Biomedical Scientist at Neko Health (Manchester)
Neko Health· Manchester·
Role details
Neko Health at a glance
Preventive full-body health scanning built on proprietary in-house hardware and AI, co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek.
Neko Health runs a roughly one-hour, non-invasive full-body health scan that captures skin, cardiovascular, and blood data using hardware it designs and builds in-house, then has a doctor review the results with the member on the spot, aiming to catch disease early in people who feel healthy.
~$325M raised · latest: Series B ($260M, January 2025, at a $1.8B valuation) · backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, Atomico, Lakestar
Summary
Hands-on laboratory role operating Abbott Alinity and Sysmex XN-550 analysers to deliver rapid, accurate patient results. Responsible for quality control, maintenance, and supporting clinical colleagues in a fast-paced preventive health screening environment.
Job description
Mission Neko is redefining what prevention means, from treating illness when it arrives, to sustaining health before it's ever at risk. Our mission: make data-driven, preventative care accessible to more people, before symptoms appear.
In a single, non-invasive visit under an hour, proprietary technology and direct clinical care combine to deliver personalised, actionable insights. It's a team that thinks in 10x, not 10%. Every role here plays a part in building a world where prevention is the norm, and where your work genuinely helps people live longer, healthier lives.
Role Purpose
This is not a traditional laboratory role. We're looking for a Biomedical Scientist who is comfortable working differently, embraces innovation, and takes pride in delivering accurate results at exceptional pace. Neko Health members come through our clinics for whole-body preventive health screenings, and our laboratories sit at the centre of the patient journey. They are busy, modern spaces, and the service continues to develop as we scale. This is a hands-on, autonomous role, based on site in one of our central London laboratories. As a Biomedical Scientist, you will operate our Abbott Alinity and Sysmex XN-550 analysers and support the quality systems that allow us to return results within 30 minutes of sample receipt. If you're a BMS looking to further develop your career in an innovation-led environment, we would love to hear from you.
What You'll Deliver in the First 6 - 12 Months
- Initialise the analysers each day and ready them for sample processing.
- Perform testing on our Abbott Alinity (biochemistry and immunoassay) and Sysmex XN-550 (haematology) analysers, validating patient results and escalating clinically anomalous or unexpected findings.
- Carry out daily calibration, internal quality control, and routine maintenance of analysers, troubleshooting and escalating technical issues promptly.
- Work within our ISO 15189-aligned, UKAS-facing quality management system: author SOP updates, monitor EQA performance, support audits, and investigate non-conformances.
- Contribute to service improvement work, including analyser verification, reagent evaluation, and software testing.
- Maintain accurate, auditable records and support performance monitoring across turnaround times, KPIs, and consumables usage.
- Provide technical guidance to clinical colleagues and support training across the lab team.
Minimum Requirements
- HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist, with evidence of ongoing CPD.
- Minimum one year of post-registration experience in clinical chemistry and immunoassay, including IQC and EQA practice.
- Demonstrable experience operating an integrated clinical chemistry and immunoassay analyser.
- Experience working accurately and efficiently under time pressure, suited to a low-volume, fast-turnaround service model.
Preferred
- Post-registration experience in haematology.
- Hands-on experience operating Sysmex XN-series haematology analysers.
- Hands-on experience operating Abbott Alinity ci-series.
- Experience in POCT, rapid diagnostics, or high-throughput clinical settings.
- Experience with laboratory information management systems (LIMS), digital result reporting, or involvement in LIMS development and user acceptance testing.
Why work at Neko Health
- Mission-Driven: The company was founded to solve the fundamental problem of late-stage diagnosis by focusing on prevention. The work is presented as having a direct, positive impact on human longevity.
- Culture & Engineering: The company actively showcases a deep engineering culture where “clinical insight can become a hardware iteration overnight.” Clinicians and engineers share the same floor, fostering rapid iteration and innovation.
- Compensation & Benefits: Salaries are benchmarked via market research. Benefits include comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401K, Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, CME Days, and Commuter Benefits.
- Work Model: Roles are on-site at specific clinic locations. Training for medical roles is fully paid. The interview process is designed to give candidates a feel for the culture and mission.
- Growth Trajectory: With 80+ active job postings and triple-digit growth in hiring, the company is in a high-growth phase, offering significant career development opportunities.