IT & Database Programmer

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. 35 Hours per week. Monday - Friday. 09:00 - 17:00.

Purpose of the post: Support the business with the in-house LIMS Live Clinical database and Project Management Tool and facilitate and coordinate the implementation of new IT tools, where appropriate. Ensure the smooth running of the Live Clinical Tool to facilitate the production of studies for the business and look for opportunities to increase efficiency using the IT tools. Problem solve and deliver on time to set KPI’s for all IT development requests. As part of Eurofins IT you will need to work with the central team and represent the needs of the business and coordinate improvements, training and implementations.

• Database design: Candidates should be adept at creating a structured database layout that optimizes data storage and retrieval.
• VBA programming: Proficiency in VBA is essential for tasks like automating data processing, integrating with other office applications and creating custom user interfaces.
• SQL expertise: Solid command over Structured Query Language (SQL) is necessary for writing queries to insert, update, delete, and retrieve data efficiently from Access databases or from SQL server.
• Data normalization: The ability to organize data to reduce redundancy and improve database efficiency through normalization.
• Troubleshooting and optimization: Candidates should be skilled in identifying and resolving performance issues, ensuring databases run smoothly.

Be responsible for UAT with key users for any changes or new tools implemented and ensure training and documentation is available to support the business with the tool. Provide support throughout the deployment stage.

Qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Access and database management.
• Previous experience in database design using a hybrid architecture - Microsoft Access (front end) and SQL Server (back end).
• VBA programming within Microsoft Access and automation of Microsoft Excel and Word using object libraries.
• SQL expertise, including using SSMS to manage the back-end databases.
• Analytical thinking.
• Attention to detail.
• Problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication, with IT and non-IT individuals.
• Previous experience working with teams and translating their needs to IT solutions.
• Certification in Database management tools e.g. Access.

Benefits: 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

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.

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.

Closing Date: 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.

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! 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!