Senior Instrument System Administrator 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 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 of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. It 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. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 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.

Job Description

• Coordinating instrument maintenance and qualification;
• Serving as technical expert for both instrument hardware and software;
• Supporting new and existing systems through installation, configuration, validation, procedure development/review, training, troubleshooting and software/firmware management;
• Assist validation personnel in determining approach to validate new technologies, providing technical and/or regulatory support;
• Research instrumentation with information obtained from vendors, manuals, industry resources, and other staff performing similar functions;
• Work with validation group and assist in writing validation protocols, test scripts, and related documentation in accordance with established validation program; review and assess documents written by validation personnel for approach, GMP compliance, consistency, and thoroughness, consistent with internal validation procedures;
• Coordinate installation and execution of validation testing, document results, assess documentation generated by vendors or other validation personnel and summarize results obtained identifying compliance with the test plan;
• Perform instrument trouble-shooting and operational training when required
  
  
  

Qualifications

BSc in Science (Chemistry, Physics or Similar), Engineering Degree 5 years of experience managing equipment/instrument in a cGMP environment (CSV, FDA CFR Part 21 compliance) MSc in Science (Chemistry, Physics or Similar), Engineering Degree 3 years of experience managing equipment/instrument in a cGMP environment (CSV, FDA CFR Part 21 compliance)

This is not an IT position and candidates with theoretical IT and server maintenance experience are not preferred.

Additional Information

Working schedule will be M-F 8am to 4pm. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Lancaster, PA are encouraged to apply.

What We Offer

• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holiday
  
  
  

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.