Senior Scientist - Eurofins Analytics - Ashland, VA Senior Scientist - Eurofins Analytics - Ash

Senior Scientist
- Eurofins Analytics
- Ashland, VAEurofins In-person
· Ashland, VA, US 10 months agoJob Description

Position Summary: the Senior Scientist maintains instrumentation, tunes and calibrates instrument daily; analyzes quality control and client samples; reviews and assembles data in an efficient manner with a high degree of quality. Also evaluates current organizational and analytical systems, diagnoses complex problems and offers solutions with a high degree of independence. The Senior Scientist suggests and implements improvements to maximize quality and productivity, acts as technical resource for internal problems and projects.

Assists in brainstorming client problems and projects, trains new employees in all aspects of instrumentation and researches new and emerging technologies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Applies GMP/GLP in all areas of responsibility, as appropriate
• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision
• Regular attendance and punctuality
• Perform routine and advanced maintenance on the instrumentation
• Tune and calibrate instrumentation
• Analyze samples and associated QC
• Review, work up, and assemble all supporting data
• Read, understand, and carry out SOPs required by EPA or company methods, governing agencies, clients, and our internal QC department
• Perform additional responsibilities (i.e., audit, verification, etc.) with minimal supervision
• Evaluate current analytical system performance and recommend corrective action to enhance efficiency and productivity
• Train other departmental analysts in procedures related to operations listed in the above
• Search technical literature for scientific information relative to improving analytical or operational performance
• Understand and use LIMS
• Make working calibration standards
• Use word processor on PC
• Monitor and change gas cylinders
• Review and amend departmental methods when required, either as part of yearly review or when an analytical change to the method is made
• Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner
• Performs other duties as assigned

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 the environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in ...