Scientist, Research Scientist

Position: Scientist I
Company Description

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.

In 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

Position Summary

The Scientist I performs testing activities as directed by Senior Scientist, Monograph Supervisor, or Specialty Supervisor in accordance with all applicable company and regulatory guidelines and designs experiments, operates instruments, assists other chemists, collects and interprets data, writes but also peer reviews data and/or reports especially for challenging, non-routine investigations, custom method development, method validation, unknown/material identification, failure analysis, simple de-formulations and select product testing/development work.

Legal and Insurance work will typically be performed under the guidance of the Scientist II.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

* Perform testing activities as directed by Senior Scientist, Monograph Supervisor, or Specialty Supervisor in accordance with all applicable company and regulatory guidelines.

* Wet chemistry techniques utilized will include but are not limited to gravimetry, titrimetry, colorimetry and others as needed including sample preparation, isolations, filtrations, extractions.

* Instrumentation utilized will include a wide array including not limited to FTIR, HPLC, LCMS, GCFID/ECD, GCMS, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, AA, IC, FIA, LECO N2, Calorimetry, Physical and Thermal

* Analysis (includes DSC, TGA, DMA - outsourced) NMR interpretation and other instruments and techniques as needed to meet customer expectations (includes outsourcing selective testing when appropriate).

* Perform and document method transfers, development work, validations/verifications.

* Maintain neat and accurate records.

* Interact with clients to assist in selection of test methods and interpretation of test data. Assist Sales and Business Team members on quote review if requested.

* Design custom projects or studies, and offer interpretation, custom reports or consultation on test data.

* Enter testing data into LIMS and monitor for QC failures.

* Assist lab staff in determining corrective actions for QC failures.

* Review and approve laboratory analytical data including peer review

* Review and issue reports to clients.

* Issue quotations for standard testing services where existing tests/methods are utilized.

* Maintain chemical/reagent traceability.

* Support the maintenance of controlled documents related to laboratory operations/testing through editing of documents and/or reviewing revisions.

* Support quality system improvements through completion of Corrective and Preventive Action forms, documenting Non-Conformances and Client Complaints, and…