Analytical Scientist

Analytical chemist, Liquid chromatography

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.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 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.

In 2025, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 7.296 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

As an Analytical Scientist, you will be responsible for performing routine, non-routine and stability testing on finished pharmaceutical products, ensuring accurate, timely results in line with GMP expectations.

• You will perform routine and non-routine analysis of pharmaceutical products using a range of analytical techniques (primarily HPLC, Dissolution, and Karl Fischer
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• You will support technology transfers for new products entering the team, ensuring smooth implementation and alignment with client procedures.
• Support in some analytical development and validation activities.
• You will review analytical data for GMP compliance and initiate or follow up on OOS results and action limits when required.
• You will document data in accordance with current client policies and procedures and prepare/approve results for tests in which you are trained and deemed competent.
• You will maintain productivity through agreed metrics (e.g. test numbers, cycle times) and support audits, method revisions, and testing of QC samples.
• You will liaise with client representatives, provide updates to designated personnel, support continuous improvement initiatives, and work flexibly in line with business needs.

• You will have a degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or a closely related scientific discipline; significant experience in GMP environments may be considered in lieu of formal qualifications
• You will possess a strong working knowledge of analytical chemistry, with specific knowledge and experience of high performance liquid chromatography and other modern analytical techniques.
• The role requires previous relevant experience within a pharmaceutical testing laboratory (preferably solid dose) and competence with techniques such as HPLC, Dissolution, Karl Fischer and UV.
• Experience of working within a GMP environment, interpreting raw data, troubleshooting analytical or instrumental issues, and completing documentation accurately, is required.
• You are capable of working with electronic laboratory systems (ELNs, LIMS) and MS Office applications, and you can work proactively, independently, and as part of a team.
• You are flexible in your approach, able to switch priorities at short…