Scientific Consultant: Part-Time

Company Description

The National Food Lab, a division of Eurofins, is a fast-growing company with a vision to be the destination for tailored solutions for the food industry – beginning to end.   Our mission is to provide services that help food, beverage, and supplement companies deliver safe, healthy and successful products.  We seek to make a positive impact in the advancement of food safety, quality and nutrition, fulfilling our corporate promise – to improve health and improve lives.

The National Food Lab’s best-in-class team provides deep technical expertise and extensive capabilities in product and process development, sensory science and consumer insights to offer unmatched end-to-end product development solutions. With our 45 years of excellence in product creation, development, and life cycle management, the National Food Lab offers support through our network of R&D development labs, test centers and pilot plants across 4 US sites in New York, Minnesota, Florida and Colorado.

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment and pharmaceutical products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and for supporting clinical studies. In addition, Eurofins is one of the key emerging players in specialty clinical diagnostic testing in Europe and the USA.
Group's key figures are approx. 3 billion Euros turnover, 400 laboratories across 44 countries and more than 35.000 staff.

Job Description

• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision
• Applies GMP/GLP in all areas of responsibility, as appropriate
• Ensures the scientific quality and expertise of the business unit in a defined scope of services.
• Consults with clients on Eurofins Food Integrity & Innovation projects or development needs and designs appropriate studies or programs.
• Collaborates on sales and marketing activities to assure financial and budget expectations are met. Plans and delivers Eurofins Food Integrity & Innovation service offerings for global client portfolio demands. 
• Develops and supports a strategic plan which identifies the areas in which the department will concentrate its scientific efforts, capital, and staff to meet business growth objectives.
• Defines resources (personnel, space, equipment), implements programs, and drives process improvement to assure financial, quality and budget expectations are met.
• Initiates, plans and implements staff development programs.  Develops department capabilities and resources to meet both present and future needs. Colleague development is a significant component of the role.
• Influencing the external scientific and regulatory environment are significant components of the role.
• Ensures compliance with all relevant regulatory and certification guidelines (e.g. GXP, FDA, USDA, etc.)
• Identifies opportunities for synergistic leverage across assigned Eurofins Food Integrity & Innovation service offerings, and ensures communication mechanisms across defined areas within the matrix organization. Serves as internal and external technical expert.  Influences and impacts internal and external practice and policy.
• Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Safety or related field
• Experience and a BS/MS in Chemistry, Microbiology or related field may be substituted for education.
• Weekend work as required.
• May be exposed to potential food allergens.
• Travel required 25% of the time to visit clients, attend professional meetings, training opportunities and visit other Eurofins sites; additional travel may be required may be required during special initiatives, etc.
• Ability to attend domestic and international technical conferences/exhibits and entertain clients after regular business hours is required. 

• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship

Additional Information

Position is Part-Time, approximately 10 hours per month, with additional hours, as needed.  Candidates currently living in a commutable distance to Brea, CA are encourage to apply.

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

www.eurofins.com

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