Senior Instrumentation Specialist

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Lancaster, Northern (Lancaster County, KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Eurofins is seeking a Senior Instrumentation Specialist to provide technical leadership in maintenance, calibration, qualification, and troubleshooting of laboratory instrumentation supporting regulated environments.

You will partner with lab, quality, and engineering teams to drive improvements, support lifecycle management, and train staff, ensuring compliance and peak instrument performance.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with instrument calibration, qualification, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced maintenance, calibration, qualification, troubleshooting, and repair of laboratory instrumentation.
• Ensure equipment remains validated and compliant through preventive maintenance and testing.
• Develop, execute, and document instrument validations, investigations, and technical assessments per GMP/GxP.
• Support implementation and validation of new instrumentation and technologies.
• Author and review technical documentation, protocols, reports, and test scripts.
• Provide mentorship and training to staff.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reliability, efficiency, and compliance.
• Drive process improvements focused on instrumentation performance and productivity.
• Maintain compliance with quality systems and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Instrumentation maintenance

Calibration

Qualification

Troubleshooting

GMP/GxP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Physical Sciences

Job description

At Eurofins, our work helps make life and our environment safer, healthier, and more sustainable. As a global leader in laboratory testing services, we partner with companies across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, environmental, and consumer product industries to ensure the products people rely on every day are safe, effective, and of the highest quality.

With more than 58,000 employees across 900 laboratories in over 54 countries, Eurofins provides a broad range of analytical testing and scientific services that support innovation, quality, and regulatory compliance worldwide. From advancing life-saving medicines to safeguarding food and water supplies, our teams play a critical role in improving public health and protecting our environment.

Joining Eurofins means becoming part of a global scientific organization that values technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and professional growth. If you're looking to apply your expertise in a meaningful way while working alongside talented scientists and engineers, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Description

Are you an experienced instrumentation professional who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and ensuring critical laboratory systems operate at peak performance? Eurofins is seeking a Senior Instrumentation Specialist to provide technical leadership in the maintenance, calibration, qualification, and troubleshooting of laboratory instrumentation supporting regulated scientific environments.

In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert for a wide range of laboratory equipment, ensuring instruments remain compliant, reliable, and ready to support high-quality analytical testing. You will partner with laboratory, quality, and engineering teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives, support instrument lifecycle management, and provide guidance and training to technical staff.

What You'll Do

• Perform advanced maintenance, calibration, qualification, troubleshooting, and repair of laboratory instrumentation.
• Ensure laboratory equipment remains in a validated and compliant state through preventative maintenance, routine testing, and qualification activities.
• Develop, execute, and document instrument validations, investigations, and technical assessments in accordance with GMP/GxP requirements.
• Support the implementation and validation of new instrumentation and technologies.
• Author and review technical documentation, including procedures, validation protocols, investigation reports, and test scripts.
• Provide technical mentorship, training, and guidance to laboratory and engineering personnel.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and compliance.
• Drive process improvement initiatives focused on instrumentation performance and laboratory productivity.
• Maintain compliance with quality systems, regulatory requirements, and internal procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience supporting laboratory instrumentation within regulated environments.
• Strong experience with instrument calibration, qualification, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Experience developing and executing validation protocols, test scripts, and other qualification documentation.
• Proven ability to investigate non-routine instrument issues and implement effective corrective actions.Experience authoring technical documentation, procedures, and investigations.
• Familiarity with GMP, GLP, GxP, or other regulated laboratory environments.
• 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.