Integration Scientist, LEX Diagnostics Limited, GB

Curious, collaborative, and comfortable digging into the messy middle of science and engineering? 

LEX Diagnostics is on a mission to make infectious disease diagnostics fast, simple, and accessible – and we’re building a game-changing point of care PCR system to do it. Now, we’re looking for an Integration Scientist who loves working on complex lab instrumentation, has a passion for getting things to just work, and thrives in a team where everyone rolls up their sleeves. 

This is a hands-on lab-based role in our growing Systems & Integration team, where you’ll be working at the heart of our sample to result system. You’ll be surrounded by engineers, biologists, and physicists, and you’ll need to be just as happy talking to an assay scientist about reagents as you are discussing hardware performance with a mechanical engineer. 

What you’ll be doing: 

• Working in cross-disciplinary project teams to test and troubleshoot our benchtop PCR instruments – hunting down the root cause of issues and helping shape solutions 

• Designing, running, and analysing experiments to characterise system performance 

• Evaluating components and workflows developed by other teams, then feeding back what’s working (and what’s not) 

• Collaborating with assay, software, hardware, and reagent team members to integrate all technology into a cohesive, high performing system 

• Investigating biological, fluidic, and mechanical behaviours, then communicating your findings clearly to your colleagues 

• Ensuring all your work is documented clearly and accurately in line with our quality system (eQMS) 

• Helping grow and shape the Integration team and bringing your ideas to the table