Senior Scientist - Chromatography
Eurofins

Job Info

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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

Position Summary:

The Senior Scientist oversees, performs, and manages testing activities as directed by Analytical Lab Director, or Designee, in accordance with all applicable company and regulatory guidelines. Designs experiments, operates and maintains instruments, assists other chemists, collects and interprets data, writes and peer reviews data and/or reports especially for challenging, non-routine investigations, custom method development, method validation, unknown/material identification, failure analysis, simple deformulations and select product testing/development work. Legal and Insurance work will typically be performed under the guidance of the Analytical Lab Director or Business Unit Manager.

Authority:

The Senior Scientist receives sufficient authority from, and is accountable to, the Analytical Lab Director, or appointed designate, for the successful completion of assigned duties and responsibilities and has the authority to take action necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of this position and to identify the occurrence of departures from the quality system or from the procedures for performing tests and/or calibrations, so long as such action does not deviate from established company guidelines, is consistent with sound technical and business judgment, and follows the practices of the laboratory.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform, manage, and oversee testing activities as directed by Analytical Lab Director, or Designee, in accordance with all applicable company and regulatory guidelines.

Monitor backlog and plan testing schedule to ensure quoted turnaround times are met.

Wet chemistry techniques utilized will include but are not limited to chromatography, gravimetry, titrimetry, colorimetry and others as needed including sample preparation, isolations, filtrations, extractions.

Instrumentation utilized will include a wide array including not limited to GC-MS, GC-FID, FTIR, HPLC, LC-MS, IC, Physical and Thermal Analysis (includes DSC, TGA) and other instruments and techniques as needed to meet customer expectations (includes outsourcing selective testing when appropriate).

Perform and document method transfers, development work, validations/verifications.

Peer review proposed study/method protocols, and peer review completed reports for development work, and method validation/verifications.

Maintain neat and accurate records.

Interact with clients to assist in selection of test methods and interpretation of test data. Assist Sales and Business Team members on quote review if requested.

After consulting with clients: design custom projects or studies; issue quotations; and offer interpretation, custom reports or consultation on test data.

Enter testing data into LIMS and monitor for QC failures.

Assist lab staff in determining corrective actions for QC failures.

Review and approve laboratory analytical data including peer review.

Review and issue reports to clients.

Maintain chemical/reagent traceability.

Support the maintenance of controlled documents related to laboratory operations/testing through editing of documents and/or reviewing revisions.

Support quality system improvements through completion of Corrective and Preventive Action forms, documenting Non-Conformances and Client Complaints, and assisting with internal audit findings as assigned by Analytical Chemistry Operations Manager.

Support the completion of unknown and failure investigations through testing performance and/or imparting chemical knowledge.

Maintain regular attendance and punctuality.

Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Assist with case studies, white papers if requested by Sr. Management for marketing purposes.

Attend industry-appropriate symposia, training, webinars, journals to remain current on analytical techniques, new developments.

Oversee Method Development projects.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Chemistry or related field, or BS and 7+ years' experience in a commercial laboratory.
• Experience as Expert Witness on Legal and Insurance Cases is highly desirable.
• Extensive experience required in the development and execution of GC-MS methods including SPME headspace, thermal desorption and related techniques.
• Significant experience in maintaining and troubleshooting GC-MS and HPLC instruments.
• Significant experience in the operation and troubleshooting of LC and LC-MS systems.
• Group Leadership of 2-4 chemists/scientists including client interaction and possible project quoting will be considered
• Proficiency at GCMS, HPLC, LC-MS and knowledge of all other major analytical instrument capabilities is imperative
• Knowledge of ISO 17025, DEA, EPA, FDA and related guidance.

Additional Information

Compensation:

• $85k - $125k depending upon qualifications

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 holidays

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

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