Company Description
The work we do at Eurofins matters, and so do our employees. At Eurofins, we put a focus on your professional growth. We provide our employees the ability to break into the biopharmaceutical industry and grow from the bottom up. We have the supportive teams and tools available to invest in you while also affording you work-life balance and a competitive benefits package.
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 works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, 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 in the support of clinical studies.
If you’re looking for a rewarding career, a place to call home, apply with us today!
Job Description
Job Summary:
- Production and purification of research-grade AAV vectors in support of client drug substance process development and characterization. The team will provide support for analytical development areas of the Research Vector group.
Position Responsibilities:
- Perform routine analytical assays on a weekly basis to determine product quality and characterization.
- Characterize AAV viral vectors according to established protocols and report assay results in a timely manner.
- Document analysis according to good documentation practices in electronic laboratory notebook or other documentation methods such as test data worksheets or other prescribed methods.
- Perform DNA and Protein analysis including both quantitative and qualitative assays, e.g., ELISA, protein expression assays, MSD, HPLC and ddPCR.
- Perform in vitro bioassays to measure product strength.
- Formulation and testing of buffers and materials needed for routine assays and assay optimization.
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- Laboratory operations (ordering supplies, preparing buffers/mobile phase/culture media, operating laboratory equipment, participation in quality and safety assessments, sample receipt/management, utilize electronic lab notebook, data authoring/review/integrity following good documentation practices).
- Support research scientists with their experiments based on company protocol, method, and procedures.
- Assist with maintenance of laboratory equipment.
- Help maintain a safe, clean, and organized laboratory.
- Follow good laboratory, documentation, and safety practices.
Qualifications
Basic Minimum Requirements:
- MS/BS with at least 1 year of full-time industry experience
- 1+ years of ELISA and HPLC experience in industry
Additional Preferred Skill Sets:
- PCR experience is highly preferred
- Utilizing electronic lab notebook, data authoring/review/integrity following good documentation practices.
- Experience with Delta V and Unicorn software.
- Data trending (e.g., metabolites, viable cell density, flux, pressure).
- Buffer and tubing assembly preparation.
Additional Information
Position is Full Time, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm with weekends and/or holidays as required by business needs. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Boston, MA are encouraged to apply.
- Excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Eligibility for potential yearly Bonus & Merit-Based Pay Increases
Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
What We Do
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 the environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works 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 a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product 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 in the support of clinical studies.
In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 61,000 staff across a network of over 1,000 independent companies in 59 countries, operating 940 laboratories. Performing over 450 million tests every year, Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.
Eurofins is one of the fastest growing listed European companies. Since its IPO on the French stock exchange in 1997, Eurofins’ revenues have increased by 33% each year (in compound average) to reach €6.7 billion in 2021.
