Scientist in Livingston

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. 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.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. 39 Hours per week. 09:00-17:15 (4 days), 09:00-17:30 (1 day).

The purpose of this job is to support the operation and development of the Chemistry department:

• Chemistry testing.
• Method verification, method transfer, method validation, method development.
• 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.
• Deputise for leadership, as needed.
• Support self-inspections.
• Support client audits and regulatory inspections.
• Propose and implement continuous improvements.
• Delivery of chemistry training.

Qualifications:

• Pharmacopeia experience.
• Understanding of GMP.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Quality consciousness with the ability to consistently work to industry standards.
• Experience in a chemistry role.
• Experience in a GMP/GLP environment.

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:

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement.
• Annual Leave Sellback Scheme.
• Additional Annual Leave at Employees set service dates.
• Company Pension Plan.
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary).
• Healthcare Cash Plan (6+ months service).
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes.
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential.
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes.
• Worldwide career opportunities.

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.

Your data: As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

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.

Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development. 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 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!