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 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 is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. Eurofins 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. The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.
In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries. 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.
In 2020, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 5.4 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.
Job Description
To process incoming specimens, capture all relevant and accompanying data and document deviations according to expectations, in order to enable timely, high quality specimen services per work lists. To maintain and document chain of custody from box opened until next service destination to ensure full accountability and traceability at all times.
Key Accountabilities
- Fully own and process incoming shipments and make corrective actions in a proper, compliant and transparent way according to corporate SOPs.
- Enter and control the subject demographics and visit details into the LIMS system.
- Ensure the specimen quality meets expectations and document any deviations (LIMS system or paper log).
- Transfer the specimens to their next service destination and document handshake.
- Create and execute specimen work lists to meet planned completion service timelines.
- Resolve deviations from processing work lists or elevate to management.
- Prepare, control, and complete specimen shipments including paper work and manifests.
- Dispose of residual specimens according to company policy and applicable local regulations.
There are 1st and 2nd shifts available.
- 1st Shift: 7a-3:30p Alternating weeks M-F and Tu-Sa
- 2nd Shift: 3p-11:30p Alternating weeks M-F and Tu-Sa
Qualifications
Basic Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED or equivalent experience
- Authorization to work in the US for any employer, indefinitely, without sponsorship.
- Knowledge of MS Office Suite and Outlook.
- Willing to work overtime as needed to accomplish tasks
- Ability to lift packages greater than 40 pounds.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
The Ideal Candidate would possess:
- Energetic and hard working characteristics
- Strong analytical, logistics, leadership and communication skills: verbal and written.
- Self motivated.
- Strong organizational skills
- Minimal experience with pipetting in an academic or industry lab.
Physical Requirements:
- Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms, and shoulders repetitively to operate a keyboard and other office equipment, use a telephone, access file cabinets and other items stored at various levels, including overhead
- Ability to speak and hear well enough to communicate clearly and understandably with sufficient volume to ensure an accurate exchange of information in normal conversational distance, over the telephone, and in a group setting
- Ability to continuously operate a personal computer for extended periods of time (4 or more hours)
- Mental acuity sufficient to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions
The essential physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Additional Information
- 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 Central Labs, LLC are committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace environment and is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Company that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy, genetic information (GINA), disability, military and/or veteran status, and/or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state, or local law. The Company’s policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer all employment-related matters on the basis of an individual's qualifications, abilities and efforts without regard to protected status.
Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
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