Chemistry Principal Scientist

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 is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across its companies around the world.

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The purpose of this role will be to be responsible for coordinating resource for daily food chemistry operations and specific projects. You will provide technical and quality advice and expertise to the relevant operations teams, internal group functions and to the clients.

This is a fixed term contract ending 31/10/2027. Working 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday 08:30 - 17:00.

• Act as the technical authority for food chemistry methods and analytical interpretation.
• Provide scientific leadership and guidance to laboratory staff.
• Support complex troubleshooting of analytical and instrumentation issues.
• Support optimisation and troubleshooting of analytical instrumentation.
• Deliver technical training and competency assessments.
• Support development of the laboratory skills matrix.
• Lead method development and improvement activities.
• Assess emerging technologies and analytical approaches.
• Support transfer of methods between Eurofins laboratories.
• Support the Business Unit Manager in technical strategy and future capability planning.
• Identify opportunities for new services, efficiencies and technological improvements.
• Participate in audits, accreditation activities and customer technical visits.
• Monitor, evaluate and review the scientific performance of routine assays. Provides client services or internal stakeholders with progress reports as needed.
• Assure on-time delivery of high-quality data.
• Ensure that the Quality procedures and documents, including laboratory methods, are maintained up to date, reflect current practice and group objectives. Implement the amendment and re-issuing of all documentation as necessary.
• Provides input on team performance and discusses method or project issues with the Business Unit Manager and suggests solutions and actions.
• Lead performance efficiencies and assist in a technical capacity to deliver continuous improvement in production, customer service, technical, quality and health and safety.
• Analyse data including application of appropriate statistical analysis. Write protocols and reports as required. Write and review other technical documentation such as SOPs and analytical methods.
• Liaise with clients and provide technical support as required.
• Work with colleagues across the Eurofins group to share best practices and implement as appropriate.
• Participate in root cause analysis activities (e.g., 5 Whys / Fishbone), supporting effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Responsible for raising and completing non-conforming work/improvement action reports for their scope.
• Work with laboratory staff to implement specific internal or client procedures, investigations, or validations.
• Keep methods, method summaries, and method references current and accurate.
• Assure that results reported are approved and in compliance with appropriate SOPs.
• Support method validation work, ensuring required testing, documentation, and evidence is generated in line with quality standards and accreditation expectations.
• Uphold client confidence in accuracy and response times of testing.
• Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner and complies…