Raw Materials Supervisor

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 believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics 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, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 47,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. 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, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.

In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.72 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

Our Supervisors play a critical role in ensuring seamless laboratory operations and exceptional client service. This role is responsible for overseeing technical activities, training employees, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards. As a Supervisor, you will have the following responsibilites: 

Technical Responsibilities

• Train or schedule training for all employees
• Ensures superlative customer service to clients
• Collects samples and documents results 
• Receiving, handling, and disposing of samples
• Performs testing on pharmaceutical utilities (e.g. air, gas, and water)
• Accurately records sampling/testing activities and reports any quality anomalies
• Calibrates or verifies calibration of instruments/devices before use.
• May assist in validation of methods
• Uses sterile technique to gown into clean room environment
• Maintains laboratory supplies and performs laboratory housekeeping as assigned
• Participates in required training activities
• Complies with all pertinent regulatory agency requirements
• Communicating findings and recommendations at group meetings
• Participating in and/or leading cross-functional teams to support optimal client services
• Independently investigating team quality deviations and preventing reoccurrences in support of QC operations
• Documenting all training
• Training new employees on some GMP related responsibility relevant to the supervised functional areas where appropriate
• May support reviewing, editing, and revising controlled documents (batch records, logbooks, SOPs, etc.) in accordance with cGMP standards to ensure compliance with written procedures

Leadership Responsibilities:  

• Leading direct reports, group leaders and their teams, and serving clients in technical settings, such as laboratories or manufacturing facilities
• Disseminate administrative communications
• Demonstrate and promote the company vision
• Meet all quality and productivity metrics, and demonstrate strong teamwork and collaboration
• Coordinate scheduling and allocation of responsibilities, and new hire on-boarding process
• Coordinates training program

Qualifications

The Ideal Candidate will Have: 

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a client-facing environment.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and a positive attitude
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and attention to detail
• Proactively plan and multitask to maximize productivity
• Development of teambuilding strategies and initiatives

Minimum Qualificaitons: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, or other science-related degree concentration, or equivalent directly-related experience
• 3-5 years of  previous leadership experience
• Experience working in a fast-paced GMP environment 
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship

What to Expect in the Hiring Process: 

• 10-15 minute p