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 is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. Eurofins is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries. 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.

In 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Become your most extraordinary self!  Our team is intensely proud to be a major provider of services and products to the drug discovery research industry.  Join Eurofins DiscoverX Corporation part of the Eurofins Discovery ™ group of companies serving  serving global clients in the Pharma and Biotech industries.  Work alongside industry experts and collaborate with team members to directly and positively impact human health worldwide!

We have a philosophy to support work life balance, career progression opportunities and offer many benefits such as formal mentoring programs, tuition reimbursement, extensive career training programs, competitive health benefits, paid time off and 10 annual paid holidays*.  

Join Eurofins and play an integral part of a growing team! The ideal candidate would be part of the San Diego R&D group to execute key innovation projects for driving excellence and quality in drug discovery services. Job responsibilities include cloning, cell culture, assay execution and cross-group support for large projects.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Execute, analyze and troubleshoot 384-well microplate biochemical assays measuring interactions between molecules and target proteins
• Routine execution of cloning projects, from sequence verification to protein extraction and Western Blot analysis
• Maintain mammalian cell lines (HEK293, CHO) following established SOPs
• Routine expert operation of liquid handling robotics, Echo acoustic dispenser, automated plate readers, and qPCR instrumentation
• Data analysis in Excel and Graphpad Prism
• Participation in and presentation at group laboratory meetings
• Good record keeping in electronic lab notebook following SOP
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner. Adheres to site employee health and safety (EHS) requirements
• Being conscientious and active learner
• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision
• Adjusts work hours as needed to meet client deadlines

• B.Sc. in biological or physical sciences and at least 3 years of relevant experience.

• Experience in running assays in HTS, tissue culture and executing routine molecular biology projects is required. Experience with data management. Expertise in operating liquid handling robotics, Echo acoustic dispenser, and qPCR instrument.
• Skilled in mammalian and bacterial cell culture. Skilled with data management and analysis software (i.e. Excel/GraphPad Prism or similar). Independent execution of standard cloning and molecular biology projects. Highly organized, efficient and able to multitask. Outstanding   oral  and written  communication  skills,  including  laboratory  notebook  policy adherence.

Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of San Diego, CA are encouraged to apply.

• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.