What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scientist position at Eurofins USA BioPharma Services?
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 Organization 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 Organizations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialized 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 decentralized 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
- Perform analytical testing of various attributes of materials used in the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals and therapeutics. Materials range from pure chemical compounds to complex biological components.
- Run instrumentation independently including, but not limited to, various chromatographic, spectrometric, potentiometric, gravimetric and electrophoretic equipment, as well as perform a variety of immunochemical assays, wet chemistry, and colligative and physical attribute testing.
- Set up and validate new analytical or related processes used by the department
- Prepare standards and samples for analysis
- Document work as required for GMP compliance
- Perform maintenance of laboratory equipment
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Chemistry .or equivalent discipline with appropriate directly related experience
- A minimum of 1 year of pharmaceutical industry or 2 years of analytical chemistry experience directly relevant to the instrumentation / responsibilities
- Prior experience HPLC and Chromatographic Data System (preferred)
- Comfortable for 35% travel within 3 hours for sample collection from client office.
Additional Information
Position is full-time, working Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm, overtime as needed. Candidates currently living within commutable distance to Cary, NC are encouraged to apply.
Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid vacation and holidays
Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
