Scientist - Raw Material Testing

As Scientist you initiate projects by drafting the relevant protocol documents. You keep supporting these projects during data review and possible investigations. The projects that you are involved in are non-compendial studies of raw material testing according to GMP.

Eurofins PROXY is part of the internationally operating Eurofins Scientific. We are the largest Dutch GMP Quality Control laboratory for the pharmaceutical industry. Eurofins PROXY specializes in chemical and physical testing for (bio)pharmaceutical raw materials, intermediates and final products, and offers a very diverse package of analytical testing methods for national and international clients within the (bio)pharmaceutical industry. 

·         Drawing up project plans in consultation with Sales and Study Coordinator;

·         Assist in the preparation of quotations for projects;

·         Translate customer demand into protocol and/or work plan according to GMP;

·         Overall management of the assigned projects including coordination, planning and communication;

·         Prepare a work plan with the help of Design of Experiments (DOE);

·         Review and interpretation of generated testing data;

·         Troubleshooting company-wide laboratory matters;

·         Conducting investigations into complaints and deviations and reporting this to QA;

·         Taking care of corrective and preventive measures in the event of complaints and deviations.

·         You have a MSc or BSc in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, or organic chemistry.

·         You have experience in development and validation of analytical methods, preferable in biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.

·         You are familiar with relevant ICH guidelines.

·         You are preferably also familiar with working in a GMP environment.

·         You are independent, enthusiastic, goal-oriented, efficient, and accurate, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.

·         You can monitor several experiments in parallel and working in a flexible way.

·         You enjoy working in a team and you welcome and use feedback as an opportunity to learn and grow.

·         You are fluent in English (basic knowledge of Dutch is an advantage, but not a requirement). 

This position is based at Eurofins PROXY on the Bio Science Park in Leiden. We have a close-knit team where collegiality and collaboration come first. We offer a responsible and challenging position within the team with room for your own ideas and input. Eurofins PROXY also offers:    

·         A competitive salary;   

·         Flexible working hours;   

·         25 days of vacation with the option to purchase 7 additional days (based on a fulltime contract);   

·         Travel allowance of 23 cents net per kilometer. Are you traveling by public transport? Then your travel expenses will be fully reimbursed via NS Business Card;   

·         Participation in a pension scheme with 50% contribution by Eurofins;   

·         Each month, you accumulate a choice budget balance of 8.5% of your gross salary. This includes, among other things, holiday pay and a year-end bonus. You can choose to have this amount paid out, or you can use it to buy extra days off, for example. You choose what suits you best;   

·         Discount on additional health insurance;   

·         Tax benefit via FiscFree when purchasing various products and services via your gross salary, such as a bicycle, sports contribution, fitness, mobile telephony, computers & tablets or a weekend away;   

·         Professional training and opportunities for training and development;   

·         Training options via the online learning platform Good Habitz.   

Working at Eurofins PROXY offers you the flexibility and personal touch of working in a medium sized and dynamic company, whilst also allowing you to benefit from having Eurofins as a parent company. Our ambitious growth plans provide ample opportunities for our employees:   

·         Diverse developmental opportunities within the organization;   

·         A large client portfolio ensures a lot of diversity in your work.   

More about Eurofins Scientific  

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.  

Eurofins employs approximately 63,000 people worldwide, spread across 950 state-of-the-art laboratories, and is active in 60 countries with a pro-forma turnover of €6,951 million in 2024. Eurofins has strong growth ambitions (CAGR 24%) with, in addition to very strong autonomous growth through its own start-ups, a large number of acquisitions every year.