Research Technician I - 744000070922335-7595

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• 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 Organisation 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 Organisations. It

also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised 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 decentralised 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.**

Basic Function And Scope Of Responsibility

The Research Technician is primarily responsible for performing

laboratory tests and analyses under the direction of a lab manager or

research scientist. Duties include, but are not limited to, specimen

management, specimen pipetting, instrument operation/maintenance, data

entry, specimen storage, following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

and ensuring all laboratory equipment and work areas are clean, sterile,

and in proper working order. Applicant may be responsible for

calibration of instruments and conducts routine tasks as directed. Works

under moderate supervision with some latitude for independent judgment.

Essential Job Duties

Level I - Minimum

• Perform sample preparation steps which may include specimen
  
  

pipetting with a high degree of accuracy and precision

• Provide support as an instrument operator to both BioPharma and
  
  

Clinical projects

• Execute supervised experiments adhering to protocols.
• Perform reagent and material preparation for testing
• Maintain adequate inventory of supplies, reagents and materials
  
  

needed for testing

• Document remedial action, troubleshooting, quality assurance
  
  

activities and instrument maintenance

• Adhere to established processing timelines
• Perform data queries of the Laboratory Information Management System
  
  

(LIMS)

• Backup to Research Lab Assistant as volume / need requires. For
  
  

Example

• Custom labelling of samples
• Retrieve and catalog samples for testing
• Properly store specimens for short term and long term storage
• Perform cleaning and maintenance duties for laboratory spaces
  
  

and instrumentation

• Accurately prepare, label and store reagents, standards, controls
  
  

and patient specimens for analytical, clinical and biopharma

validations analysis and short and long-term storage

• Calibrate and maintain all assigned laboratory equipment and
  
  

instruments according to standard operating procedures to ensure

quality results

• Adhere to all quality and safety standards, as well as ensuring
  
  

compliance with a l applicable regulatory agencies

• Operate all laboratory equipment and instruments according to
  
  

standard operating procedures to ensure quality results

• Adhere to policies and protocols in the lab
• Disposes of bio hazardous materials, chemical waste, sharp and other
  
  

potentially hazardous materials according to regulations

• Review daily run documentation for completeness and accuracy with
  
  

provided reviewer guidelines.

• Keep accurate documentation of all research project steps according
  
  

to Viracor BioPharma Eurofins regulatory guidelines

• Work closely and communicate with other lab associates to complete
  
  

daily activities efficiently

• 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 - Minimum - Fully meets the responsibilities of Level I plus

The Following

Learn new techniques and instrumentation

Function as an independent instrument operator on multiple platforms for

both BioPharma and Clinical projects

Execute higher complexity experiments adhering to protocols with limited

supervisio