Director – Product Testing Deptartment

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

The Director (Product Testing) directs the day-to-day efforts of select sales, project management, chemists per the Business Unit Manager in accordance with all applicable company and regulatory guidelines, and supports laboratory operations by maintaining systems.  Also responsible for daily activity tracking and ensuring that all testing, reporting activities are delivered per client expectations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Primary role to Support Laboratory in day to day needs of the laboratory as deemed necessary.
2. In charge of procurement and oversight of subcontract partner labs.
3. Oversee marketing, lead flow, quoting for Product Testing Department.
4. Draft Project-Specific Protocols, Design of Experiments (DOW) when warranted for complex projects, studies.
5. Ensure testing, consulting “deliverables” are in accordance with all applicable company and regulatory guidelines.
6. Monitor backlog and plan testing schedule to ensure quoted turnaround times are met.  Reassign priorities, authorize overtime, outsource select testing as warranted to satisfy customer requirements and business objectives
7. Maintain knowledge, understanding of all CUS043, US Food Testing capabilities.
8. Maintain neat and accurate records.
9. Enter testing data into LIMS and monitor for QC failures, customer complaint response
10. Review and approve laboratory analytical data.
11. Support the maintenance of controlled documents related to product testing laboratory operations/testing through editing of documents and/or reviewing revisions.
12. Support quality system improvements through completion of Corrective and Preventive Action forms, documenting Non-Conformances and assisting with internal audit findings as assigned by Quality Manager.
13. Maintain regular attendance and punctuality
14. Coordinate and execute purchasing /receiving system in an organized manner to maintain lab inventory
15. Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner, be a role model for ESFA leaders
16. Perform other duties as assigned by Manager

Qualifications

• Bachelors (BS) Degree in Chemistry, Science, Engineering or related technical field + relevant work experience.
• At least 5 years experience in laboratory, testing, investigative services
• Knowledge ISO 17025 and related industry standards

Occasional overnight travel to sister labs like Tustin, CA, select tradeshows, industry symposia, client visits may be required.

Upon completion of successful onboarding, training, remote work 2 days/week may be explored.

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