Analytical Scientist

LabRulez; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension Plan

Holiday entitlement

Perkbox

Health plan

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific is a global leader in analytical testing services. The Analytical Scientist role involves routine and non-routine testing of pharmaceutical products with emphasis on HPLC, Dissolution and Karl Fischer methods.

You will support technology transfers and analytical development while ensuring GMP-compliant data and documentation. Based in the Liverpool area, you will work with ELNs and LIMS, coordinating with client teams and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or related discipline; GMP experience considered in lieu.
• Strong knowledge of analytical chemistry and modern techniques, esp. HPLC, UV.
• Pharmaceutical testing lab experience (solid dose) preferred; GMP environment required.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine, non-routine and stability testing on finished pharmaceutical products.
• Analyse using HPLC, Dissolution, Karl Fischer and UV; review GMP-compliance data.
• Support technology transfers and analytical development/validation activities.
• Document data per client policies and prepare results for testing.
• Maintain productivity and support audits, method revisions and QC testing.

Skills

HPLC

GMP knowledge

Analytical chemistry

Education

Chemistry degree

Tools

ELN

LIMS

MS Office

Job description

Analytical chemist, Liquid chromatography

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 works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, 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 in the support of clinical studies.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 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 2025, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 7.296 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Analytical Scientist

As an Analytical Scientist, you will be responsible for performing routine, non-routine and stability testing on finished pharmaceutical products, ensuring accurate, timely results in line with GMP expectations.

Job Responsibilities that you be covering:

• You will perform routine and non-routine analysis of pharmaceutical products using a range of analytical techniques (primarily HPLC, Dissolution, and Karl Fischer).
• You will support technology transfers for new products entering the team, ensuring smooth implementation and alignment with client procedures.
• Support in some analytical development and validation activities.
• You will review analytical data for GMP compliance and initiate or follow up on OOS results and action limits when required.
• You will document data in accordance with current client policies and procedures and prepare/approve results for tests in which you are trained and deemed competent.
• You will maintain productivity through agreed metrics (e.g. test numbers, cycle times) and support audits, method revisions, and testing of QC samples.
• You will liaise with client representatives, provide updates to designated personnel, support continuous improvement initiatives, and work flexibly in line with business needs.

Qualifications

What skills, qualifications and experiences you will hold as an Analytical Scientist:

• You will have a degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or a closely related scientific discipline; significant experience in GMP environments may be considered in lieu of formal qualifications
• You will possess a strong working knowledge of analytical chemistry, with specific knowledge and experience of high performance liquid chromatography and other modern analytical techniques.
• The role requires previous relevant experience within a pharmaceutical testing laboratory (preferably solid dose) and competence with techniques such as HPLC, Dissolution, Karl Fischer and UV.
• Experience of working within a GMP environment, interpreting raw data, troubleshooting analytical or instrumental issues, and completing documentation accurately, is required.
• You are capable of working with electronic laboratory systems (ELNs, LIMS) and MS Office applications, and you can work proactively, independently, and as part of a team.
• You are flexible in your approach, able to switch priorities at short notice, and motivated to contribute ideas to improve existing processes.
• You will be passionate about quality and customer service, consistently striving to meet or exceed expectations while supporting the delivery of a high‑performing laboratory service.
• You will demonstrate strong communication skills, both internally and externally, ensuring clear, professional and timely interactions with colleagues, stakeholders and customers.

Additional Information

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:

• Being part of a Reward and Recognition Scheme, recognising great work across our teams.
• Holiday entitlement increases with service.
• The option to opt into our Health Cash Plan, designed to help look after your everyday health and wellbeing. This allows you to claim back the cost of routine healthcare expenses such as dental check-ups, eye tests, glasses or contact lenses and other everyday medical treatments.
• Life Assurance from day one, providing cover of four times your annual salary.
• Automatic enrolment into our Company Pension Plan after three months (with the flexibility to opt out if you choose)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering 24/7 confidential support for both personal and work-related matters.
• Being able to register your interest in volunteering days, which are designed to support employees who wish to do voluntary work during working hours as part of a wider strategy to contribute positively to the local community.
• Free on-site car parking.
• The opportunity to explore worldwide 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.

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.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.