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 laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. It 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. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 countries. Eurofins companies offer 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 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.72 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

PURPOSE

This role will join a growing team of R&D and clinical staff supporting our new genomics core lab. As an NGS Scientist, responsibilities will include performing wet bench and analytical work for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) assays, genotyping arrays, and cross-functional collaboration supporting new test development

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform wet bench and analytical testing for a variety of NGS library types to support production and discovery testing
• Serve as a subject matter expert on sequencing related questions
• Write technical reports and method/instrument SOPs
• Work with R&D team on development and validation of new NGS and other molecular based assays
• Assist and support other molecular biology tasks and projects as needed for the laboratory

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in a relevant biology discipline, or bachelor’s degree in a relevant biology discipline with a minimum of 2 years relevant industry experience
• Expertise with basic molecular techniques including qPCR, nucleic acid extraction and analysis (Qubit, Bioanalyzer, etc.)
• High-level understanding of informatics workflows for the analysis of sequencing data
• Ability to work independently and adapt under aggressive and/or changing timelines

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Familiarity with liquid handling instruments (i.e Hamilton, Agilent Bravo)
• Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge of some scripting/bioinformatics tools is preferred (i.e R, python, perl, jupyter notebooks, Illumina BaseSpace apps)
• Detail-oriented, well organized, dependable record keeping

Position is full-time 8am-5pm.  Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Framingham, MA 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.

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