Senior Biomedical Scientist (Dissection)

Work Environment:

Full time Laboratory Based; Kidlington, Oxford, UK.  

Travel may be very rarely required, on an ad hoc basis.

Shift Work 

You will work on a 8.5 hour shift basis (inclusive of lunch) between the hours of 7.00am to 9.00pm Monday to Friday and occasional weekend

Shift Times will be scheduled each week on a rota and communicated by your Line Manager

If you require flexible start times please advise & we're open to discussing. 

Specimen Dissection - Team Leadership - The Highest Standards 

This is not a standard lab role. Ours is not a standard Histopathology Lab. 

At Diagnexia you are the clinical reference point for a fully digitised pathology laboratory — leading on shift, developing people, and contributing directly to a service that is changing how pathology is delivered at scale. If you have taken your dissection expertise as far as your current environment allows, this is your next move.

Your role

Lead the lab on shift  Most senior dissection practitioner accountable for throughput, quality, and team performance day to day.

Dissect a range  of RCPath Category A through E specimens, Be our technical reference for every junior in the lab.

Drive quality and compliance  Assist with UKAS and ISO 15189 audit readiness. Maintain and develop SOPs to RCPath standards.

Develop your team  Design and deliver training, run competency assessments, participate in hiring and appraisals.

Deputise for the Lab Manager  Operational lead during planned absences. Contribute to business development as required.

Drive R&D  Contribute to tissue labelling, digitisation, and analysis technique development.

Why Senior BMS (Dissection) are joining Diagnexia 

Above market salary: Your dissection expertise is priced from day one — not after years of incremental waiting.

 Performance pay progression: Annual increases tied to your impact, not a pay scale you did not write.

Oxford relocation bonus: Moving across UK or this? We help make your transition easier with a financial contribution.

Private healthcare and pension: Cover for your wellbeing, now and in the future.

Growing holiday entitlement: Annual leave increases with tenure. The more you give, the more you earn.

Clear career pathways: Structured development plans, regular reviews, and fast-track progression opportunities.

 What you need to succeed; 

You are a UK based HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist and bring the following:

A HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist, maintained at all times with active CPD

Hold a BSc Biomedical Science Degree 

Ideally have completed your IBMS Higher Specialist Portfolio (Dissection) or Masters 

4+ years in a UK UKAS-accredited histopathology or cellular pathology laboratory

Category A - E specimen dissection experience (not all but some)

Confidence with special stains, embedding, microtome, and section cutting

Experience mentoring or supervising laboratory staff

Digital pathology experience is a bonus, not a barrier. If you are curious and driven, we will build that with you.

What else we look for: 

Skill gets you in the room. Will takes you further. We hire people who:

Own their work: No waiting to be managed. You close the gap between what is assigned and what actually needs doing.

Execute: You prioritise by impact and do not let perfect block progress.

Stay curious: Genuinely motivated to improve your craft and the processes around you.

Communicate with intent : Complex science, clear English, written and spoken, for any audience.

Adapt: Change is structural here. If you treat setbacks as data rather than verdicts, you will thrive.

Care: You bring your ambition into alignment with our mission, better faster patient outcomes. Enthusiasm is contagious, and so genuine care & passion.

 A more detailed job description will be provided to help you fully prepare for interviews

About us

Diagnexia, a subsidiary of Deciphex: Accelerating Certainty and Pioneering Pathology Services.
We're transforming how pathology works. Since our parent company Deciphex was founded in Dublin in 2017, we've grown into a global team of over 230 professionals with offices across Dublin, Exeter, Oxford and Chicago.

Through our cloud-based platform, hospitals worldwide can instantly connect with our expert pathology subspecialists for rapid case consultations.
 

At Diagnexia, you'll be part of pioneering digital AI pathology solutions that directly improve patient outcomes and keep healthcare organisations at the cutting edge of diagnostic innovation.

Diagnexia is an equal opportunities employer. All qualified applicants are considered regardless of age, race, gender, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

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