Lab Analyst

**Company Description**
- **Eurofins is Testing for Life**_. Eurofins is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing, and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agro-science Contract Research services. Eurofins is also a market leader in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in Biopharma Contract Development and Manufacturing. The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialized and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products. With 58,000 staff across a network of 900 laboratories in 54 countries, Eurofins’ companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods. Eurofins Shares are listed on Euronext Paris Stock Exchange.
- **Eurofins Professional Scientific Services (PSS)**_ is a global, award-winning insourcing solution. A Eurofins PSS employs and manages full-time analysts, technicians, scientists, and technical support personnel directly at the client facility to provide long term staffing needs while maintaining the same services, expertise, and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. Eurofins PSS offers excellent career opportunities for people who have a proven track recording in combining excellent technical ability with first class interpersonal and communication skills.

As a **Lab Analyst** working in pharmaceutical sciences, you will be responsible to perform analytical testing work, running existing methods and protocols focused on Solid-State Characterization Methods to cover the following activities:

- Solid state characterization in support of physical stability studies, API comparability, excipient compatibility, milling trials, spray-drying trials, batch overviews and design of experiments (drug substance & drug product).
- Characterization of samples according to clearly defined methods or protocols using:

- X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
- Infrared Spectroscopy (IR)
- Dynamic Vapor Sorption (DVS)
- Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
- Modulated DSC (MDSC)
- Characterization of spray-dried products using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).
- Setting up and managing physical stability open dish stress studies.
- Inform about potential technical/scientific challenges and risks, prioritization or resources conflicts.
- Reviewing, interpreting and reporting of the obtained analytical data.

You handle requests of different scientists and you ensure that applicable guidelines, established operating procedures and safety regulations adhering to company work standards are being followed.

**Qualifications**
- You hold a bachelor degree in a scientific field (Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Lab technology) with a first relevant experience in analytical laboratories.
- Validated technical knowledge & technical proficiency of different (instrumental) analytical techniques will be valued (e.g. considering one or several of the methods listed above).
- Possess excellent analytical skills, superb accuracy and place significant importance to details.
- Excellent communication skills with fluency in English (working language. Knowledge of Dutch is nice to have.
- Desire to work in pharmaceutical discovery environment.
- Fast-learner, Analytical mindset, Highly adaptable, Self-aware and able to work in an autonomous way

**Additional Information**
- Permanent contract
- A Monday to Friday job with flexible working hours
- Personal development through learning on the job and additional trainings.
- Meal Vouchers 8 Eur/Working Day, Eco-Cheques, DKV Hospitalization insurance, 12 ADV days, Monthly team lunches, Training opportunities both for soft and hard skills, etc.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent contract

**Benefits**:

- Company computer
- Eco vouchers
- Food allowance

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Flexible hours
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

- 13th month salary
- Vacation money