Senior Scientist – BTS (Process)

Eurofins; Boxmeer; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Specialist training and development opportunities

Online preventive mental health platform

Team activities and monthly lunches

Good salary and benefits

Job summary

Eurofins in Boxmeer is looking for a Senior Scientist to join the Bio Technology Solutions Vaccine formulation team. This role involves leading projects related to the development of new vaccine formulations and ensuring compliance with GxP guidelines. You will set performance goals, manage timelines, and motivate a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates should have relevant BSc/MSc/PhD education along with laboratory experience. The position offers professional growth opportunities and a good salary with additional benefits.

Qualifications

• Relevant education in Life Sciences or related fields.
• Experience in laboratory operations required.
• Familiarity with GxP guidelines is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead vaccine formulation projects ensuring compliance with GxP.
• Set performance goals and manage project timelines.
• Motivate team members towards common objectives.
• Analyze experimental results and propose improvements.

Skills

Laboratory operations

Project management

GxP guidelines

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Relevant BSc/MSc/PhD education

Job 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 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 62,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 62 countries and operating more than 900 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 € 7.296 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

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\'s site, utilizing 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!

Job Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Scientist to join our team in Boxmeer. As an Senior Scientist, you will contribute the Bio Technology Solutions (BTS) Vaccine formulation team. This team is focused on developing and transferring new vaccine formulations such as adjuvant formulations and stabilizers. Formulation Science is about product composition, meaning that in our case excipients are screened to improve vaccine performance. As an Senior process Scientist, you will act as the project lead for one or more projects and project teams. The projects entail new product development projects, the improvement of existing products, solving problems in the production of existing products, according to instructions and general guidelines, in a safe and (GLP/GMP) compliant manner and at own discretion and initiative.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ability to set and manage expectations, performance goals, time commitments, resources and risks in a manner that demonstrates objectives that are measurable and achievable.
• Initiates and maintains up-to-date MS project files and Connectivity updates. When applicable, NPC and/or site-to-site transfer methodology is followed.
• Discusses assignments with the project team(s). Designs and plans experiments based on general guidelines, instructions, and project timelines.
• Ability to motivate a (multidisciplinary) team to work together towards a common goal and to achieve co-operation within the team and stakeholders.
• Is present/engaged in the operational area.
• Identifies deviations, assesses project impact, investigates the root cause, and makes proposals for improvements.
• Interprets experimental results and decides upon path forward with the project team.
• Writes Statements and Assessments, Subject Protocols / Memos / Reports, and Regulatory documents.
• Ensures that operations are performed under GxP (e.g., assistance with pilot- and consistency batch productions, small scale batches for animal studies, and seed productions).
• Makes proposals for the introduction of new methods and techniques.
• May act as a subject matter expert in one or more (technical) fields.
• Keeps track of developments and techniques within the discipline.
• Uses literature to support product / process development.

Qualifications

• Relevant BSc/MSc/PhD education and/or experience
• Familiarity and expertise in laboratory operations.
• Knowledge of and experience with GxP guidelines and MPS methods
• Knowledge of project management and transfer methodologies

Additional Information

Working at PSS means working with highly motivated people with a can-do mentality. Our people work in an international environment, within an enthusiastic team and for an organization where there is sufficient room to develop further. Working together is extremely important to us and having fun in what you do is part of that! Our monthly team lunches, team activities and the hand out of awards to our colleagues are an example of this. We also offer:

• A responsible and challenging position within the team;
• Plenty of room for your own ideas and input;
• Specialist training and a range of opportunities for personal and professional development;
• Online preventive mental health platform;
• Good salary and benefits.

Working at PSS offers you the flexibility and personal touch of working in a medium sized and dynamic company, whilst also allowing you to benefit from having Eurofins as a parent company. Our ambitious growth plans provide ample opportunities for the motivated employees:

• Plenty of opportunities for growth;
• Varied work where you are in regular contact with other companies and scientists within the Eurofins group;
• A broad customer portfolio ensuring a lot of diversity in your work.

Would you like to know more? For questions regarding the position, please follow the link below ‘I\'m interested’ in order to contact the hiring manager.

Acquisition for this vacancy is not appreciated.