Senior Scientist

Senior Scientist - Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM

• Full-time

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 is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. Eurofins 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.

The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries. 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.

Eurofins Viracor LLC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

• Drug Screen: Successful candidates will be required to pass a standard drug screen as part of the pre-employment process.
• Background Check: A thorough background check will be conducted for all potential employees. This may include, but is not limited to, criminal history, education verification, and employment history.
• Visa Sponsorship: Eurofins Viracor LLC does not sponsor employment visas. All candidates must have the legal right to work in Lenexa, KS without requiring sponsorship. Unless approved by HR and supporting parties.

• Leadership of assay generation, design, development, and validation efforts for product development
• Provide leadership, supervision, and technical guidance/oversight for Research Scientists, and for projects that these scientists are leading and contributing to ensure program productivity and efficiency.
• Work closely and effectively with VP of R&D to ensure that R&D projects are progressing, and milestones are achieved pursuant to organization and/or client timelines.
• Manage performance of assigned laboratory scientists and support staff
• Work closely and effectively with Research Scientists to prioritize use of equipment and facilities for maximum productivity and efficiency.
• Communication effectively with both internal and external clients regarding scientific issues/projects
• Write verification/validation protocols, reports, and SOPs in accordance with Eurofins Viracor’s established guidelines.
• Maintain and enhance R&D laboratory resources (facilities, equipment, and reagents)
• Ensure project timelines, cost, objectives are met and communicated.
• Serve as team member on various ongoing and future new test idea generation projects.
• Develop and exhibit expertise in immunoassays, molecular assays, cell-based assays, and other types of diagnostic assays.
• Develop and maintain an effective working relationship with clinical laboratory team to allow effective, coordinated assay transition from the R&D phase to clinical use.
• Develop an effective working relationship with Regulatory Affairs/Quality Assurance to assure R&D laboratory follows Eurofins Viracor’s established guidelines for documentation, quality, and safety.
• When appropriate, recruit and hire enough qualified and trained laboratory assistants to maintain and support R&D activities.
• When appropriate, conduct regular individual meetings with R&D Scientists that focus on execution of their respective responsibilities and project priorities.
• Communicate program objectives to cross‑functional teams (clinical laboratory, regulatory teams)
• Implement quality systems and quality assurance within diagnostic development efforts.
• Commitment to a high quality of work and at the same a high level of productivity
• Maintain current knowledge of advances in pertinent scientific fields, as well as knowledge of applicable state and federal regulations germane to molecular and diagnostic laboratories, through attending lectures, seminar, professional conferences, and courses.
• Regularly contribute to laboratory team meetings that focus on associate training, associate development, and continuous improvement in laboratory processes
• When appropriate, identify and develop training programs for R&D Scientists and dedicated staff.
• Preparation of poster presentations for national scientific meetings
• Prepare manuscripts for publication in peer reviewed…