Quality Assurance Officer

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.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research 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 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 65,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 950 laboratories in 59 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.

In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.9 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

• Plan, execute and report audits according to the audit timetable and applicable procedures for the organization, subcontractors, suppliers, and other Eurofins Central Laboratory contacts.
• Plan and execute protocol, laboratory and supporting data, and final report (interim, draft, final) audits and conduct in-life phase inspections as required for compliance with internal SOPs and bioanalytical method validation guidelines (FDA, EMA).
• Perform review of raw data against the draft reports of bioanalytical studies to verify that the reports accurately and completely reflect the raw data generated.
• Perform in life and operational spot inspections- generation of associated reports.
• Monitor the progress, appropriateness and correct implementation of corrective measures.
• Prepare, review and improve QA procedures.
• Review procedures of other departments within the organization.
• Provide quality-enhance training on your own initiative, annual compliance training, and on request.
• Act as a contact person for quality questions from the organization
• Audit preparation, hosting of client audits and/or regulatory inspections
• Review and evaluate adequacy of investigations and CAPA (corrective actions/preventive actions) reports.
• Maintain current knowledge of standard requirements according to GCLP, GCP, GMP, CAP, ISO17025 and ISO 15189 guidelines related to the business process.
• Archive and document control duties as assigned by QA Manager.
• Perform other related tasks that match training and experience on request of the QA Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Life Science or a Quality oriented education OR
• MLO education with HLO work and think level
• At least 2 years’ relevant work experience
• Experience with or strong affinity with quality systems set up according to GCLP and/or GCP
• Work experience in the field of ISO / IEC 17025 and 15189
• Confident to engage in the discussion with the management
• Excellent command of English, spoken and written
• Able to increase the quality consciousness of employees
• Strong analytical skills
• Result oriented, sets him/herself concrete targets and does everything to achieve them, considering the common interest
• Continuously focused on improvement and optimization of technology and the work process
• Organizational talent, continue to perform effectively under pressure and know how to monitor progress

Additional Information

What we offer: As an employer, we’re keen to look after our people with as much dedication as they look after our patients. That’s why we offer competitive salaries, excellent training and exceptional career prospects. We’re a growing and ambitious company, so there is huge potential here to develop with us and enjoy fantastic rewards in your career.

Your data: 
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Eurofins Mechem is an Equal Opportunities Company.