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 this is a full time role, 39 hour per week. Monday - Thursday (08:00 - 16:30), Friday (08:00 - 15:30)

This individual will be responsible for establishing a wide range of new biologics service offerings for the site. Experience with analytical development, validation, and data interpretation is required.  Knowledge of equipment qualification is required.  All work is performed in a GMP environment, excellent regulatory knowledge is essential.  The position will involve client contact as well as contact with biologics laboratories throughout the Eurofins BPT network.  The ability to lead client specific and internal projects to successful conclusions is essential.

Principal Responsibilities

• Responsible for the implementation of a new biologics service on-site.
• Responsible for development, validation and execution of new bio-analytical assays as well as other biochemical tests, including capillary electrophoresis, liquid chromatography, SDS-PAGE, amino acid analysis.
• Responsible for the completion of specific technological projects and writing up/reviewing the results of these projects accurately, confidentially and on time for the clients.
• Responsible for the development and leading of projects for technical improvements within the department.
• To support/lead investigations and technical issues to resolution in a timely manner.
• To present project work at conferences/workshops and promote the Eurofins Brand.
• Senior Scientists are permitted to sign all technical documents within the company provided their training in this task is successfully completed.  This includes laboratory reports, SOPs, protocols, investigation reports and any other documentation issued.
• Responsible for providing cover for other members of staff as required and for taking part in the company’s weekend rota and/or overtime schedule.
• Responsible for ensuring that all documentation is completed on time, accurately and legibly.
• Responsible for their training, keeping their training records up to date and initiating training where possible when free from work.
• Responsible for updating any relevant documentation as required.
• Responsible for adhering to all company standards in the area of safety, housekeeping and quality, notifying management of any discrepancies.
• Responsible for handling any customer related queries where necessary and liaising with the team to problem solve these queries if needed.
• As with all members of staff this person is responsible for ensuring that customers’ requirements are fully met and in so doing will be flexible to work in any area of the business as is required.
• Responsible for direct communication with clients in an efficient and appropriate manner.
• To liaise closely with Management to ensure that resources are available to guarantee that testing activities are completed to customer’s timelines.
• Responsible for the review of test methods for quotation purposes.
• Responsible for continually liaising with management, customers and other members of the organisation on any relevant problem areas or enhancements to the business.

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 biochemistry or analytical chemistry, MSc preferred.
• Appropriate experience in the GMP biopharmaceutical industry, minimum six years.
• Extensive knowledge of bioanalytics.

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. 
 
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