What are the responsibilities and job description for the Analytical Chemist/Analyst (Extractable & Leachables) | EAG Laboratories position at Eurofins EAG Materials Science, LLC?
Company Description
Eurofins Scientific is a global leader in providing a unique range of analytical testing services to multiple industries. With over 200,000 analytical methods, Eurofins Scientific helps make life and our environment safer, healthier, and more sustainable. Our network of over 62,000 employees across a network of more than 900 laboratories in 62 countries, strengthens Eurofins Scientific as a leader in scientific testing services.
EAG Laboratories, a Eurofins company has over 40 years' experience in materials and engineering testing services. EAGis a global leader in scientific services with a portfolio ofanalytical methods. We offer a consultative multi-disciplinary approach to solving your materials and engineering related product problems. As thought leaders in investigative science, we set the global standard for materials and engineeringtesting services.
Job Description
EAG is actively seeking a chemist to assist in the formulation of industrial and consumer products. Our laboratory in Maryland Heights, Missouri provides organic chemistry testing specializing in investigative analytical chemistry. Examples of this includes evaluating the label claims of consumer products, reverse engineering pharmaceuticals / nutritional supplements, contaminant identification, determining sources of off odors / flavors / colors, extractables and leachables of consumer electronics, testing medical devices and much, much more.
A day in the life : You will be a part of the medical device testing team, which follows ISO 10993-18 to screen medical devices for extractables and leachables in the assembly of a toxicological risk assessment for regulatory approval of the device. A typical week includes preparing GCMS standards and samples, operating and maintaining a variety of GCMS instruments, analyzing data (largely untargeted extractables identification and quantitation), and presenting the data within report templates.
Example of a case study : A medical device is extracted in 3 solvents. These extracts are handed off to the GCMS chemist who then runs standards and the extracts on instrument. The GCMS chemist processes all the standard and extract data both qualitatively and quantitatively, identifying the extractables.
Example of equipment you will use : Agilent direct injection and headspace GCMS (single quad, high-efficiency source, and time-of-flight)
In this position, you will be responsible for :
- Applyingstandard and non-standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to carry out a sequence of related tasks to determine the composition, properties and / or structure of materials.
- Performingsample preparation.
- Recording test data providing some basic analysis and interpretations.
- Maintainingspecified records of scientific data.
- Preparingreports on analytical results for customers.
- Protectingconfidential information and proprietary processes.
- Handlingcustomer materials and company equipment in a responsible and efficient manner.
Qualifications
We encourage you to apply even if your experience is not a 100% match with the position. We are looking for someone with relevant skills and experience, not a checklist that exactly matches the job description. We want to help you grow and in return, you help us grow into a stronger, more inclusive organization.
Physical Requirements :
The essential physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We will consider reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need, we would like to know how we can better accommodate you.
Additional Information
What It's Like to Work Here :
If you enjoy being immersed in technology, tackling problems head-on, finding solutions through teamwork, and taking pride in accomplishments, join us today!
EurofinsEAGLaboratoriesis committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace environment and is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Company that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy, genetic information (GINA), disability, military and / or veteran status, and / or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state, or local law. The Company's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer all employment-related mattersbased onan individual's qualifications,abilitiesand efforts without regard to protected status.
Eurofins is aGender, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
