Associate Scientist - Biotherapeutics
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.

In 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

Become your most extraordinary self! Our team is intensely proud to be a major provider of services and products to the drug discovery research industry. Join Eurofins Panlabs, part of the Eurofins Discovery ™ group of companies serving serving global clients in the Pharma and Biotech industries. Work alongside industry experts and collaborate with team members to directly and positively impact human health worldwide!

We have a philosophy to support work life balance, career progression opportunities and offer many benefits such as formal mentoring programs, tuition reimbursement, extensive career training programs, competitive health benefits, paid time off and 10 annual paid holidays.

The Associate Scientist will support the Discovery Services in contract research services to advance new pharmaceutical candidate testing. This position is primarily responsible for routine laboratory assays, mammalian tissue culture, and site equipment support.

Qualifications

Basic Minimum Qualifications:

• B.A. or B.S. with at least 2 years of relevant experience
• M.A. or M.S. with at least 1 year of relevant experience
• Or an equivalent of education and experience
• Authorization to work in the US with any employer, indefinitely, without sponsorship.
• Successful applicants will be required to confirm positive COVID-19 vaccination status or demonstrate eligibility for medical or religious exemptions prior to commencing employment

The Ideal Candidate would possess:

• Good organization and documentation skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail and strong quality control acumen
• Capacity to work independently, with minimal oversight upon completion of training program
• Ability to perform experiments and analyze resulting data, with minimal guidance from supervisor. Shows some ability to troubleshoot existing protocols.
• Ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects in a fast-paced, high-volume work environment is important.
• Experience planning and troubleshooting subcloning projects is preferred.
• Experience in quantitative PCR (qPCR) and reverse transcriptase-PCR (qRT-PCR) is desirable.
• Industry experience is preferred.
• Skills in any or all of the following are desirable: Western blotting, immunofluorescence microscopy and Flow cytometry.

Additional Information

• 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

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