Laboratory Metrologist

Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing North America; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical coverage, dental

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Eurofins USA BioPharma Services in Lancaster, PA seeks an experienced instrumentation professional to perform maintenance, calibration, and qualification of routine and advanced laboratory equipment. The candidate will ensure quality system compliance and provide guidance to technical staff.

The role emphasizes troubleshooting, instrument validations, and documentation within a GXP environment, with a strong focus on teamwork and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in physical science, engineering, or information technology.
• 8 years GxP, laboratory, and/or instrument maintenance and repair experience.
• Experience performing and documenting instrument trouble shooting, non-routine events, and/or validations.
• Experience writing technical documents (e.g. procedures, investigations).
• Experience developing instrument validation deliverables (e.g. protocols, test scripts) within a GXP environment.
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, calibration, and qualification of laboratory instrumentation per procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain compliance of quality systems and laboratory instrumentation.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and repair of laboratory instrumentation.
• Implement/validate routine instrumentation and assist with research/implementation/validation of advanced instrumentation.
• Provide oversight, guidance, and training to technical personnel.
• Maintain routine instruments in a validated state at all times; perform assessment, trouble-shooting, repair; ensure PM and testing.
• Compliance - ensure activities on time and documented; quality policy understood.
• Productivity - organize schedule to complete high-priority tasks.
• Innovation - process improvement initiatives.
• Teamwork - foster teamwork and support.
• Training - provide guidance and coaching within team.

Skills

Maintenance

Calibration

Troubleshooting

GxP compliance

Documentation

Training

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in physical science, engineering, or information technology

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 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.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 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.

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.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 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.

Job Description

• Perform maintenance, calibration, and/or qualification of routine and advanced laboratory instrumentation in accordance with established procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain compliance of quality systems and laboratory instrumentation.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and repair of laboratory instrumentation.
• Implement/validate routine instrumentation and assist with research/implementation/validation of advanced instrumentation.
• Provide oversight, guidance, and training to technical personnel.
• Maintain routine instruments in a validated state at all times. Perform assessment, trouble-shooting, repair. Ensure completion of preventative maintenance, routine testing, and assigned validation testing.
• Compliance - Ensure all activities are completed on time, accurately documented, and in compliance with existing quality systems. Ensure that the quality policy program is understood, implemented and maintained at all times.
• Productivity - Organize schedule in a manner such that higher priority projects and tasks are completed in a timely manner. Ensure completion of all assigned tasks according to company and department stated TAT's.
• Innovation - Active involvement with process improvement initiatives
• Teamwork - Foster teamwork internally and with technical groups to increase overall quality. Take responsibility for group success by assisting and supporting team members.
• Training - Provide guidance and coaching within a team environment

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• ISO 17025 Calibration and Measurement of Uncertainty experience

Basic Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in physical science, engineering, or information technology
• 8 years GxP, laboratory, and/or instrument maintenance and repair experience
• A combination of college and related technical experience will be considered (e.g. 12+ years experience)
• Experience performing and documenting instrument trouble shooting, non-routine events, and/or validations
• Experience writing technical documents (e.g. procedures, investigations)
• Experience developing instrument validation deliverables (e.g. protocols, test scripts) within a GXP environment
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship

Additional Information

Position is Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., with overtime as needed. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Lancaster, Pennsylvania are encouraged to apply.

Excellent full-time benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays

Eurofins USA BioPharma Services is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.