Job Description

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 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. Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.


37.5 Hours per week. 09:00 - 17.15 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and 09:00 - 17.30 Wednesday. The purpose of this job is to lead the operation and development of the Chemistry department. Main duties to include:

• Scheduling of team activities.
• Primary batch audits.
• Technical and data review.
• Client communications and meetings.
• Support the resolution of quality issues.
• Write and review of exceptions.
• Lead root cause analysis and quality risk assessments.
• CAPA.
• Change controls.
• Support equipment calibration, qualification, and maintenance.
• Writing and review of procedures, protocols, reports.
• Support self-inspections.
• Support client audits and regulatory inspections.
• Propose and implement continuous improvements.
• Departmental forecasting and budgeting.
• Support commercial team.
• Member of site leadership team.
• Attend QMR.
• Delivery of chemistry training.
• Mentor and develop team members.

Qualifications

• Degree in life sciences is preferred.
• At least five years in a GMP- or GLP-regulated environment, and three years in a Chemistry role. Or at least seven years in a GMP- or GLP-regulated environment, and five years in a Chemistry role, without the preferred qualification.
• Excellent understanding of GMP.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Demonstrates leadership skills, good judgement, and the ability to motivate others.
• Excellent report writing and organisational skills.
• Quality consciousness with the ability to consistently work to industry standards.
• Positive, methodical, tenacious, and innovative approach to work.
• Very strong problem solving skills.
• Excellent technical knowledge and competencies in the required chemistry techniques.
• Passionate about quality and customer service.
• Excellent training abilities.
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to understand client requirements and able to devise and articulate the most appropriate solutions.

Additional Information
Benefits At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities. As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Company Pension Plan.
• Employee Assistance Programme \xe2\x80\x93 24/7 confidential support.
• Health Cash Plan
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay scheme.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme.
• Free car parking.
• Worldwide career opportunities.
• Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday \xe2\x80\x93 there\xe2\x80\x99s something to suit everyone\xe2\x80\x99s lifestyle.

What Happens Next Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it\'s incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you\'ll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it\'s requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

Your data
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Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique. Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal! Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/