Chemistry Team Leader - Livingston, United Kingdom - Eurofins UK BioPharma Services

Eurofins UK BioPharma Services

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Livingston, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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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.

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.

Job Description:

37.5 Hours per week.

09:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and

09:
Wednesday.
The purpose of this job is to lead the operation and development of the Chemistry department

Main duties to include:

Scheduling of team activities.
Primary batch audits.
Technical and data review.
Client communications and meetings.
Support the resolution of quality issues.
Write and review of exceptions.
Lead root cause analysis and quality risk assessments.
CAPA.
Change controls.
Support equipment calibration, qualification, and maintenance.
Writing and review of procedures, protocols, reports.
Support selfinspections.
Support client audits and regulatory inspections.
Propose and implement continuous improvements.
Departmental forecasting and budgeting.
Support commercial team.
Member of site leadership team.
Attend QMR.
Delivery of chemistry training.
Mentor and develop team members.

Qualifications:

Degree in life sciences is preferred.
At least five years in a GMP or GLPregulated environment, and three years in a Chemistry role. Or at least seven years in a GMP or GLPregulated environment, and five years in a Chemistry role, without the preferred qualification.
Excellent understanding of GMP.
Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
Demonstrates leadership skills, good judgement, and the ability to motivate others.
Excellent report writing and organisational skills.
Quality consciousness with the ability to consistently work to industry standards.
Positive, methodical, tenacious, and innovative approach to work.
Very strong problem solving skills.
Excellent technical knowledge and competencies in the required chemistry techniques.
Passionate about quality and customer service.
Excellent training abilities.
Excellent communication skills. Ability to understand client requirements and able to devise and articulate the most appropriate solutions.

Additional Information

Benefits
At 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:

Company Pension Plan.
Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 confidential support.
Health Cash Plan
Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay scheme.
Holiday Purchase Scheme.
Free car parking.
Worldwide career opportunities.
Everyone 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 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

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 goal