R&D Scientist 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 Organization 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 Organizations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialized 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 decentralized 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.

Transplant Genomics Inc. (“TGI”) is a molecular diagnostics company committed to improving organ transplant outcomes with non-invasive monitoring guided by biomarkers. TGI’s product portfolio of both individual and combined whole blood gene expression and donor derived cell-free DNA testing is capable of reliably ruling out subclinical kidney rejection and acute rejection in kidney transplant patients. In addition to kidney transplantation testing, our newest product for liver transplant patients is a blood-based biomarker assay designed to rule out rejection as immunosuppression therapy is optimized.

The primary function of this position will be to support development of innovative diagnostic solutions for transplant recipients. This position will support assay development and validation projects, have experience interfacing with cross- functional teams including bioinformatics, biostatistics, data science, clinical and lab operations; and have experience in molecular biology methods for nucleic acid characterization and applications.

Level I – Minimum

• Operate, calibrate and maintain laboratory equipment according to standard operating
• Accurate pipetting and bench-level skills (i.e., pipette standard curves to within accurate limits stated in procedure manual)
• Learn new laboratory techniques and operation of complex instruments
• Implement research plans, designs and testing protocols

procedures to ensure quality results

• Assist in writing validation reports, standard operating procedures and study-specific work
• Accurately prepare, label and store reagents, standards, controls, proficiency testing material and patient specimens for analysis and short or long-term storage
• Keep accurate documentation of all research project steps according to industry guidelines

instructions

• Participates in quality assurance/quality improvement activities. Follows all QC guidelines as stated in relevant manuals
• Disposes of biohazardous materials, chemical waste, sharp and other potentially hazardous materials according to policy
• Represent department and the organization favorably and in accordance with established

Company standards and associate attributes at all times

• Other duties as assigned by management

Level II – Fully meets the responsibilities of Level I plus the following:

• Writes standard operating procedures and study-specific work instructions with minimal

assistance

• Assists on establishing clear milestones and timelines per assigned projects
• Writes development and validation plans and reports with minimal assistance
• Perform literature searches and organize research article databases
• Ability to multitask more than one assignment at a given time
• Assists on the review process of validation documentation: protocols and reports
• Assist in writing articles and research papers for publications
• Assists in preparation of poster presentations for national scientific meetings

Level III – Fully meets the responsibilities of Level II plus the following:

• Prepare data for presentation at scientific meetings or for client presentations
• Prepare manuscripts for publication
• Leads design, development, and execution of research projects with little to no assistance from senior management
• Independently writes development/validation plans and project reports
• Analyzes and interprets data independently
• Instructs other scientists and leads their development

Qualifications

Level I - Minimum

• Ability to read, understand, and follow safety and corporate procedures
• Highly attentive to detail
• BA/BS degree required or equivalent experience
• Ability to understand and follow specific instructions and procedures for research projects or diagnostic method development
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Willing to work with potentially infectious human blood and body fluids
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to interact effectively and work efficiently with people at all levels in an organization
• Goal oriented, with excellent time management and organizational skills
• High level of proficiency with PC based software programs
• Ability to keep sensitive information confidential
• 0-3 years research and/or clinical laboratory experience, focused on method development

Level II – Fully meets the responsibilities of Level I plus the following:

• Ability to carefully plan, organize, coordinate and conduct multiple scientific research projects or diagnostic method development simultaneously
• 3-6 years research and/or clinical laboratory experience, focused on method development
• Ability to develop and follow research methodology and practice

Level III – Fully meets the responsibilities of Level II plus the following:

• Advanced degree preferred, in microbiology, immunology, biology, biochemistry, molecular

biology or a related field

• Demonstrated experience leading, organizing, coordinating and conducting challenging, highly complex, scientific research projects or diagnostic method development simultaneously
• 8+ years research and/or clinical laboratory experience with advanced degree, or 10 years of experience for BA/BS

Additional Information

Position is full-time Monday-Friday 8am-5pm with additional hours based on projects. All applicants within commutable distance to Lenea, KS and eligible to work in the United States are encouraged to apply. Comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options.

Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options

• Paid vacation and holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Life and disability insurance

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.

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.