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 50,000 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 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.

Please note the working hours are: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 08:00 - 16:15 and Wednesday 08:00 - 16:30.

To perform release and stability testing of raw materials and finished products to meet client requirements, assisting in the efficient operation of the laboratory, to ensure that schedules are met and that the quality of work meets specified standards.  Responsible jointly with all other members of staff to ensure that laboratory is a safe environment, and that appropriate safety equipment is available and used

Principal Responsibilities

Performing duties in accordance with the requirements of cGMP systems locally.  Ensure that activities are planned to provide an accurate and timely service to support business requirements.  Identify incidents of out of specification or anomalous results and perform lab investigation as required, working in conjunction with management and the QA department. Keep line manager informed on a regular basis of progress and any circumstances which alter agreed timescales.  Ensure that laboratory equipment remains in calibration and functions as required.  Instruct staff if housekeeping standards are not being followed.  Provide technical support to other staff.  All other tasks as delegated by management.

Laboratory Duties

• Perform the following as required:
• Physical testing of samples, e.g. appearance, disintegration, dimensions;
• Identity testing including UV, FTIR, and wet chemistry techniques;
• HPLC analysis;
• Dissolution;
• Checking and verifying of laboratory data, ensuring corrections are made as require;
• Transfer methods in accordance to ICH guidelines and in house procedures;
• Stability testing requirements.

Analyse data including application of appropriate statistical analysis.  Review methods and write protocols and reports as required.  Write or review other technical documentation such as SOPs and analytical methods.  Any other techniques as deemed necessary by management to assist the business in meeting timelines.

Quality

Be responsible for ensuring that all testing and associated tasks are performed in accordance with Eurofins quality policies and procedures, satisfy the requirements of cGMP, and are in accordance with the appropriate regulatory guidelines.  Ensure all work is written up in laboratory notebooks or on controlled worksheets and in accordance with standard operating procedures.  Ensure methodologies used are current and correct.  Ensure all validations and method transfers are performed in accordance with an appropriate protocol.  Ensure that all method and protocol deviations are recorded.

Health & Safety

Ensure that all activities within the laboratory are performed in a safe manner in keeping with the company’s written procedures.  Report all accidents or unsafe conditions in the workplace.  Use PPE provided at all times within the lab and report any malfunction to management.  Always know hazards associated with materials being worked on and correct disposal techniques.  On a frequent basis read SDS provided with materials to keep knowledge up to date.  Ensure that SDS are available for all new products/reagents required.  Ensure any CAPA are completed in a timely manner.

Training and Development

Participate in training as required.  Recognise areas where personal development is required and seek guidance for appropriate training.  Ensure training record is accurate and up to date at all times.

Communication

Communicate frequently with management with progress updates.  Participate fully in meetings when attendance is requested.  Participate fully with QA on issues. Communicate any other quality issues found in the lab.  Participate in the company appraisal system as requested by management.  Participate in departmental, internal, and external audits.  Liaise with clients as required.

Human Resources

Conform to company's absence policy.  Report any incidents witnessed in the lab directly to management.  Observe and adhere to the company's equal opportunities policy ensuring that a neutral environment is maintained.  Adhere to the company's harassment policy to maintain a harmonious work environment in which bullying or harassment does not occur.

• Degree in related subject preferred
• Appropriate experience in the bio/pharmaceutical industry or equivalent, minimum three years.

Benefits

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

• As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)
• Company Pension Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support.
• Free car parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

What Happens Next
 
Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team to give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. 
 
Application Tips

It’s really helpful for our Recruitment Team if you include a full up to date CV, your current location and a contact number so we can talk to you about our exciting opportunities. Please also detail your current Right to Work status in the UK.
 
Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.