Biological Drug Discovery Project Specialist

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 agroscience Contract Research Organisation 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 Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 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 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.

Our candidate will be responsible for supporting leads via operational and administrative tasks supporting the externalization of In Vitro and In Vivo pharmacology work. This cross-functional support position will be responsible for collaborating with scientists and other stakeholders in Discovery Sourcing Operations, R&D Procurement, Business Development & Licensing, IT.

The responsibilities of this position will extend to utilizing a suite of IT applications will effectively troubleshoot issues, propose solutions for workflow improvements, and document best practices, including the authorship of Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs).

The candidate's responsibilities include:

• Support the build and execution of kinase profiling requests, collecting requests from project teams, ordering compounds, submitting weekly requests to external provider, distributing data, and archiving data in notebooks. 
• Contribute to the metrification and forecasting of Kinase profiling
• Assist with partner on-boarding, inventory management, compliance management, and project close-outs
• Perform biweekly compliance audits of partner notebooks
• Author and maintain workflow documentation and contribute to the development of best practices and internal standard operating guidelines.
• Support external leads IT in completing assay registration for external partners
• As needed, provide project management and assistance capturing, tracking, and following up on open actions for scientific and project meetings
• Assist internal scientists and OPs in tracking and troubleshooting shipments using database tools
• Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for internal data software as needed
• Assist with vendor performance plans, collection for cell sciences, protein production, and molecular biology requests.  
• Provide training for, and assist with, partner notebook audits
• Supporting and tracking IT issues and working with IT and leads to follow-up on problems and managing partner IT issues
• Support cell line registration process including helping partners register their bioinventory

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science with a concentration in Biology/ Pharmacology/Chemistry or another relevant discipline

• PMP certification not required but helpful

Required Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 2 years’ work experience in the biopharmaceutical industry

• Minimum of 2 years working in a lab environment with hands-on experience

• Understanding of basic biology and pharmacology principles

• Ability to work both independently and as part of team to achieve deliverables

• Proven project management skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, adept at data entry and developing outputs for tracking and reporting, and aptitude for task-switching to support simultaneous objectives by being detail-oriented with good organization skills

• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to pivot goals as new needs emerge

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint

• Experience with Tibco Spotfire, Power BI, Atlassian Confluence and Jira are preferred

Positions are full-time, Monday - Friday 8am - 5 pm with overtime as needed.  Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of West Point, PA are encouraged to apply. 

What we offer:

• 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
• Yearly goal-based bonus & eligibility for merit-based increases

Eurofins USA PSS Insourcing Solutions is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.