LifeScan Scotland is currently looking for experienced firmware, electronics and mechanical engineers
and develop meters that measure the amount of glucose in a diabetic patient’s blood, enabling them to make choices around their medication and food. LifeScan Scotland is currently looking
for experienced firmware, electronics and mechanical engineers. Of particular interest, the company
says, are individuals with experience of the development of medical devices, working within a regulated industry, and mobile phone technology. LifeScan Scotland is also interested
in hearing from electronics engineers with Automated Test Equipment (ATE) experience within a mass manufacture environment. The company offers access to
world-class educational and training resources and the opportunity for career development within the global Johnson & Johnson environment. The company originally chose to
base in Scotland because the Scottish government was providing grants and funding for research. Vice President of Research and
Development, Tito Bacarese-Hamilton, said: “It is my belief that if we hadn’t acquired this plant, we would still be reaching out to thousands of patients as opposed to millions and be talking about a business in the millions as opposed to the billions, which is what we’ve got today.”
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Life in the Highlands is top of the world
Tim Lloyd made the move to the Highlands from England to join LifeScan’s R&D department in August 2010 – and he says he’s never been happier: “I work within the new
technology development group to define new technologies and architectures for electronic equipment related to diabetes – blood glucose meters and insulin pumps. “My background is in
electronics engineering. For this job you need a good grounding on all electronic engineering principles and a reasonable grounding in basic physics principles as well. “You also need to
have personal interaction skills, because we deal with design partners
and customers in other countries – you can’t just be an electronics geek sitting in the corner! “Prior to LifeScan,
I spent 19 years in the automotive industry, based in the Midlands, which I loved. I wasn’t looking for a new job but the LifeScan role jumped out of the page at me.
“Myself and my family
love the outdoor life and had holidayed a lot in Scotland previously, and the job sounded interesting. “LifeScan flew me
up for an interview and they then flew my family up to spend a weekend in Inverness with a tour guide. “My three children
were all settled at school in England, but were at transitional stages, so we
were convinced it was the right move to make. “The quality of life
and space up here in the Highlands is the main selling point. We now live by the sea. We used to travel to the seaside when we had a spare weekend in England – and now we live by it. “We’ve joined the local sailing club, I can cycle to work along nice country roads and the kids can cycle to school safely. We even have a garden big enough to keep chickens. The children are happier here than they were in England. “Another major plus is
that the university places are free here and we want to put all our children through university.”
Living in the Highlands
The Highlands of Scotland is a great place to live and work. It has a high-quality environment, good schools and safe communities. As well as being a wonderful holiday destination, the Highlands are home to a quarter of a million people living in
communities spread throughout the area – from the vibrant city of Inverness to remote crofting communities and sparsely populated islands. It is a rural and rugged area extending from Durness in north-west Sutherland to Dalwhinnie in south Badenoch.
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