Biopharmaceutical Scientist

Company Description

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 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.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.72 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

Employee Responsibilities:

• Provide biopharmaceutics support to projects in various stages of drug development through experimental testing in a laboratory setting
• Execute testing protocols including USP dissolution, solubility determination, precipitation and flux assays
• Develop and execute quantitative analytical methodologies to support determination of drug content from in vitro dissolution studies
• Working knowledge of HPLC and UV assay techniques, as they apply to quantitation of drugs in solution
• Evaluation of novel protocols and instrumentation to address biopharmaceutical questions (e.g. real-time measurement of particle size during dissolution testing)
• Document findings via an electronic lab notebook system and through technical reports
• Must be able to adapt to changing priorities and must be able to balance analytical rigor and resource burn with the study’s goals
  
  
  

Qualifications

The Ideal Candidate would possess:

• Customer focused, comfortable in a fast paced environment, a problem solver, and has a positive, optimistic attitude
• Ability to communicate and collaborate well in a cross functional environment
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and attention to detail, strong computational ability
• Strong computer, scientific, and organizational skills
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics or other related degree concentration, or equivalent directly-related experience (two years of directly related industry experience is equivalent to one full-time year of college in related major)

Background in physical chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics or allied disciplines also desirable

Additional Information

Position is full-time, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00 pm with overtime as needed. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Groton CT are encouraged to apply.

What We Offer

• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Yearly goal-based bonus & eligibility for merit-based increases
  
  
  

Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services® (PSS) is a global, award-winning insourcing solution that places our people at our clients’ site dedicated to running and managing laboratory services while eliminating headcount, co-employment and project-management worries.

We infuse our 55-year track record of scientific and laboratory operations expertise, as well as HR and great place to work best practices, to recruit, hire, train and manage highly qualified scientists to perform laboratory services using our client’s quality systems and equipment.

To learn more about Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories, please explore our website www.eurofinsus.com.

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.