24 Oct
Eurofins Forensic Services
Feltham
Company Description
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range ofanalytical 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 youdrink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world toensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling isaccurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical andcosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the globalindependent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics,
discoverypharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinicalstudies.
In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 50,000staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries andoperating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analyticalmethods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability andpurity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinicaldiagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialisedclinical diagnostics testing.
Job Description
Salary: Competitive
Location: Feltham, UK
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5hrs per week, Full Time
Closing date: 07/11/2024
The Role
We are currently recruiting for a Reporting Scientist to join our fantastic team at our site based in Feltham.
If you are passionate about a rewarding career in Forensic testing and want to use yourexpertise to its full potential, then this is a great opportunity to join a well-established and successfulmarket leading company with over 30 years’ experience in providing Forensic Services to the Policeforces of England and Wales, as well as other commercial organisations and public sector bodies.
This is a truly exciting time to begin or continue your career with our first-class business, as aReporting Scientist you will be responsible for the interpretation and reporting of results of drugs ofabuse in urine and oral fluid and providing expert witness statements when required. This roleinvolves a variety of tasks including assisting in the developments of new methods to continuallyimprove our capability and delight our customers.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
The successful candidate will also be expected to carry out the following
- Interpretation of analytical data, reporting of results and providing expert witness statementswhen required.
- Delivery of work projects, such as developing new methods as well as improving existingones effectively to agreed deadlines in response to customer demand and organisationalchange.
- Obtain and maintain appropriate levels of accreditation for the laboratory.
- Provide guidance and advice for all issues relating to quality within the laboratory.
- Ensure that internal and external quality controls are carried out, and that appropriatecorrective and preventive measures are taken to ensure standards are maintained.
- Organise and help develop direct and indirect reports to improve the delivery of day-to-daywork and projects.
- Ensure equipment is effectively and economically maintained so that the laboratory function isnot compromised by unscheduled downtime. (GC-MS, LC-MS-MS, GC-MS-MS).
- Participating in the technical work such as extraction of drugs of abuse
- Generate and implement ideas in line with CI
- Demonstrate an awareness of, and compliance with, health and safety regulations, and act asa COSHH advisor.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
- As part of the team ensure that operational targets are met and exceeded where possible.
- Achieving key performance indicator targets.
- Any queries are dealt with in a professional and timely manner ensuring TAT is met andcustomer satisfaction.
- Provide expert witness interpretations.
Qualifications
The ideal Candidate:
We are looking for someone with a degree in Chemistry or Science related subject along with atleast5 years of relevant experience (preferable but not essential), is highly motivated, enthusiastic andpossesses the competence and team spirit to support others and contribute to a positive culture. Hereat EFS integrity and customer focus is at the heart of everything we do and the below is what will seeyou excel in this role:
- Good attention to detail, well organised, innovative and motivated.
- Good interpersonal and team playing skills.
- Demonstration of good communications skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to cope under pressure, multitask and work to deadlines.
- Strong team player.
- Demonstrate a high level of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive material.
- Proactive worker with an enthusiastic attitude to work.
If you have knowledge of instrumental analytical techniques including GC-MS and LC-MS/MS andeven extraction methods, then we would love to hear from you.
Additional Information
Company Benefits
In return for your hard work and loyal service, we will offer you a competitive salary, a selection of employee benefits via our flexible benefits menu which includes cycle to work, give as you earn, volunteering days, buy and sell holiday. In addition, we also offer the following:
- Life Assurance (3 times annual salary)
- Free on-site Car Parking
- Scottish Widows Company Pension Plan
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to a maximum of 30 days)
- Employee length of service awards and yearly recognition schemes, celebrating work anniversaries here at EFS.
- Employee technology scheme
- Discount vouchers and flexi reward points on our employee wellness hub
- Everyone who joins EFS will have access to Perkbox allowing you to save money all year round on a wide range of perks such as supermarket savings, days out or your daily coffee
- Learning and study support
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Health Cash Plan membership
- Enhanced company sick, maternity and paternity pay scheme
- Refer a friend scheme
- Subscription to mental health support and wellbeing.
Due to the highly sensitive nature of the work, applicants should note that security clearance is required for this role.
To gain security clearance you must have five years continuous residency in the UK. Security clearance is undertaken by a third party to police personnel vetting standards, as such any criminal convictions may prevent you from gaining security clearance. In addition, the successful applicant will be required to undertake drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment.
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