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The purpose of this job is to serve as a Bioassay Scientific Analyst within the client environment to carry out test procedures and produce accurate results and to work to the highest standards in terms of quality and professionalism.
What can Eurofins offer you as an employee of ours?
- Developmental opportunities and career progression
- The opportunity to work with our client - a world -leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology company
- Location is easily accessible
- Private Medical Insurance
- Income protection and life assurance
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Free parking onsite
- Full use of the canteen facilities on the client site
- Additional annual leave days with continued service
- The opportunity to work on therapeutic drugs in the areas of oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and infectious disease.
Consider joining Eurofins, where people are the most important element in our business. Eurofins is a leading contract research organisation providing testing and research services in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sciences to clients worldwide.
This position is to join our innovative Professional Scientific Services (PSS) programme as an employee of Eurofins. The programme places full-time analysts, technicians, scientists and technical support personnel managed by Eurofins directly at the client facility to provide long term staffing needs while maintaining the same services, expertise and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. This award-winning programme offers excellent career opportunities for people who have a proven track recording in combining excellent technical ability with first class interpersonal and communication skills
Job description
- Perform analytical and/or biochemical tests according to international pharmacopeial, regulatory and corporate standards in a timely and organized manner.
- Generate data and interpret results within required due dates for release and stability.
- Perform data review as requested.
- Keep up to date with existing and new SOP’s and official documentation.
- Contribute to proper use, calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
- Perform investigations, where required, for deviations, Out-of-Specification Results.
- Handle biologic samples appropriately.
- Solution or media preparation for area supported.
- Develop subject matter expertise on assigned analytical techniques.
- Independently write/revise SOP’s or other official documentation and reports, when required.
- Train other analysts and new personnel as requested.
- Keeping their training records up to date and initiating training where possible when free from work.
- Adhering to all company standards in the area of safety, housekeeping and quality, notifying management of any discrepancies.
- Ensure that all documentation is carried out on time, accurately and legibly.
- Providing cover for other members of the PSS Team as required.
- To be constantly aware of the clients requirements and strive to meet or exceed those requirements keeping in mind the client process and deliverables.
- To identify and communicate to PSS Management areas for improvement or optimisation in order to improve efficiencies and provide a cost effective service.
- As with all members of staff this person is responsible for ensuring that the client requirements are fully met and in so doing will be flexible to work in any area of the business as is required.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor Degree or Masters Qualification in Chemistry, Biology or a related field with knowledge of analytics and/or stability.
- At least 1 years experience in a laboratory environment is preferred.
- A good basic knowledge of some of the following techniques – ELISA, PCR, Cell Culture, Tecan, ViCell, Bioassays such as FRET, ADCC and CDC assays etc. is an advantage.
- Experience with LIMS systems is desirable
- High attention to detail
- Analytical skills to troubleshoot laboratory issues are an asset
- GMP experience in a laboratory environment
- Good team player
- Good communication skills both internally and externally