Company Description
Consider joining Eurofins PSS® where people are the most important element in our business. Eurofins PSS® is the global leader of scientific insourcing services. PSS® is not only a leader in the industry, but also one of the first insourcing service providers, now celebrating over 15 years of service in Ireland and over 22 years of service globally.
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We currently have exciting opportunities to join our innovative and multi award-winning Professional Scientific Services (PSS) teams. The excellent service provided via our PSS model is delivered while maintaining the same commitment to excellence, expertise and cGMP compliance available at our Eurofins facilities.
We have fantastic opportunities for a Microbiology Analyst to join our Eurofins team based in our PSS site in Dunboyne, Co Meath.
What can Eurofins PSS Dunboyne offer you as an employee of ours?
- We offer exceptional opportunities for career growth, within a friendly and supportive team. As well as a competitive salary, pension and associated benefits you will enjoy an unrivalled working environment, including an active social calendar and subsidised canteen, all while working in a state of the art client facility- a leading biotechnology company
- Full Benefits Package including:-
- Pension
- Private Medical Insurance
- Income protection and life assurance
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Birthday Holiday entitlement
- Exciting Eurofins Incentives: Employee Activity Committee (EAC), Equality Driving Excellence (EDE), significant Reward and Recognition programme.
- Opportunity to benefit from Eurofins Operational Development training platform, plus potential support for part-time training (relevant to the position)
- Full use of the canteen facilities on the client site
- Free parking onsite
- Additional annual leave days with continued service
- The opportunity to work on life saving products
Job Description
The purpose of this job is to work in a cross functional team to support the Microbiology Quality Control testing function, ensuring compliance with cGMP.
Job Responsibilities Include:
-Conducting microbiology analysis including bioburden testing, endotoxin testing, microbial identification, Biological Indicator testing, BacT/ALERT testing, sterility checks, and growth promotion of media as required.
- Carry out environmental monitoring including viable and non-viable particulate monitoring and water and gas system monitoring in cleanroom areas in the manufacturing facility.
- Reading of test plates, data review, trending.
- Performance of laboratory sampling and testing.
- Provide support and subject matter expert knowledge in investigations associated with deviations.
- Provide assistance to other members of staff where required.
- To work on own initiative and be capable of developing solutions to problems as part of a team.
- To participate in the preparation of protocols and reports.
- To document data as dictated by current client policies and procedures.
- Meet with the client project team lead daily and provide updates.
- Ensure that the customer gets the best possible service by continually reviewing best practice in relation to both commercial and quality issues and ensuring 100% ethical work standards and GMP compliance.
- To revise SOPs as required by the Lead Analyst or client representative.
- To review analytical data for GMP compliance
- Demonstrate problem solving in delivering process and analytical understanding.
- Good understanding of requirements for working in a GMP environment.
Qualifications
A degree in Microbiology or a related discipline is required with a minimum of 1 years’ within a pharmaceutical regulatory environment.
- Ability to work independently and meeting established timelines.
- Academic and or practical EM experience is a requirement for this role. - Knowledge of cGMPs.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Customer focus; takes personal responsibility for speed; quality and accuracy of delivery.
- Self-motivated and ability to work under pressure.
- Successful track record in achieving goals as part of a team within a growing, dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility to support a growing organisation.
- Good understanding of requirements for working in a GMP environment.
- Ability to quickly learn new processes.
- Ability to communicate clearly and to form strong working relationships with colleagues.
- Ability to work in a lab environment with some supervision and be capable of developing solutions to problems as part of a team.
- Willing to operate in a flexible manner and able to reuse both internal and external experiences and incorporate them into relevant improvements. Ability to switch priorities at short notice is desired.
- Good team player, organised, accurate, have strong documentation skills.
- Passionate about quality and customer service.
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 47,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 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.