Laboratory Technician Lead Jobs

Company 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 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.
The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.
In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.
In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.72 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

The Laboratory Team Leader would be someone with minimal experience working in a scientific lab but a background or desire to lead.
This person would be responsible for all the daily tasks of a Lab Assistant, while also driving ground level leadership processes.

• Train other Laboratory Assistants as well as performing competency assessments of other Lab assistants.
• Ensure optimal service with in the laboratory and support to other departments
• Work with IT and Data Management in priming studies.
• Share ‘new’ knowledge or developments in the field with team members
• Review clinical protocols and lead the development of manual processing instructions for studies and provide technical guidance to Eurofins Project Management group as well as sponsor as needed.
• Ensure optimal staffing within the department and proper deployment of employees
• Work with the Management to develop SOPs, method validations, workflow processes, data review, reporting templates, and QC processes.
• Initiate projects and obtain support for this within the organization
• The lab assistants are involved in manual processing of samples in the lab – this is performed using pipettes as is most other lab tasks in the lab
• Assist manager in making sure that all QC data is acceptable and Laboratory Assistants are following established QC protocols.
• Work hands-on together with the team
• Provide support at lab audits
• Provide technical leadership and serve as the technical resource for all Laboratory Assistants with regards to the performance and interpretation of new and ongoing assays.

Qualifications
Basic Minimum Requirements:

• Direct experience with pipetting
• Minimum 1 year experience in clinical or research laboratory, academic setting acceptable
• A desire and aptitude to lead within a laboratory environment
• Authorization to work for any employer, indefinitely, without sponsorship.
• Bachelor of Science in Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology or Medical Technology

The Ideal Candidate Would Possess

• Certification by ASCP, NCA, or AMT preferred, but not required.
• Previous experience with some type of formal leadership is beneficial but not required

Additional Information

• Paid vacation and holidays
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options

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