AliveDx
Environmental Health & Safety Officer
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At AliveDx, we empower diagnostic insights, transform patient care, and innovate for life. With over 30-years in in-vitro diagnostics, we put the health of patients first by creating innovative solutions designed for faster diagnostic results. Alba – our blood bank reagents portfolio – and MosaiQ® – one of the first multiplexing and multimodality automated testing platforms––are designed to make labs more efficient and clinical decision-making more effective. Our journey started as Alba Bioscience, and later, Quotient. Today, as AliveDx, we innovate for life.
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER
AliveDx is recruiting for an Environmental, Health and Safety Officer based in our Penicuik site. The role is a full time, permanent position working 37.5 hours per week.
YOUR MISSION
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Develop and lead the site EHS strategy, policies and procedures, driving a culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement across the business.
- Carry out risk assessments, safety inspections and audits, tracking corrective actions through to closure and keeping pace with changing EHS legislation.
- Investigate incidents, accidents and near misses, using trend data to drive preventive action and report performance to senior leadership.
- Manage the safe use, storage and disposal of hazardous substances and waste, and own the site's environmental management arrangements (ISO 14001), including monitoring energy, waste and emissions.
- Own and maintain the site’s environmental management arrangements (e.g. ISO 14001), including monitoring of waste, emissions, energy and water use, and identify opportunities to reduce environmental impact.
- Manage emergency preparedness and response, including fire drills, and coordinate emergency teams such as fire marshals and first aiders.
- Deliver EHS training across the site - from induction through to biological safety and spill response - and champion process excellence.
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YOUR COMPETENCIES
- A Science or Engineering degree, with a NEBOSH National Certificate (or equivalent) in Occupational Health and Safety.
- A Biological Safety qualification (Level 1 Practitioner) and IEMA membership or an equivalent environmental qualification; a NEBOSH National Diploma would be an advantage.
- Extensive EHS experience in a regulated manufacturing environment - medical device, IVD, pharmaceutical or similar - with a strong track record in incident investigation, audits and regulatory inspections.
- Experience supporting FDA QSR, ISO 13485 and ISO 14001 audits or inspections.
- Strong working knowledge of risk assessment methodology, COSHH, root cause analysis, and EHS management systems, along with REACH and CLP regulations.
- A confident communicator and report writer who can challenge current practice, engage teams in continuous improvement, and manage own time and priorities effectively.
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WHAT WE OFFER
- A highly dynamic and growing environment.
- An opportunity to live your passion for intrapreneurial mindset, where cultivating innovation and customer centricity are at the heart of everything we do.
- A flexible working environment where applicable and a range of core and flexible benefits ranging from private medical cover, life assurance, additional annual leave, cycle to work, technology, experience days and access to marketplace discounts.
Interested? We look forward to receiving your application.
Closing date: 11 September 2026
AliveDx is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of nationality, sex, disability, region/belief, sexual orientation or age. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on competences, performance and business needs.
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