Associate Scientist Process Control - Water Micro

Eurofins Biopharma Product Testing Ireland; Dungarvan; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Income protection

Life assurance

Free parking onsite

Additional annual leave days

Birthday leave day after 6 months

Work-life balance

Sports and Social events

Job summary

Eurofins Biopharma Product Testing Ireland in Dungarvan, Co Waterford, is seeking an Associate Scientist to join the Process Control Water Microbiology team. You will carry out scientific test procedures on customer samples and deliver accurate results within agreed timelines using strict GMP and SOPs.

The role offers the chance to contribute to quality, participate in root cause analyses, and support continuous improvement while working closely with colleagues in a busy laboratory environment.

Qualifications

• Prior GMP experience preferred.
• A degree or diploma in a Scientific discipline.
• Water testing & EM techniques.
• Good team player, organised, accurate, strong documentation skills.
• Passionate about quality and customer service.
• Good communication skills both internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Carry out scientific test procedures on customers' samples and produce accurate results within an acceptable time frame.
• Perform routine and non-routine analysis with accuracy and efficiency.
• Complete test records on time, ensuring compliance with SOPs and regulatory standards.
• Identify opportunities for quality and service improvement; contribute to continuous improvement projects.
• Adhere to GMP guidelines and internal quality standards; ensure all activities are documented and traceable.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis and prepare exception reports.
• Gain proficiency in assigned tests/areas of testing; maintain training records.
• Provide training to colleagues in techniques/tests where competency is proven.
• Provide cover for colleagues as required.
• Participate in weekend rota, overtime, and On-Call/Call-out schedules.
• Ensure customer requirements are met; demonstrate flexibility to work across business areas.

Skills

GMP experience

Team player

Documentation skills

Quality focus

Communication skills

Education

Degree or diploma in a scientific discipline

Tools

Water testing techniques

EM techniques

Job description

Consider joining Eurofins where people are the most important element in our business. Eurofins Biopharma Product Testing is a leading contract lab that provides testing and research services in the environmental, pharmaceutical, and biopharmaceutical sciences to clients worldwide.

What can Eurofins offer you?

• At Eurofins we offer careers
• Developmental opportunities and career progression
• Private Medical Insurance when with the company for 2 years for all roles
• Income protection and life assurance
• Free parking onsite
• Additional annual leave days with continued service
• Additional birthday leave day after 6 months
• The opportunity to work on life saving products
• Work-life balance
• Sports and Social events

Consider joining Eurofins where people are the most important element in our business. Eurofins Biopharma Product Testing is a leading contract lab that provides testing and research services in the environmental, pharmaceutical, and biopharmaceutical sciences to clients worldwide.

What can Eurofins offer you?

• At Eurofins we offer careers
• Developmental opportunities and career progression
• Private Medical Insurance when with the company for 2 years for all roles
• Income protection and life assurance
• Free parking onsite
• Additional annual leave days with continued service
• Additional birthday leave day after 6 months
• The opportunity to work on life saving products
• Work-life balance
• Sports and Social events

Job Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Associate Scientist to join our Process Control Water Microbiology team in Dungarvan Co Waterford.

The purpose of this job is to carry out scientific test procedures on customers' samples and produce accurate results within an acceptable time frame using company procedures.

• Perform routine and non-routine analysis with accuracy and efficiency.
• Complete test records on time, ensuring compliance with SOPs and regulatory standards.
• Identify opportunities for quality and service improvement; contribute to continuous improvement projects.
• Adhere to GMP guidelines and internal quality standards; ensure all activities are documented and traceable.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis and prepare exception reports.
• Gain proficiency in assigned tests/areas of testing; maintain training records.
• Provide training to colleagues in techniques/tests where competency is proven.
• Provide cover for colleagues as required.
• Participate in weekend rota, overtime, and On-Call/Call-out schedules.
• Ensure customer requirements are met; demonstrate flexibility to work across business areas.

Qualifications

Experience / Skills

• Prior GMP experience preferred.
• A degree or diploma in a Scientific discipline
• Water testing & EM techniques.
• Good team player, organised, accurate, have strong documentation skills
• Passionate about quality and customer service
• Good communication skills both internally and externally

Please note: Weekend work is required, Tuesday - Saturday or Sunday to Thursday.

Additional Information

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 just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 63,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 59 countries and operating more than 950 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.

In 2025, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 7.2965 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.