GMP Scientist - Gene therapy

Company Description

Consider joining Eurofins where people are the most important element in our business.  Eurofins Biopharma Product Testing is a leading contract lab that provides testing and research services in the environmental, pharmaceutical, and biopharmaceutical sciences to clients worldwide.

What can Eurofins offer you?

• At Eurofins we offer careers not just jobs. 
• Developmental opportunities and career progression
• Private Medical Insurance when with the company for 2 years for all roles
• Income protection and life assurance
• Free parking onsite
• Additional annual leave days with continued service
• The opportunity to work on life saving products
• Work-life balance
• Sports and Social events

Job Description

We currently have a vacancy for a Scientist within our exciting Gene Therapy team.

The purpose of this role is to carry out scientific test procedures on client samples and produce accurate results within an acceptable time frame using company procedures and also to be responsible for completion of the more technically challenging analysis.  This person will also work to develop any ancillary procedures associated with the methods and technical systems used, ensuring customer samples are completed within their required specifications. The Scientist will support complex analytical testing and high knowledge projects. 

This person will carry out the non-routine tasks in the laboratory or carry out the particular type(s) of analysis assigned to them, back filling for analysts as required. Other day to day duties of the role include:

• Developing and validating new tests and procedures for company and clients, including protocol and report writing. 
• Technical review of protocols and reports  
• Completion of specific technological projects and writing up the results of these projects accurately, confidentially and on time for the clients.
• Data and documentation review as assigned by management to include test raw data, equipment qualification reports, log book and any other quality documents assigned for review.
• Participate in client and regulatory audits, support management by demonstrating our systems and processes to auditors as well as explaining test and support data
• Scientists are permitted to sign all technical documents once their training in this task is successfully completed.  This includes laboratory reports, SOPs, protocols, investigation reports and any other documentation issued.
• Deputising for management as required.
• Direct communication with clients in an appropriate manner.  Be technical representative on assigned client projects, participate in the project management, project updates, client meeting and business reviews as required.
• To liaise closely with the Section Manager to ensure that resources are available to guarantee that testing activities are completed to customer’s timelines.
• Review of test methods for quotation purposes.
• To identify any opportunities for improvement of quality and service and work with the team to implement continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree in Molecular Cell Biology, Immunology, Virology or Biochemistry
• Experience in qPCR and Sequencing based methods, ddPCR experience would be advantageous. 
• Specific experience in cell based assays.
• Experience in method validation desirable 
• 5 years’ experience in a regulated laboratory environment or a Masters plus 3 years’ experience
• Good team player, organised, accurate, have strong documentation skills
• Passionate about quality and customer service.
• Good communication skills both internally and externally.

Additional Information

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 believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 61,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 61 countries and operating more than 900 laboratories. 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, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.

In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR €6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.