Analytical Scientist API

Company Description Consider joining Eurofins, where people are the most important element in our business. Eurofins is a leading contract research organisation providing testing and research services in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sciences to clients worldwide. Our innovative Professional Scientific Services (PSS) programme engages full-time scientists, analysts, technicians and technical support personnel managed by Eurofins directly at the client facility, to provide long term service needs while maintaining the same services, expertise and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. This multi award-winning programme offers excellent career opportunities for people who have a proven track record in combining excellent technical ability, with first class interpersonal and communication skills. We are currently recruiting for an enthusiastic and innovative Analytical Scientist to support API release activities to be based at our client's facility, a top tier Pharmaceutical company in Sandwich, Kent, UK. Job Description Primary Role Responsibilities May include but will not be exclusive to the following and will be based on the applicants' experience and clients' requirements: * Contribute primarily to the GMP release and clinical stability testing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) with a requirement to be flexible to support other testing as required, e.g. raw materials, isolated intermediates and other API and DP GMP/ non GMP samples). * Capable of organising and planning his/her own work to achieve consistently high-quality results against agreed team and clinical manufacturing/ project timelines. * To generate all test data right first time to GMP using traditional and modern analytical techniques, as required by the Lead Scientist or client representative. This testing will require use of routinely used laboratory techniques including but not exclusive to liquid chromatography (HPLC/ UPLC), gas chromatography (GC), FTIR, PXRD, ICP-MS and and Karl Fisher titration. * Ability to effectively communicate (verbal/ written) progress, plans and issues to senior analysts, management, the wider team and appropriate colleagues across departments, if required. * Able to use electronic laboratory data systems to undertake testing, to capture laboratory experiments, to compete data processing ready for senior's review all to GMP and data integrity requirements and departmental procedures/ philosophies Maintain an awareness of standard operating procedures, methods, specifications, regulatory awareness, safety procedures and other documents as appropriate, ensuring assigned training is completed on time prior to effective SOP dates. Additional Role Responsibilities, depending on experience may also include: * To support drug product in process control and release testing, DP stability testing, validation of test procedures and/or the transfer analytical methods to other laboratories and remote sites. Qualifications * Minimum of 2 years' experience in pharmaceutical analysis within a Research & Development or GMP analytical laboratory setting, irrespective the candidate must have extensive relevant GMP testing experience. * A fundamental knowledge of both Chemistry and theoretical aspects of analytical techniques is essential * Good foundation and experience in multiple traditional analytical techniques as well as modern instrumental equipment (e.g. HPLC, UPLC, GC, FTIR, MS, PXRD, ICP-MS, dissolution, IC, Karl Fischer and UV spectroscopy). Additional Information 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 2018, Eurofins generated 4.2 billion Euro proforma turnover in 800 laboratories across 47 countries, employing about 45.000 staff. Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years' experience in pharmaceutical analysis within a Research & Development or GMP analytical laboratory setting, irrespective the candidate must have extensive relevant GMP testing experience. A fundamental knowledge of both Chemistry and theoretical aspects of analytical techniques is essential Good foundation and experience in multiple traditional analytical techniques as well as modern instrumental equipment (e.g. HPLC, UPLC, GC, FTIR, MS, PXRD, ICP-MS, dissolution, IC, Karl Fischer and UV spectroscopy). Responsibilities: Primary Role Responsibilities May include but will not be exclusive to the following and will be based on the applicants' e