July 31, 2024

Scientist - Small Molecule Drugs

 Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Netherlands B.V.

Eurofins PROXY is part of the internationally operating Eurofins Scientific. We are the largest Dutch GMP Quality Control laboratory for the pharmaceutical industry. Eurofins PROXY specializes in chemical and physical testing for (bio)pharmaceutical raw materials, intermediates and final products, and offers a very diverse package of analytical testing methods for national and international clients within the (bio)pharmaceutical industry.

Responsibilities

As Scientist at Eurofins PROXY you are responsible for setting up the analytical methods to analyze pharmaceutical finished products. Or to determine whether execution of the method is feasible on our site. Your responsibilities include:

  • Drawing up project plans in consultation with Sales and/or the Manager Project Management;
  • Assist in the preparation of quotations for projects;
  • Translate customer demand into protocol and/or work plan;
  • Overall management of the assigned projects including coordination, planning and communication;
  • Prepare a work plan with the help of Design of Experiments (DOE);
  • Review and interpretation of generated data;
  • Troubleshooting company-wide laboratory matters;
  • Conducting investigations into complaints and deviations and reporting this to QA;
  • Taking care of corrective and preventive measures in the event of complaints and deviations.

Profile

  • You have a PhD, or a MSc / BSc with at least 2 years of relevant working experience, in analytical chemistry, biochemistry or organic chemistry;
  • You have experience in development and validation of analytical methods, preferable in biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry;
  • You are familiar with relevant ICH guidelines;
  • You have experience or strong affinity with HPLC techniques, preferably with analyzing small molecule drugs;
  • You are independent, enthusiastic, goal-oriented, efficient and accurate, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment;
  • You are capable of running several experiments in parallel and working in a flexible way;
  • You enjoy working in a team and you welcome and use feedback as an opportunity to learn and grow;
  • You are fluent in English (basic knowledge of Dutch is an advantage, but not a requirement);
  • You are located in the Netherlands and in possession of a work permit.

Offer

PROXY and Eurofins: A world of possibilities

This position is based at Eurofins PROXY on the Bio Science Park in Leiden. We have a close-knit team where collegiality and collaboration come first. We offer a responsible and challenging position within the team with room for your own ideas and input. Eurofins PROXY also offers:

  • A competitive salary;
  • Flexible working hours;
  • Each month, you accumulate a choice budget balance of 8.25% of your gross salary. This includes, among other things, holiday pay and a year-end bonus. You can choose to have this amount paid out, or you can use it to buy extra days off, for example. You choose what suits you best;
  • Diverse developmental opportunities within the organization;
  • 25 days of vacation with the option to purchase 7 additional days (based on a fulltime contract);
  • Travel allowance. Do you travel by public transport? Then your travel costs will be fully reimbursed;
  • Participation in a pension scheme with 50% contribution by Eurofins;
  • Discount on additional health insurance;
  • A cycling and/or fitness scheme to promote vitality;
  • Professional training and opportunities for training and development;
  • Training options via the online learning platform Good Habitz.

Working at Eurofins PROXY offers you the flexibility and personal touch of working in a medium sized and dynamic company, whilst also allowing you to benefit from having Eurofins as a parent company. Our ambitious growth plans provide ample opportunities for our employees:

  • Diverse developmental opportunities within the organization;
  • A large client portfolio ensures a lot of diversity in your work.

Other information

More about Eurofins Scientific

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment, 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 for supporting clinical studies. In addition, Eurofins is one of the leading global emerging players in specialty clinical diagnostic testing.

In 2023, Eurofins generated 6.515 billion Euro proforma turnover in 900 laboratories across 62 countries, employing about 62.000 staff.

Would you like to know more?

For questions regarding the position, please contact the listed Recruiter

Acquisition for this vacancy is not appreciated.

Olivier Nicolai
Recruiter
olivier.nicolai@bpt.eurofinseu.com
+31627190317

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