Company Description
Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Leiden B.V., part of the globally operating Eurofins Scientific network, is a leading GMP-certified contract laboratory serving the (bio)pharmaceutical industry. Based at the Leiden Bio Science Park, we provide a comprehensive range of microbiological, viral, chemical, and physical quality control testing for pharmaceutical raw materials, intermediates, and finished products. In addition to our standard test packages, we develop and validate productspecific methods in close collaboration with our clients, and we also offer smallscale manufacturing services.
We have a professional team consisting of a mix of young and experienced people with different backgrounds and experiences. Together we strengthen global healthcare and help advance the pharmaceutical product quality and patient safety worldwide.
Job Description
As Scientist Chemistry at Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Leiden B.V. you are responsible for setting up the analytical methods to analyse pharmaceutical (semi-) finished products. Or to determine whether execution of the method is feasible on our site. Your responsibilities include:
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Drawing up project plans in consultation with Sales and/or the Project Management;
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Assist in the preparation of quotations for projects;
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Translate customer demand into protocol and/or work plan;
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Overall management of the assigned projects including coordination, planning and communication;
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Prepare a work plan with the help of Design of Experiments (DOE);
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Review and interpretation of generated data;
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Troubleshooting company-wide laboratory matters;
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Conducting investigations into complaints and deviations and reporting this to QA;
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Taking care of corrective and preventive measures in the event of complaints and deviations.
Qualifications
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You have a PhD, or a MSc / BSc with at least 2 years of relevant working experience, in analytical chemistry, biochemistry or organic chemistry;
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You have experience in development and validation of analytical methods, preferable in biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry;
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You are familiar with relevant ICH guidelines;
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You have experience or strong affinity with HPLC techniques, preferably with analyzing small molecule drugs;
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You are independent, enthusiastic, goal-oriented, efficient and accurate, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment;
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You are capable of running several experiments in parallel and working in a flexible way;
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You enjoy working in a team and you welcome and use feedback as an opportunity to learn and grow;
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You are fluent in English (basic knowledge of Dutch is an advantage, but not a requirement);
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You are located in the Netherlands and in possession of a work permit.
Additional Information
Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Leiden B.V.: A world of possibilities
This position is based at Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Leiden on the Bio Science Park in Leiden. We have a close-knit team where collegiality and collaboration come first. We offer a responsible and challenging position within the team with room for your own ideas and input. Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Leiden also offers:
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A competitive salary;
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Flexible working hours;
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25 days of vacation with the option to purchase 7 additional days (based on a fulltime contract);
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Travel allowance of 23 cents net per kilometer. Are you traveling by public transport? Then your travel expenses will be fully reimbursed via NS Business Card;
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Participation in a pension scheme with 50% contribution by Eurofins;
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Each month, you accumulate a choice budget balance of 8.95% of your gross salary. This includes, among other things, holiday pay and a year-end bonus. You can choose to have this amount paid out, or you can use it to buy extra days off, for example. You choose what suits you best;
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Discount on additional health insurance;
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Tax benefit via FiscFree when purchasing various products and services via your gross salary, such as a bicycle, sports contribution, fitness, mobile telephony, computers & tablets or a weekend away;
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Professional training and opportunities for training and development;
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Training options via the online learning platform Good Habitz.
Working at Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Leiden offers you the flexibility and personal touch of working in a medium sized and dynamic company, whilst also allowing you to benefit from having Eurofins as a parent company. Our ambitious growth plans provide ample opportunities for our employees:
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Diverse developmental opportunities within the organization;
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A large client portfolio ensures a lot of diversity in your work.
More about Eurofins Scientific
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 62,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 62 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 2025, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 7.296 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.
Would you like to know more?
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Acquisition for this vacancy is not appreciated.
