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 47,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 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 2019, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 4.56 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins Agroscience Australia/New Zealand is a leading provider of analytical services, regulatory consulting and technical support to the crop protection industry, seed businesses and veterinary medicine companies. Our technical activities involve conducting field and laboratory studies to determine the safety and efficacy of new agrochemicals, veterinary medicines/pharmaceuticals and crop varieties.  We offer outstanding technical knowledge and project management skills, and are experts in managing field and laboratory studies, including GLP residue studies, analytical method development and physico-chemical property testing.

Due to recent personnel changes, the position of Quality Assurance Coordinator within Eurofins Agroscience field services business units (Eurofins Agroscience Services and Eurofins Animal Health) is currently vacant, and we are seeking candidates for this exciting opportunity.

The Quality Assurance Coordinator will be responsible for conducting audits of studies, facilities, processes and procedures, with a particular focus on the requirements of the company’s accreditations and technical guidelines. As part of the dedicated Eurofins Agroscience Quality Assurance Unit in Australia and New Zealand this position will also work with other team members to promote harmonisation and consistency in the application of the company’s Quality Systems and continuous improvement programs.

Reporting to the QA Manager, Agroscience, the role will focus on:

·        Auditing of GLP / GCP and other projects or studies.

·        Conducting scheduled internal audits of facilities, processes and procedures.

·        Assisting with the maintenance and application of the Quality Systems.

·        Helping to drive continuous improvement via the CAPA systems.

·        Identification and reporting of quality issues to the QA Manager. The successful candidate will require:

•                  Excellent interpersonal and spoken communication skills.

•                  Excellent written communication skills with exceptional attention to detail.

•                  Experience in the agricultural scientific industry would be highly regarded

•                  Sound auditing experience (against QMS, external regulations and guidelines, e.g. GxP)

•                  Experience driving continuous improvement e.g. CAPA system/s

As an important role within Eurofins Agroscience, the following selection criteria are essential for success:

·       Bachelor Degree in related discipline (e.g. Science, Agriculture, Veterinary)

·       Experience working with quality systems in a GLP or other GxP environment

·        High level proficiency in Microsoft Office essential.

The position is based in Lane Cove, NSW, with some domestic travel required.

The position is full time.

All candidate CVs and cover letters will be reviewed, however please note that we are not always able to respond to every expression of interest submitted.  

This opportunity is only open to candidates who are eligible to work in Australia/New Zealand, and already have work rights or an appropriate working visa.