
    • Discounted RAC Membership
      
    • Generous family leave
      
    • Flexible working patterns
      
    • Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
      
    • Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development
      

      How to Apply:

      Please complete an online application form by pressing “apply”.

      Please read the Job Particulars document before applying.

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