Biochemical/Enzymology Research Scientist - Eurofins Integrated Discovery UK Ltd

Eurofins Discovery, part of Eurofins Scientific, provides contract research services in Integrated Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry, in vitro pharmacology and ADME, which are combined under our DiscoveryOne™ platform to provide a comprehensive solution for our clients.  Eurofins Discovery has a 30-year track record of drug discovery services to advance their mission to discover and develop effective therapeutics that have the potential to positively impact human health. 

Eurofins Integrated Discovery UK Ltd is part of the Eurofins Discovery group with expertise of delivering preclinical candidates.  Are you excited by working in a dynamic environment?  Does the potential to deliver insights that can lead to new medicines inspire you?  Eurofins Integrated Discovery are recruiting an experienced Biologist to join our expanding Biology Team and help establish new assays, discover new biology and generate decision making data for the advancement of new therapeutics.

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 58,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 54 countries and operating more than 900 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 € 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

• To independently design, propose, develop and implement new approaches and innovative research projects to meet project and customer requirements.
• Identify new innovation opportunities for the expansion of Biology portfolio and technologies.
• Effectively manages own time, able to work in a dynamic environment and balance multiple projects in parallel.
• To ensure maintenance of secure and accurate records of all project work and time spent working on allocated projects.
• Writes clear and concise reports for internal circulation and external publication.
• Independently evaluates, interprets, draws conclusions, and implements solutions.
• Actively expand knowledge on current and future projects and biology trends in the Drug Discovery industry.
• To implement key software and IT design tools to process data and generate results.
• To ensure compliance with the Eurofins Integrated Discovery Quality System.

At least 3 years’ experience in a multi-disciplinary research environment within the life science industry as a PhD or with relevant experience in biochemical, enzyme assay development and medium throughput screening techniques particularly encompassing enzyme activity assays, competitive binding assays, enzyme kinetics and protein assays/gel electrophoresis.

You will also be able to demonstrate good understanding of biochemistry sufficiently to interpret routine results, develop assays in line with customer requirements and use problem-solving skills to propose alternatives.

You are a key team player with the ability to deliver results within tight deadlines.  You possess excellent inter-personal and communication skills, combined with a strong customer-focused approach.  The ability to co-ordinate within interdisciplinary teams would be an asset.  In return, Eurofins Integrated Discovery UK Ltd offers an excellent comprehensive total reward package.

HOW TO APPLY:

Are you the person we are looking for?  If so, please visit our web-site at for more information on how to apply or send your CV and a covering letter to [email protected] quoting job reference  EID/12/0822.    The closing date for applications is Monday 30 January 2023.