Temporary Jobs in Sittingbourne, england, united kingdom

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.

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.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins network.

Job Description

The purpose of this job within Analytical Science is to support the client in both Manufacturing and R&D efforts by conducting analysis and characterization of the samples generated.

Please note this is a 6 month fixed term contract. Working hours are 37 hours a week Monday to Friday, no fixed hours, but expected to be on site minimum of 10 : 00 to 16 : 00.

• Support formulation development through hands-on generation of accurate and precise analytical chemistry data using routine laboratory techniques.
• Design and execution of studies to ascertain degradation mechanisms in the solution and solid state.
• Assess stability risks by evaluating process changes and impact on degradation chemistry or dissolution profile.
• Development of assay / purity methods and assessment of method robustness / ruggedness.
• Development and execution of method validation protocols.
• Transfer of analytical methods to other laboratories and remote sites.
• Hands-on generation of data in support of accelerated and registration stability studies.
• Development and support of Process Analytical Technology (PAT) techniques.
• Demonstrate understanding of root cause analysis methodologies and be able to support investigations as required.
• Demonstrate an understanding in the analyses required in the formulation of amorphous dispersions.
• Report and communicate project outcomes in an appropriate manner.
• Identify and resolve promptly any problems occurring at any phase of a study, escalating to the line manager where necessary.
• Ensure all applicable quality measures are met and adhered to.
• To keep an accurate up to date laboratory notebook including interpretation or results, conclusions and next steps.
• To collect and measure productivity through agreed metrics such as the number of tests performed, cycle times, lab / product issues, number of hours worked per project, etc.
• Ensure that the client gets the best possible service by continually reviewing best practice in relation to both commercial and quality issues and ensuring 100% ethical work standards.
• To become fully familiar with and keep up to date with any technological or method revisions in their area.
• To keep the laboratory area clean and tidy in both ‘seen’ and ‘unseen’ areas.
• To ensure that all documentation is carried out on time, is accurate and legible and conforms to the relevant quality standards.
• To update any relevant documentation when requested.

Qualifications

Additional Information

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 :

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 it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

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 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 are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. 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!

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