LifeScan is a global leader in blood glucose monitoring and digital health technology and has a vision to create a world without limits for people with diabetes and related conditions. More than 20 million people and their caregivers around the world count on LifeScan’s OneTouch products to manage their diabetes. The team has an unwavering commitment to quality in the development of agile products and digital platforms defined by simplicity, accuracy, and trust to enable knowledge, wellness, and health of individuals. At LifeScan we believe our talented and passionate team is what makes us special.

Lifescan Quality Apprenticeship Programme 2025

• Four-year rotational programme based in Inverness, Scotland, while studying for a Graduate Apprenticeship degree, along with other Quality-related qualifications
• Starting 1^st year salary of £18,000, rising to £24,100, £24,500 and £25,000 in subsequent years
• Excellent benefits package including; subsidised gym membership, a cycle-to-work scheme, private health care, and a matched contributions pension scheme.

Lifescan are offering a unique Quality Apprenticeship programme with a highly successful global medical devices company in the Highlands of Scotland, based in Inverness.

Why we care

• Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart disease, stroke and lower-limb amputation
• The number of adults living with diabetes globally has risen from just over 100 million in 1980, to over 800 million today
• For people living with diabetes, access to affordable treatment and monitoring is critical to their survival
• Lifescan is a socially responsible company and is one of the world’s largest producers in the diabetes therapeutic area
• Ultimately, our products change lives for the better and help create a world without limits for people with diabetes

Great reasons to join us

• Inverness is a vibrant city with a thriving social scene, and access to some of the most stunning scenery in the world
• To date, 100% of our apprentices have been offered permanent roles with Lifescan on completion of the Quality Apprenticeship programme
• Being a medical business, our commitment to quality is unwavering, and we believe we are a great business to have listed on your CV
• You’ll attain a BA(Hons) Graduate Apprenticeship degree using on-the-job experience and earning while you learn

What is Quality?

Quality is meeting predefined standards and requirements. It ensures products are safe, reliable and exceed customer expectations to maintain brand integrity and meet the business objectives.

At Lifescan, working in Quality means focusing on ensuring that the organisation is compliant with Medical Device Regulations, but also driving improvement to products, processes or services.  A quality professional uses techniques and tools to ensure that an organisation consistently meets or exceeds customer and stakeholder needs.

Quality professionals work in a variety of functions (laboratories, systems, engineering, inspection, software etc.) and this is why the programme provides invaluable experience as apprentices rotate across departments. 

What you’ll gain from our programme

Our Quality Apprenticeship programme is a fantastic opportunity to study while gaining valuable, practical knowledge & skills which are closely linked to your studies.   If you’re not quite sure what your ideal job is, this programme can really help you to gain exposure and insight across the business.

As well as on the job training and personal development, this 4-year apprentice-training programme will result in the attainment of the following qualifications:

• BA(Hons) Business Management (Graduate Apprenticeship)
• SVQ Level 2 in Business Improvement Techniques
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

You'll receive coaching and mentoring, opportunities to work in a variety of departments tailored to your future, on a variety of projects, while picking up business, personal, and technical skills you can use now and throughout your career.

Invaluable experience is gained during workplace rotations, moving around a selection of departments within the entire quality organisation:

• Customer Quality
• Operations Quality Engineering
• Quality Laboratories
• Supplier Quality
• Quality Operations Inspection
• Design and Product Quality
• Validation Quality
• Software Quality Engineering
• Quality Systems
• Regulatory

What are we offering for 2025?

We are looking for two Quality Apprentices for our 2025 programme. 

You’ll obtain your qualifications through UHI Inverness, which is based at Inverness Campus.  The successful candidates will be enrolled in August 2025, and the programme will commence in early September 2025. 

The BA (Hons) Graduate Apprenticeship is SAAS funded and is available for candidates regardless of previous higher-level study.  For Graduate Apprenticeships, there is no upper income limit for SAAS funding.

Successful candidates will be required to apply directly to SAAS.

The link to apply is: https://www.saas.gov.uk/full-time/graduate-apprenticeships-funding

Who are we looking for?

What’s important to us is great talent, so if you feel you are a great fit for our programme, and your qualifications and ambitions match ours, we’d love to receive your application!

What qualifications do we need?

We’re looking for applications from candidates who have either attained, or are expected to attain, the following:

Minimum of 3 SQA Highers at grade C or above, one to be a STEM subject, and one to be English or another humanities subject. 

Or

Minimum of 2 A-Levels at grade C or above, one to be a STEM subject, and one to be English or another humanities subject.

You'll also be eligible to work in the UK on a permanent basis.

What skills do we want?

• A proactive approach to achieving success in both study and work
• Excellent team-working and communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Positive attitude to implementing change

Next Steps and Key Dates

We’re an agile organisation, so we’ve streamlined the recruitment process into 3 stages: Online Application (C.V and Cover Letter), Telephone Interview, and Assessment Centre (on site in Inverness).

Closing date: 23 March 2025

Telephone interviews: Early April 2025

Assessment centre: Late April 2025