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Eurofins Equipment Coordinaton - Metrology in West Point, Pennsylvania

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 Engineers support internal and external manufacturing operations to remain operational, continuously improve, and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities, and Validation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Supporting development and execution of plans for laboratory start up, including equipment ordering, planning for testing, maintenance, calibration, and qualification. 

  • Supporting capital project execution teams for lab renovation projects to ensure project scope alignment with intended lab operational philosophy and lab scale platform needs 

  • Develop tools and schedules to aid process teams in the efficient utilization of lab space 

  • Customer focused mindset with the ability to communicate adequately (verbally/writing) to all levels within the organization.  

  • Make risk-driven technical decisions and initiate transformational initiatives 

  • Promote primarily the validation of computerized Analytical and or production systems as per System Development Life Cycle guidelines, updated CFR Data Integrity standards, and other regulatory guidelines. 

  • Partnering with the business unit in the laboratories, process manufacturing and development areas, various quality sponsored oversight, IT technical promotion, and various software and instrument vendors/manufacturers. 

  • Performing any change control during the life cycle of a computerized system. 

  • Decommission systems as part of the System Development Life Cycle (validation) guidance. 

  • Manage the capital purchasing and initial installation of computerized analytical systems prior to validation. 

Education/Experience :

  • B.S. in Chemical engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Computer Sciences, Biology, Microbiology, or related field with three years of relevant experience

  • General laboratory skills and background knowledge

  • Strong attention to detail and organizatinal skills

Position is full-time, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00 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 is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

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