Affinity Group Limited

Based on independent research by the CRF Institute, Quest Diagnostics has been certified as one of Britain's Top Employers 2011 for the fourth year running. The research shows that Quest Diagnostics has outstanding HR policies and excellent working conditions which include:

• Cutting-edge scientific testing work
• Expanding business in the UK
• Recession-proof organisation winning contracts from the public sector

Quest offers a number of interesting and excellent career opportunities and a range of extensive benefits.

Typical roles offered include:

Laboratory Based Roles
• Team Leaders
• HPC Registered Biomedical Scientists
• Medical Laboratory Assistants
• Specimen Processors
• Frozen Storage Centre Representatives
• Clerical Supervisors
• Quality Assurance

Non Laboratory Roles
• Global Project Managers
• Project Associates
• Investigator Services Coordinators
• Referrals Representatives
• Systems & Applications Support Analysts
• Data Integration Analysts
• Multi-lingual Client Response Centre Representatives

As well as providing a rewarding working environment where your ideas will make a difference, Quest offer the highest quality in-house training and individual development programmes with regular performance reviews to ensure that you gain the most from your skills.

In addition to this Quest also offer:

• Attractive salary
• 22 days holiday, rising 1 day each year in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 10th year of service
• Company performance related bonus
• Pension scheme – contribute between 2-5% of salary, company will then contribute between 3.5 - 15% depending on your age
• Life assurance – 4 times annual salary
• Career development and training opportunities
• Private medical cover – free to employee
• Occupational Health support
• Employee Assistance Programme – confidential counselling and advice

Quest’s culture in the UK is down-to-earth and relaxed with the offices all open plan and management easily approachable. One of the HR department’s recent priorities has been employee engagement and the Managing Director hosts monthly lunch meetings with a cross-section of staff to make sure their views are always represented and their ideas acted upon. The business exhibits a genuine commitment to its staff, with their health prioritised through a benefits system known as Healthy Quest, and their career progression encouraged through a variety of initiatives aimed at focusing on the individual. Staff are able to transfer across departments should they decide they wish to pursue their careers in another part of the business, and there are also flexible working schemes and job-shares up and running that aim to keep people engaged in their roles in a way that is not detrimental to their private lives.