Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 58,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 54 countries and operating more than 900 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.

In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

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Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. provides a fully integrated suite of services to support drug substance and drug product development from the IND enabling development stage, through to phase II & III supply, and commercial validation and manufacturing for niche APIs.  In addition to a continuing flow of interesting and challenging projects for global pharmaceutical and biotech companies, Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. is committed to growing its state-of-the-art organization, with continued investments in its people, modern facilities, equipment, and instrumentation.

The Research Chemist is accountable to the Head of Pre-Formulations. Responsibilities include support for general laboratory operations, equipment on-boarding, equipment set up and operation.  The Research Chemist will also participate in analytical method development, validation/transfer and testing to support the development of liquid and solid oral dosage forms.   

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

       Core:

• Conduct work in a safe manner and ensure compliance with established safe work practices and procedures.
• Adhere to the policies and guidelines set out in the Eurofins CDMO | Alphora Employee Handbook.
• Work harmoniously with all fellow employees.
• Provide assistance and support for analytical activities including analytical method development, method validation, method transfer, and sample testing in an R&D and GMP environment.
• Assist in the execution of prototype and GMP stability studies in accordance with ICH or other regulatory guidelines.
• Provide support for document preparation of material specifications, standard operation procedures, and other necessary documentation for Drug Product Operations.
• Ensure that all work is performed in compliance with the applicable SOPs, cGMPs and GLPs.
• Support the Drug Product Operations Team to ensure the timely completion of client projects.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Desired Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field
• 3+ years' experience in a pharmaceutical laboratory or manufacturing environment
• 2+ years of method transfer/validation
• Expertise in GMP, GLP and other Health Canada guidelines

Accommodation: Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request via the website.

As a Eurofins employee, you will become part of a company that has received international recognition as a great place to work. To learn more about Eurofins, please explore our website at www.eurofins.ca. For more information about Eurofins CDMO | Alphora, please visit https://www.alphoraresearch.com/ .

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.