Blood Sciences Manager (Clinical Diagnostics)

Location: Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom. Onsite laboratory role with Tuesday–Saturday shifts and start times between 5:00am and 8:00am.

Salary: £42,000–£52,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global provides diagnostic services supporting veterinary professionals and animal health.

What you will do

• Lead daily operations across haematology, clinical chemistry, coagulation, urinalysis, cytology, and serology.
• Manage, coach, recruit, onboard, train, and evaluate laboratory associates.
• Perform routine benchwork and provide technical expertise across Blood Sciences.
• Oversee analyser operation, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, inventory, equipment, reagents, and consumables.
• Maintain quality assurance, quality control, health and safety, and SOP compliance.
• Monitor performance, prepare reports, support budget planning, resolve client testing queries, and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Biomedical Science or a relevant scientific discipline.
• Recent experience in a high-throughput, automated clinical diagnostic laboratory, including analyser operation, QC, specimen preparation, result review and release, and equipment troubleshooting.
• Proven line management experience, including recruitment and performance management.
• Experience with a Quality Management System such as ISO 15189 or ISO 17025.
• Technical knowledge of haematology, including blood smear morphology, manual differentials, analyser flags, and follow-up investigations.
• Practical experience with automated haematology and clinical chemistry analysers, urinalysis, cytology sample preparation, and serology testing such as ELISA or IFA.

Nice to have

• Veterinary diagnostic laboratory experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent full-time position with 37.5 hours per week.
• Five weeks of holiday, bank holidays, and birthday leave.
• Career progression opportunities and staff discount schemes.
• Life assurance, enhanced sickness pay, and enhanced family leave.
• E-car salary sacrifice, cycle-to-work scheme, wellness support, employee assistance, eyecare vouchers, and an annual flu jab.
• Recruitment referral reward scheme and uncapped OTE.