Early Product Development Scientist - Fixed Term Contract
* Full-time
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.
This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract position, working a 37-hour flexible week Monday - Friday.
The purpose of this job is to support analysis of pharmaceutical Drug Product for early stage projects.
1. To perform routine and non-routine analysis using traditional and modern analytical techniques like HPLC, dissolution, KF and spectroscopic analysis, as required by the Lead Scientist or customer representative.
2. In line with experience, support development and validation of analytical procedures used for Drug Products.
3. Work with a high level of flexibility due to the nature of the service area where project demands regularly change.
4. Support work activities across multiple projects.
5. Ability to think logically with the ability to plan own work.
6. Effectively collaborate and communicate scientific ideas to both internal and external partners.
7. To prepare and approve results for tests in which they have received the appropriate training and are deemed competent.
8. Support the authoring of documentation.
Minimum Requirements:
* Educated to degree level in a relevant scientific discipline.
* Relevant practical lab skills, as well as experience of key analytical techniques (HPLC, Dissolution, KF, Particle Size Analysis and pH).
* Analytical method development and validation skills would be beneficial.
* Understanding in conducting forced degradation studies.
* Experienced in operating in a GMP environment.
* Proven ability to work with a high level of flexibility, and ownership and understanding where to apply capacity pro-actively.
* Experience of handling Drug Products – Tablets and Parenterals.
* Ability to use literature databases.
* Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with a focus on detail.
At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards and recognise our colleagues' special life events.
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 its requirements.
We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025.
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