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 labeling is accurate.
Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.
Job Description
The Mold Analyst prepares and analyzes environmental samples according to scientific methodology in compliance with company Quality Assurance programs and SOPs, and must be knowledgeable of both job-specific routine and complex analyses. The analyst also validates and reviews data for accuracy, and uploads laboratory data into the LIMS that ultimately generates required reports to clients. Schedules sample workload according to due dates and sample hold times, and must be knowledgeable of the job-specific laboratory testing equipment, requiring the exercise of discretion and judgment in its operation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare and analyze environmental samples
- Accurately enter and report analytical data using the LIMS
- Perform independent data reviews for other analysts’ work
- Perform analysis of reference materials, proficiency samples and other quality control samples as needed
- Maintain client service and provide technical support as needed
- Assist the Quality Assurance (QA) manager in development, implementation and data collection of QA processes for the different analytical tests
- Perform confirmation of lab results as needed by client services personnel
- Complete all analytical testing QA related tasks as needed
- Assist in pursuing, receiving and maintaining necessary laboratory accreditation
- Maintain and update all necessary Training and QA documents onsite as necessary
- Coordinate and manage projects according to their rush status and due time for timely delivery
- Assist co-workers on analytical questions, as necessary
- Participate in Lean initiatives and projects when called upon
- Follow company policies and procedures
- Manage and maintain the inventory of re-sale supply items and laboratory consumables and take necessary steps to re-order supplies as needed
- Manage and dispose analyzed samples as needed
- Train new mycology, bacteriology, asbestos or other analytical testing Analysts as needed
- Recommend and coordinate sample transfer as necessary
- Establish and maintain laboratory stock culture and reference samples
- Perform root cause analysis and determine and implement corrective actions for errors and issues as necessary
- Maintain all equipment properly and coordinate servicing of all equipment used in the laboratory, as needed
- Routinely communicate available capacity to senior management
- Support other departments within the lab (mycology, asbestos, bacteriology, and others) when appropriate and as needed
- Other responsibilities as deemed necessary by the Supervisor/Manager
Qualifications
- BS or BA in a closely related science
Preferred Experience:
- 1-2 years work laboratory experience
- General regulatory requirements
- Analytical laboratory techniques
- Laboratory QA requirements
- Knowledge of computers, spreadsheets, and databases
Additional Information
Position is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with overtime as needed. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Houston, TX are encouraged to apply.
Hourly Pay Rate is $18-22 with benefits, PTO and company matching 401(k) plan.
Eurofins Environment Testing (USA) provides a compensation range for informational purposes, the actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience and skill set, base salary of internal peers, business section, and geographic location.
We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.
We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.
Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!
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