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Medical Field Service Engineer, Pathology Laboratory Diagnostics

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Medical Field Service Engineer (Pathology Laboratory Diagnostics)

Overall Earnings Circa £50,000
Basic Salary £40,000 to £44,000 
Bonus 10%
Company Car or Car Allowance 
Pension (5% employer contribution)
Healthcare
Phone, Laptop and iPad
27 Days Holiday Plus Bank Holidays
Company Credit Card
 
The Role – Medical Field Service Engineer (Pathology Laboratory Diagnostics)

This market leader seeks to recruit a technically motivated and customer focused Medical Field Service Engineer, responsible for:

The service, installation, breakdown, repair and calibration of a wide range of sophisticated medical laboratory diagnostics systems, utilised within pathology departments, NHS laboratories and clinical chemistry environments
The successful applicants will support clinical chemistry and blood diagnostics products located at customer sites
Your Background – Medical Field Service Engineer (Pathology Laboratory Diagnostics)

To succeed in this exciting role, you must be able to demonstrate: 

A competent background in a customer facing field service engineering capacity gained within any high value capital equipment environment
Applications are encouraged from engineers with a broad range of backgrounds, including laboratory device, medical device, pharmaceutical device, ex forces engineers (medical & dental, weapons systems, radar) and a wide range of other electronic or electro-mechanical sectors
Engineers with experience of the diagnostics field, including autoimmune diagnostics, immunology, biochemistry, haematology, histology, microbiology and immunodiagnostics systems are also encouraged to register their interest
A qualification in engineering, electronics or a science based subject to a minimum of ONC level, City & Guilds or NVQ
Applicants are welcome from field service engineers from a broad base of sectors, as full and comprehensive product training will be provided
The Company – Medical Field Service Engineer (Pathology Laboratory Diagnostics)

Well respected supplier of sophisticated medical diagnostics systems, trusted by healthcare professionals to accurately diagnose and test patients for a wide range of medical conditions and diseases
This instantly recognisable brand leader supplies a wide range of innovative diagnostic based laboratory and medical systems to the healthcare sector, and offers 'best in class' solutions across their range of products and systems, which include applications for microbiology, immunodiagnostics, molecular diagnostics and blood bank screening
At the core of their business lie product innovation, excellent customer service and good people
This vacancy is being advertised by TRS Consulting. The services advertised by TRS Consulting are those of an employment agency and / or employment business

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