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.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

If you want to continue to help make our world a safer and healthier place, then apply for the role below and become a part of the extraordinary Eurofins network.

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

The Project Leader will assist the Departmental Head to lead and motivate the team in the planning, conduct and execution of technical procedures for all studies carried out at Eurofins Alba Science Ltd. They will assist in managing project schedules, task details, preparing/checking study related paperwork and delegating appropriately. They must be able to manage change and take active leadership in timely decision making.

This is a full time role working Monday to Friday 09:00 till 17:00.

• Aid with the smooth running of all technical studies.
• To be a primary contact (in times of the departmental heads absence) within the Technical Team with regards to the day to day running of the department.
• To assist in the supervision and training of all departmental staff and help ensure that training records and training programmes are up-to-date and monitored.
• To liaise/assist the business development team regarding client enquiries.
• To assist with writing, preparing and/or reviewing standard protocols and other relevant study paperwork for new studies considering client outcome expectations, data collection and analysis techniques.
• To assist & organise study set-up and preparation.
• To assist with ensuring that all test materials and other consumables are available for the proposed study commencement and to ensure satisfactory disposal of test materials on study completion.
• To assist with ensuring that all aspects of the study schedule are adhered to and that results are available (to other teams) on time.
• To prepare data for reporting and study files for archiving.
• To assist with responding to QA audits throughout the life cycle of studies including study inspections, data, and report audits.
• Technical conduct of studies in accordance with relevant protocols.
• Regular communication with relevant Project Managers/Senior Management and immediately on identifying untoward events.
• To aid with communicating to external customers via email, phone and during visits to ensure the smooth running of studies.
• To assist the Dept Head in ensuring the timely and full completion of the Eurofins Alba Science Live Clinical Database and Project Management System for studies.
• To be aware of all activities of the department.

Qualifications

• Awareness of GCP (Good Clinical Practice).
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities and shifting deadlines.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• It will be of advantage to have familiarity with industry standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO, GCP and GDPR). Plus awareness of global cosmetic regulations (e.g., FDA, EU Cosmetics Regulation, ISO standards).
• Scope of Clinical Research competencies.
• SCQF Level 4 or above in English.
• IT literate, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
• Strong attention to detail to identify errors and refine documents for clarity and precision.
• Attention to Detail.
• Compliance & Accuracy Problem-Solving.
• Effective communication skills both written and oral.
• Can show leadership qualities.
• Excels working in a team but also independently.
• Good time management and can prioritised.

Additional Information

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Enhanced Annual Leave Entitlement
• Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme (4 times annual salary)
• Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential
• Health Cash Plan
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes
• Free parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• We also have in place rewards recognising the great work out employees deliver, their dedicated service and celebrating special life events.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Being part of a Reward and Recognition Scheme, recognising great work across our teams.
• Holiday entitlement increases with service.
• The option to opt into our Health Cash Plan, designed to help look after your everyday health and wellbeing. This allows you to claim back the cost of routine healthcare expenses such as dental check-ups, eye tests, glasses or contact lenses and other everyday medical treatments.
• Life Assurance from day one, providing cover of three times your annual salary.
• Automatic enrolment into our Company Pension Plan after three months (with the flexibility to opt out if you choose)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering 24/7 confidential support for both personal and work-related matters.
• Being able to register your interest in volunteering days, which are designed to support employees who wish to do voluntary work during working hours as part of a wider strategy to contribute positively to the local community.
• Free on-site car parking.
• The opportunity to explore worldwide opportunities.
• Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone’s lifestyle.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

Your data

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Closing Date

We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.