Quality Assurance Scientist - Environment Testing

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.

Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC is the largest and most recognized potable water and beverage testing laboratory in the United States, providing water quality compliance and specialty testing to more than 500 municipal, State and Federal customers.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Maintain states laboratory certifications, A2LA ISO 17025 accreditation by    preparing the annual renewal for lab state certifications and apply for initial state certification when needed.  
• Manage and coordinate the testing of Proficiency Testing (PT) studies, review PT results and prepare the PT reports to ensure that the lab is in compliance with the state certification PT requirements
• Review and understand the state(s) and EPA regulatory requirements under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safe Drinking Water Act Program (SDWA, 40 CFR 141), TNI 2016 Standards, ISO/IEC 17025 standards, bottle water standards  to ensure the laboratory is in compliance with the regulations impacting the lab state certifications 
• Assist the Quality Manager and technical managers in updating the SOPs and the Quality Assurance Manual to ensure that the SOPs and Quality Assurance Manual is current, complete and reflects the laboratory practices.
• Assist the Quality Manager in conducting internal and when hosting external onsite audits.  
• Assist the Quality Manager in the set up and maintenance of the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). 
• Assist the Quality Manager to ensure that the lab is generating legally defensible data. 
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or other related science field 
• Previous lab experience in a professional setting
• Proficiency with computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship

The ideal candidate would possess:

• Previous Quality Assurance experience, especially in a lab setting, ideally 2+ years 
• Previous Environmental lab experience is ideal
• Working knowledge of the statistics involved in quality control of the laboratory.
• Previous experience on regulatory certification requirements, state certifications and Proficiency Test samples management preferred
• Knowledge of quality systems 
• Experience with Corrective Actions 
• Basic understanding of environmental test methods, Quality Assurance System and Quality Control
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Excellent attention to details.
• Ability to work well independently as well as in a team environment.

Pay range: 60,000-65,000/yr 

Please note - Eurofins Environment Testing (USA) provides a compensation range for informational purposes, the actual base pay rate may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience and skill set, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location.

As a Eurofins employee, you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work.  We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, and dental and vision options.

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.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/ 

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 Eurofins Scientific 2/2 March 2023 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 Organizations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialized and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralized and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 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 2022, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
 
Eurofins Environment Testing Businesses in the US are routinely engaged in Federal Contracts. Federal Government vaccination mandates may apply to staff working in these businesses. Successful applicants may be required to confirm vaccination status or demonstrate eligibility for medical or religious exemptions prior to commencing employment.  In addition, certain positions require travel for which vaccination is required in accordance with Eurofins policy.