Scientist III - Biophysics

Company: EUROFINS SCIENT.
Location: Saint Charles
Posted on: June 10, 2021

Job 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 works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, 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 in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 50,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.

In 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

The Scientist III is a scientific leadership position, responsible for providing guidance and alignment between our customer base, the industry at large, commercial teams and service operations. This role will be collaborative and influential in a broad network of business functions in support of delivering high quality services to our valued customers, and driving business growth, brand recognition, and alignment with Eurofins core competencies.

• Develops client and stakeholder relationships through technical leadership and collaboration
• Ensures accurate data management and reporting, with the highest integrity, and manages quality control on project data and reports
• Manages client projects in all phases of study life cycle from study design to reporting
• Takes ownership of mid-size laboratory or research projects with minimal supervision
• Conducts production assays in ADMET, Ion Channel, Phenotypic and Biotherapeutic Services
• Adheres to department SOPs and documentation requirements
• Provides training to colleagues and external end users, when required
• Contributes to scientific community, and site research and development objectives
• Accountable for delivering to unit and site key performance metrics (quality, delivery on time)
• Routinely communicates to external and internal stakeholders and presents data/results
• Supports client services team in generating proposals, RFPs, study plans and scope of work preparation. Assists pricing team in completing custom pricing and cost analysis
• Supports site goals and demonstrates Eurofins' competencies, as defined in the job plan
• Performs other duties, as assigned
• Demonstrated expertise in biophysical assessment of large molecules.
• Scientific expertise in assessment of small and large molecule properties, including affinity and epitope binning for large molecules, on- and off-rate determination for antibodies, hands-on experience with surface plasmon resonance (SPR) instrumentation (e.g. Biacore T200/4000/8K, Carterra LSA, or ProteOn), and the ability to maintain and trouble-shoot appropriately, and teach others to do the same
• Ability to trouble-shoot technical problems in SPR assays, including basic instrument trouble-shooting
• Experience in qualifying and maintaining equipment used in biophysical assays
• Experience developing client relationships, supporting technical correspondence, drafting and presenting scientific proposals to clients.
• Experience in drafting and executing equipment and method validation in a non-GLP environment
• B.S., B.A. with 10 years relevant experience
• M.A. or M.S. with 8 years relevant experience
• Ph.D. with 6 years relevant experience
• Combination of Education and Relevant Experience

Position is full-time, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Fremont, CA are encouraged to apply.

• 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

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

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

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