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.

This scientist has a proven track record of cellular and molecular proteomics, analytical chemistry and/or biochemistry to play a key supporting role in the MS-based proteomics group in the Exploratory Biomarkers team. The scientist will contribute to the development of proteomic workflows using robotics and automated liquid handlers with the outcome to accelerating and alleviating the manual-intensive aspects of sample prep increasing throughput and depth. The candidate will apply new and established workflows to biological systems and various sample types (tissues, biofluids and cells) for biomarker discovery and mechanism of action studies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to innovative therapeutic platforms and apply cutting-edge proteomic technologies for disease profiling and biomarker discovery
• Generate proteomic datasets for disease profiling and mechanism of action studies
• Assist in instrument troubleshooting, maintenance and repairs
• Work with cross-functional teams and across different therapeutic areas and academic collaborators on these projects

Required Education, Experience, Skills and Certifications

• MS and 3+ years or equivalent, BS with 5+ years relevant lab experience in biochemistry, proteomics, analytical chemistry, or related field in academic, pharma or biotech industry, or PhD with 0-1 years postgraduate experience
• Hands-on experience with proteomics, minimum 1 year of hands-on lab experience
• Quick to learn new systems and processes, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Strong organizational and communication skills with a high attention to detail
• Able to conduct experiments and analyze data independently
• Strong time management skills
• Good team player
• Skilled at managing multiple priorities and building strong cross-functional relationships
• Able to help maintain various lab instruments
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Authorization to work in the country indefinitely without sponsorship 

Preferred Education, Experience, Skills and Certifications

• Experience using an electronic lab notebook
• Cell Culture experience
• Experience communicating results in small group meetings and/or in reports
• Sample preparation of limited tissue samples with Ultrasensitive proteomics
• Hands-on targeted proteomic approaches
• Hands-on co-immunoprecipitations, affinity-based protein profiling, chemoproteomics
• Analysis of proteomic data sets, coding experience in R or Python

The position is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, with overtime as needed. Candidates living within a commutable range of Cambridge, MA are encouraged to apply. 

• Compensation: $90,000-105,000/year
• 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 USA PSS Insourcing Solutions is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.