Bioassay Scientist

Please note this is a full time, permanent position working a 37.5 hour flexible week between 07:00 - 19:00

Our client is a global leader in Life Sciences. We are currently recruiting for enthusiastic and innovative Biochemistry Scientists to support Operations based in Slough, UK.

• Demonstrated experience in a range of relevant analytical methods.
• Ideally experience of Phys-Chem methodologies like HPLC (affinity / SEC), icIEF, CE SDS would be beneficial supporting method developmental steps.
• Knowledge and experience of ELISA, Biacore / Surface Plasmon Resonance, and cell-based methods.
• Experience of working in a pharmaceutical environment, as well as working under aseptic conditions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory and GMP processes.
• Good time management, organization and planning skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and be capable of developing solutions to problems as part of a team.
• Willing to operate in a flexible manner and be able to switch priorities at short notice. Seeks new ideas to make improvements within own area of control.
• Ability to work using fully electronic media, including MS Office.
• Good team player, organised, accurate, have strong documentation skills.
• Passionate about quality and customer service and a team player
• Contribute to process improvement projects.

Qualifications

• BSc in a relevant scientific discipline.
• Experience of working in a pharmaceutical environment.
• Conduct biochemical method development using a broad range of analytical techniques.
• Demonstrate knowledge of regulatory and GMP processes.
• Utilize a broad range of specialised analytical equipment including HPLC (Affinity / SEC) based testing, electrophoresis, Impurity & Activity ELISAs and qPCR.
• Experience of ICIEF and CE-SDS would be desirable.
• Good time management, organization and planning skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and be capable of developing solutions to problems as part of a team.
• Willing to operate in a flexible manner and be able to switch priorities at short notice. Seeks new ideas to make improvements within own area of control.
• Ability to work using fully electronic media, including MS Office, chromatographic data systems.
• Good team player, organised, accurate, have strong documentation skills.
• Passionate about quality and customer service.

Additional information

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:

• Reward & Recognition
• Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance (4 times annual salary).
• Company Pension Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support.
• Free car parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

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!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/