Development Scientist

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.Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is a global, award-winning insourcing solution. We place our skilled team directly at the client site, managing operations seamlessly and eliminating complexities. We ensure a strategic, long-term service commitment that delivers value directly at the client’ site, utilising their facilities, equipment, and methodologies, while maintaining the same service, expertise, and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. If you're an employee seeking an exceptional career journey, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is your gateway to a future where innovation, collaboration, and success converge. Join us in a world where excellence knows no boundariesWe’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 networkJob DescriptionUnfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.This is a fulltime, permanent position, working a flexible 37.5 hour week, Monday – Friday.The purpose of this role is to support the development of new product formulations providing support to the automated equipment and analytical equipment. Additionally, the scientist also has the potential to support further automated platforms and health care product development evaluation.Job Responsibilities:Organisation, Scheduling and Planning of Routine requests from multiple client facilities to be progressed in the client facility, utilising various automated platforms.Review Design of Experiments and progress automated runs.Support automated formulation platforms with a good level of proficiency.Manage Logistics, COSHH, Safety for routine requests from different client areas ensuring sample integrity, project timelines and demands are met.Run and Report any routine requests on automated equipment (including Statistics).Conduct associated in-line / off-line product quality assessment of Haircare products assessing damage, deposition, sensory and hair array (combing / texture). For hair fibre assessing physical assessments including torsion, tension, bending, swelling and contact angle and for Sub Fibre, assessment utilising DSC, DVS, DMA and TGA as well as analytical support utilising Raman Spectroscopy and SEM.Additional measurement support including preparation and operation of measurement tools.Maintain clear, concise and effective communication with the Key client Contacts and designees throughout the period of service.Ensure all pre-calibration of equipment is conducted.Escalate issues in a timely manner to ensure prompt resolution so as to maintain project schedule adherence.Report and document any issues or non-conformances to the relevant client contact.Assist in the preparation and review and revision of area documentation e.g. SOP's, Reports, Protocols.To ensure that all documentation is carried out on time, is accurate and legible and conforms to the relevant quality standards.Attend regular client/Eurofins team meetings.Deal with customer queries and contact designated personnel, with appropriate support from Group Leader, with any relevant information or issues relating to results or the service in general.To keep the laboratory areas clean and tidy in both ‘seen’ and ‘unseen’ areas.To have a clear understanding of the customer relationship and service goals.QualificationsProven experience with a broad range of traditional analytical techniques as well as modern instrumental equipment including but not limited to HPLC and GC/MS. Additionally any experience including DSC, DVS, DMA and TGA, SEM and Raman spectroscopy would be advantageous.Good proficient knowledge of performance evaluation of formulations within Personal Care (specifically haircare) is essential.Proven relevant experience of formulation evaluation in a development laboratory ideally within Personal Care and/or Home Care.Ability to work with automated platforms and strong troubleshooting skills.A rigorous approach to detail minimising errors and driving right first time.Strong statistical analysis capabilities and utilises findings to make conclusions.Proven experience with a broad range of traditional analytical techniques as well as modern instrumental equipment including but not limited to HPLC, GC/MS and SFC as well as DSC, DVS, DMA and TGA, SEM and Raman spectroscopy as well as physical property evaluation.Able to interpret raw data and draw conclusions.Able to communicate results, documents or concepts to co-workers, clients on local or global locations.Ability to work using fully electronic media, including MS Office.Ability to communicate clearly and to form strong working relationships with colleagues.Operate procedures with high level of concern for safety.Good communication skills both internally and externally.Additional InformationAt 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 and RecognitionHealth Cash PlanLife Assurance (4 times annual salary).Company Pension PlanEmployee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support.Free car parkingWorldwide career opportunitiesEveryone 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 NextIf 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 dataAs 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.We embrace diversityEurofins 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 goalFind out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/ #J-18808-Ljbffr