Compliance Specialist

Eurofins Ireland PSS; Ringaskiddy; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Life assurance

Annual discretionary bonus

Birthday Holiday entitlement

Free parking onsite

Canteen on site

Job summary

Eurofins Ireland PSS is seeking a Compliance Specialist to ensure high-quality ethical and regulatory standards within the client environment. You will act as SME for change controls and approvals, interpreting data and driving improvements across teams.

This maternity cover role requires strong analytical ability and clear communication with clients and authorities. You will engage in documentation control, SOP alignment, and cross-site collaboration to uphold cGMP compliance, with a

Qualifications

• Third-level science or data-analytics qualification.
• GMP exposure preferred.
• Change-control experience and quality workflows management.
• COMET system familiarity desirable.
• Strong analytical skills for data interpretation.
• Excellent communication across teams and with clients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for change controls and nonconformances, overseeing shelf-life extensions, NPIs, terminations, equipment introductions, and specs updates.
• Interpret analytical data with scientific rigour, ensuring high-quality results with senior onsite colleagues.
• Drive process improvements by identifying optimisation opportunities and communicating them to PSS Management.
• Present technical data to customers and stakeholders, and support client interactions with regulatory authorities and industry groups.
• Collaborate across teams and sites, align with SOPs, and ensure clear client-EUROFINS communication.
• Review and approve documentation promptly, keeping records accurate and well-organised.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Regulatory experience

Change control

Education

Science degree

Tools

COMET system

Job description

Company Description

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.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is a global, award-winning insourcing solution. We place our skilled team directly at the client site, managing operations seamlessly and eliminating complexities. We ensure a strategic, long-term service commitment that delivers value directly at the client’ site, utilising their facilities, equipment, and methodologies, while maintaining the same service, expertise, and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. If you're an employee seeking an exceptional career journey, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is your gateway to a future where innovation, collaboration, and success converge. Join us in a world where excellence knows no boundaries!

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins network.

Job Description

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

This is a full time, Maternity Cover position until October 2027. Working days, Monday - Friday, 39 hours per week.

As a Compliance Specialist t you will serve within the client environment to support their technical and analytical tasks, to work to the highest standards in terms of quality and professionalism.

Job Responsibilities that you be covering:

• You will serve as the subject matter expert for change controls and nonconformances, overseeing shelf-life extensions, NPIs, terminations, equipment introductions, and specification updates.
• You will interpret analytical data with strong scientific rigour, ensuring high-quality results in collaboration with senior onsite colleagues.
• You will drive process improvements by proactively identifying optimisation opportunities and communicating them to PSS Management to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• You will present technical data clearly to customers and stakeholders, participating in role-related meetings and supporting client interactions with regulatory authorities and industry groups.
• You will collaborate across teams and sites, building strong partnerships, maintaining alignment with SOPs and official documentation, and ensuring effective communication between the client and Eurofins.
• You will review and approve documentation promptly, ensuring all records are accurate, compliant, well-organised, and appropriately communicated and filed.

Qualifications

What skills, qualifications and experiences you will hold as an Compliance Specialist

• You will hold a scientific qualification at third-level in a science or data-analytics discipline.
• You will have regulated-environment experience with GMP exposure strongly preferred.
• You will have change-control expertise and be comfortable managing associated quality workflows.
• You will have COMET system familiarity, which is desirable but not essential for success in the role.
• You will hold strong analytical skills enabling effective interpretation of technical data and documentation.
• You will have excellent communication abilities to collaborate across teams and engage confidently with clients and stakeholders.

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.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• We offer exceptional opportunities for career growth, within a friendly and supportive team. As well as a competitive salary, pension and associated benefits you will enjoy an unrivalled working environment, including an active social calendar and subsidised canteen, all while working in a start of the art client facility- a leading biotechnology company
• Fantastic developmental opportunities and career progression pathways such as leadership, training, compliance and Subject Media Expert.
• Full Benefits Package including:-
  • Pension
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Income protection and life assurance
  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Birthday Holiday entitlement
• Exciting Eurofins Incentives: Employee Activity Committee (EAC), Equality Driving Excellence (EDE), significant Reward and Recognition programme Opportunity to benefit from Eurofins Operational Development training platform, plus potential support for part-time training (relevant to the position)
• Full use of the canteen facilities and barista on the client site
• Free parking onsite and onsite electric charging
• Additional annual leave days with continued service
• The opportunity to work on life saving products

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.

Your data

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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.

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