Associate 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.

Job Description

Responsibilities and Duties

General :

• Communicate effectively internally and externally.
• Work cooperatively.
• Propose and communicate process improvements for technical area.
• Participate in general laboratory maintenance.
• Ensure quality and accurate data in a timely fashion in all processes in a given area.
• Follow work instructions and direct sample flow for efficiency.
• Perform sample analysis and document results.
• Participate in lab and equipment maintenance.
• Communicate inventory needs to appropriate staff.
• Communicate sample / test issues to appropriate responsible manager.
• Identify and report any opportunities to improve efficiency, customer satisfaction, and quality.
• Perform their assigned tasks according to company procedures and work instructions in the most cost-effective way.
• May be required to sit for 8 hours; May be required to stand for 8 hours.

Specific :

Direct newer staff in the right direction if the answer of the question is unknown.

Minimize the number of mistakes made throughout the workday / week.

Qualifications

Additional Information

Schedule :

What we offer :

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