The work we do at Eurofins Professional Scientific Services matters, and so do our employees. At Eurofins PSS, we put a focus on your professional growth. We provide our employees the ability to break into the biopharmaceutical industry and grow from the bottom up. We have the supportive teams and tools available to invest in you while also affording you work-life balance and a competitive benefits package.

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.

If you’re looking for a rewarding career, a place to call home, apply with us today!

The successful candidate will have a strong hands-on experience in bio-assay including but not limiting to molecular endpoints, biochemistry assay, bioanalytical assay and formulation characterization, etc.  The candidates shall also be analytically minded, systematic, and embrace data-driven decision making. The scientist will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across the client organization to perform experiments to aid development of nanomedicine candidates and non-virus delivery platform for the next generation of Genetic Medicine.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with project team to design and execute bioanalytical assay to support preclinical characterization of nanomedicine (e.g. in vitro potency assessment, ligand-receptor binding assessment, etc.).
• Develop and execute molecular endpoint assay to support in vitro or in vivo assessment of nanomedicine (e.g. Tissue processing, DNA/RNA extraction, qPCR, flow cytometry, etc.)
• Lipid nanoparticle formulation and characterization (e.g. Buffer exchange, Ribogreen assay, DLS, HPLC, etc.)
• General laboratory assistance, including ordering and receiving lab supplies, preparation of reagents, and maintaining laboratory equipment
• Assist in troubleshooting technical challenges and provide scientific and technical input to project teams
• Support workflow automation and optimization.
• Help design and complete experiments, perform data analysis and present results.
• Accurate recording of all practical work: completion of electronic notebook while maintaining procedure quality standards

Basic Qualifications:

• B.S. (or above) in biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, biotechnology or related field
• 2+ years of hands-on laboratory experience in molecular endpoint or nucleic acid formulation.
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Experience working on Lipid nanoparticles (LNP) or mRNA is strongly preferred.
• Experience in plate-based automation or semi-automation assay development/execution is strongly preferred.
• Experience of using Benchling as an electronic notebook is strongly preferred.
• Ability to adapt and exercise flexibility for changing platform needs, workflows, and projects.
• Ability to craft, complete, and interpret experiments independently, and to advance scientific understanding.
• Excellent communication skills and efficiency in collaborating across functional boundaries and in a team environment
• Strong organization skills, attention to detail, critical thinking, multitasking, desire to learn new techniques and contribute to innovative projects in a fast-paced working environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience in processing, organizing, analyzing, and visualizing data and information from disparate sources and the  ability to extract insight from data
• Familiar with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, GraphPad, and analytical software associated with methods.

The position is Full Time, Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm with overtime as needed. Candidates living within a commutable distance of Boston, MA are encouraged to apply.

What we offer:

• 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
• Yearly goal-based bonus & eligibility for merit-based increases

Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services® (PSS) is a global, award-winning insourcing solution that places our people at our clients’ sites dedicated to running and managing laboratory services while eliminating headcount, co-employment, and project-management worries.

We infuse our 55-year track record of scientific and laboratory operations expertise, as well as HR and great place to work best practices, to recruit, hire, train and manage highly qualified scientists to perform laboratory services using our client’s quality systems and equipment.

To learn more about Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories, please explore our website www.eurofinsus.com.

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